In Her Shoes: A Pastor’s Wife (an interview with Caroline Saunders)

Ministry Wives Podcast

It can be difficult to fully understand the life of a pastor’s wife without being a pastor’s wife. But understanding this role can help us not only be more compassionate with one another as ministry wives, but also show us how we can better serve one another. Caroline Saunders has been a pastor’s wife for the last 14 years and shares with us the difficulties, the joys, and even some of the hilarious moments she’s encountered along the way.

SHOW NOTES

• Pastors’ wives have to learn to endure and persevere in building up the church even when they don’t agree with the decisions being made by their husbands or the elders.

• Relationships are harder to navigate because of the nature of their husband’s job and the complexities that go along with the areas of overlap.

• Bless your pastor’s wife by asking God to help you see ways that she is unseen, and encourage her in those areas.

QUOTES

“This is the thing that’s teaching me faithfulness, the beauty of the body of Christ and how I must not let secondary issues create a wedge between my husband or between my brothers and sisters at church. Those preferences can be really tough to tangle with and people assume we’ve signed off on all things in the church in total agreement. But there’s something good that happens in my heart over time, having to lay down whatever I perceive my rights are and see the fellowship flourish. It’s not because we’re all on the same page about the sermon series or everything, but because of faithfulness.”

-Caroline Saunders

“If someone is looking to encourage their pastor’s wife, I would say to find ways to see them or ask God to show you ways to see them, because there’s probably an area where they feel very alone and unseen. There may be a really practical way to minister in that place.”

-Caroline Saunders

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