Tag: Ministry Wives

How to Do the Hard and Holy Work of Faithful Friendship

Michele Morin69 Comments
Spiritual friendship involves caring, accepting, serving, encouraging, and practicing hospitality.

"So who's mentoring whom here?" my friend asked with a mischievous grin. Good question! When friends challenge one another with shared books, Scripture reading, and transparent prayer, everyone is sharpened and restored in a way that uniquely shows the love of God. Janice Peterson calls this "spiritual friendship," and has reached back into her long… Continue reading How to Do the Hard and Holy Work of Faithful Friendship

Women in Ministry: What God Wants You to Know

Michele Morin76 Comments

We were greeted with warm handshakes and pleasantries, an outline of the morning service, and then a startling announcement:  "We assumed that your wife would want to take the children."  In the early days of our marriage when my husband was the area director of a children's ministry, I used to travel with him to… Continue reading Women in Ministry: What God Wants You to Know