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Sunday Mornings With Young Kids (an interview with Lindsey Carlson)
Sunday mornings can feel incredibly stressful, especially when you have young kids. Lindsey Carlson, pastor’s wife and mom of five, shares how she manages the chaos by having appropriate expectations of her kids, seeking the Spirit’s guidance, and relying on grab-n-go breakfasts.
Marriage and Family
NAMB and Send Network Mourn Loss of Church Planting Staff Member
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Today, NAMB President Kevin Ezell shared the following email with NAMB and Send Network staff and missionaries: Dear NAMB Family: It is with...
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Alabama family reaches out to ‘build trust with people’ through New York plant, Neighborhood Church
Steve Chambers said when he and his wife, Toni, started taking their family on missions trips to the Bronx, they “fell in love with the...
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Send Relief features Family Advocacy Ministry during Foster Care Awareness Month
ALPHARETTA, Ga. – At any given moment, an estimated 400,000 U.S. children and teens are in foster care. There also happens to be roughly that...
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The Good News in 3 Circles Children’s Guide
Uses three circles to explain the gospel message of salvation clearly to children and can be used to train children in evangelism.
Pastor, what is it like being married to you?
What is it like to be married to you? Is it like being married to a celebrity? Or is it like being married to a servant?
Caron Loveless on Hard-Won Lessons Learned After Her Pastor-Husband's Affair
Christine talks with Caron Loveless. When Caron’s husband was the pastor of a large church in Florida, he had an affair with a woman who worked on staff with him. Caron joins Christine today to tell her story, what she’s learned in the years since the affair came to light, and what she’d want pastors and pastors’ wives to know about being in ministry without losing your soul and imploding your life.
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The Glass House podcast episode with David & Caron // The Loveless' Ministry // First Baptist Orlando // Torn Asunder // Nothing to Prove // Live True Podcast
CHRISTINE'S NEW BOOK FOR PASTORS' WIVES
Amazon // 40% off and free shipping through March 1 at Baker Book House // Find out more about the book and download the discussion guides: howtothriveasapastorswife.com
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NAMB Activity Book for Children
The North American Mission Board (NAMB) Activity Book for Children will acquaint elementary-age children and their leaders with a overview of North American missions and…
7 Powerful Prayers for Your Pastor Husband
As wives to pastors and church planters, we carry a holy calling to pray for our spouse. Here are seven Scripture-based prayers we can pray on behalf of our husbands.
Welcome to God’s Family
Designed to help children understand their salvation, “Welcome to God’s Family: Learn How to Live for Jesus” helps new believers learn what it means to…
Susanne Rodriguez on Bivocational Ministry and a Disappointing Ending to Church Planting
Christine talks with Susanne Rodriquez about two topics that rarely get addressed in resources for pastors’ wives: bi-vocational ministry and closing a church plant. Susanne and her husband planted a church in New Jersey around 2014, reaching an immigrant population in their neighborhood. Just before Covid hit, they made the difficult decision to close the church.
In this conversation, Susanne shares about the tensions for her and her husband as he pastored bi-vocationally and what she learned about how to support and help and sometimes challenge her husband during that time. She gives voice to the church planting wife’s experience, like knowing the fine line of when to press for what you need from your husband and when to wait, entrusting yourself to the Lord. In the end, she shares about the disappointment she felt after closing their church and about what success is for those in vocational ministry.
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Christine's new website for pastors' wives
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Kyle and Christine Hoover on Unhealthy Dynamics in Ministry and Marriage
By Faith is back for Season 10 with the theme of vocational ministry. In this episode, Christine is joined by her husband Kyle and, together, they talk about what they've learned in the past few years about disordered priorities and idolatry, leading to idolatry and an unhealthy marriage dynamic. This is the personal side of ministry, and it's something that every couple in ministry needs to be cautious and intentional about. Grab your spouse and listen together!
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The Hoover's church // How We Love // Reengage // The Church Planting Wife // How to Thrive as a Pastor's Wife (book) // How to Thrive as a Pastor's Wife (website)
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NAMB missionaries attend Southern Baptist Annual Meeting, connect with SBC family
NASHVILLE—The North American Mission Board’s (NAMB) Send Network hosted its first live, in-person episode of the “We Are Send Network” podcast during the 2021 Southern...
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Church Planting Thresholds
Clint Clifton has made a digital version of his book Church Planting Thresholds available for free for Send Network subscribers. To access the book, please enter…
Picking Up The Pieces
Bobby and LaKeisha Williams are reaching their hurting community in New Orleans by being a beacon a light. Download Video
Kayla Stoecklein on Losing Her Husband to Suicide
Christine talks with Kayla Stoecklein about her husband Andrew's death by suicide. Kayla shares about Andrew's battle with mental illness, how it affected their marriage and small children, and how it affected his job as pastor of a megachurch. Suicide is a subject we so rarely talk openly about, but Kayla decided immediately upon Andrew's death to talk about it. In this conversation, Kayla not only shares her grief, but she also shares how we can support our pastors, what she wants us to understand about suicide, and what she'd say to those who are caring for others with mental illness. Though this is a difficult topic, it's such an important one, and Kayla's bravely written a new book detailing Andrew's story called Fear Gone Wild.
If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please call the Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-8255.
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Kayla's new book, Fear Gone Wild // Andrew's "Hot Mess" talks // Leading on Empty by Wayne Cordeiro
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