When your husband is your pastor, who is asking about your soul? It’s a question many ministry wives quietly carry.
In this episode of the Ministry Wives podcast, host Amy Petersen and Ministry Friend Rivers Partin talk with Danielle Kelly, pastor’s wife, writer, speaker, and founder of Unashamed and Free, about how to find spiritual care when your husband is also your pastor. They share honestly about receiving his shepherding without expecting him to meet every need, building friendships beyond your church walls, and how shame can keep ministry wives from asking for help.
If you’ve ever felt unseen, or like you’re supposed to have all the answers, this episode is a reminder that vulnerability is an invitation, not a weakness, and that you are known and loved by God as His daughter, not because of your role.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode with Danielle Kelly:
- How to receive your husband’s shepherding on Sunday—and how to ask for “just my husband” the rest of the weekWhy talking about ministry is not the same as talking about your souls and how to reconnectPractical ways to find and ask for godly friendships inside and outside your churchHow shame keeps ministry wives silent and how vulnerability can set others freeAnd more!
Resources & Links Mentioned:
- Unashamed and FreePlanting Wives ResourcesNAMB Women’s EvangelismWant to give a shout-out to a ministry wife in your life? Tell us about her by emailing us at resources@namb.net.
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