Marriage Matters

Terry Storch at Fellowship Church in Dallas has a terrific post about the tension between Marriage and the Ministry.

Those who are outside of the 'full-time ministry world' may think that Pastors have it together when it comes to families. Many times a church attendee may think that the Pastors and staff have so little to do that they certainly have wonderful home lives. How wrong they are.

As any honest Pastor will tell you, ministry can beat up on your family! It is so vital that Pastors and church staff protect their family first. We must nurture our family and as fellow church planter Gary Lamb points out, we must avoid having an affair on our wives with the church!

The principles discussed by Terry and his wife Robin are great no matter your position. If you aren't a church Pastor, please do your best to see the needs of your Pastor and family so that you may become the Aaron or Hur to your church Shepard. They may not say it for fear of being seen as weak or needy but your Pastor and staff need your support and understanding especially in the area of taking care of their family!