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While crisis and support ministries often do include the pastor's spouse, these ministries are uniquely for the pastor's wife and women in ministry.



updated
04/22/10

Aldersgate Renewal Ministries

Offers a three-day minister and spouse retreat, free retreat cottages for pastors and their families (based on availability), an annual conference on the Holy Spirit and multiple renewal events impacting individuals and their local churches.

BethNuah (House of Rest) Ministries

This ministry provides--at little or no charge--small, personal retreats for the wives of pastors and ministers along with emotional, spiritual and ministry support by phone, e-mail or in person.

Care For The Pastor's Wife Too!--Those Unhealthy Expectations


Coming Out Of The Dark: Two Pastors’ Wives Share In Their Journey Out Of Depression

A pastor does not experience clinical depression alone; it also affects his family. Two ministry wives share their thoughts and experiences as they walked alongside their husbands and their battles with depression.


F
or Women Only: A Retreat for Women in Leadership


Global Pastors Wives Network



Heart of America Ministry Women

They host an annual fall conference which provides a safe place for pastors' wives and women in ministry to have personal renewal, challenge for spiritual growth and fellowship with peers. The driving distance, quarterly events which develop ministry skills and 24/7 availability for crisis care.


Parsonage.Org
(International) is a Web ministry that provides an extensive  number of helpful resources for clergy and their families. For pastors and their families — Pastoral Care Line  Toll Free (877) 233-4455  9:00 am - 4:00 pm (Mountain). This page is aimed for wives of pastors and contains links to many good and helpful articles.


Pastoral Care Of The Pastor's Wife



Pastors' Wives Come Togethe
r
Time Magazine Thursday, Mar. 29, 2007 by Lisa Takeuchi Cullen 


PastorsWife.net


Pastor’s Wives’ Support Board


Pastors' Wives Thriving


Sarah's Tent
for pastors' wives and ministry women

 

Spouse Connect: Where Ministers' Spouses Can Find Community

Created by a small group of United Methodist pastors' spouses, SpouseConnect seeks to provide a safe space for the husbands and wives of pastors and others in congregational ministry to share frustrations, joys, concerns, and ideas with others who understand.

Psalm One Pastors' Wives Events

The Pastor's Wife

Encouragement and resources for women married to ministers.


The Pastor’s Wife: Beating The Ministry Blahs
by Gabrielle Rienas

Whether she has a personal call to ministry or not, the minister’s wife is called to support her husband. But what should she do when the expectations of ministry seem overwhelming and her husband isn’t coping?

Find out how to navigate the storms of ministry and bring healing and hope to the parsonage

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