Enrichment Journal - Enriching and Equipping Spirit-filled Ministers

Theme Articles

Happily Married in the Here and Now?

H.B. London

Challenges to happy, loving family relationships affect not only the people in the pew, but also those behind the pulpit. Here are seven reasons why ministry marriages are in jeopardy and ways to be happily married in the here and now.

Building Ministry Marriages That Last a Lifetime

Gary J. Oliver

Perhaps you have acquired, even mastered, some of the core relational skills that contribute to a good marriage. But the following choices can take your marriage to a whole new level.

Fizzle or Sizzle: Keeping Romance Alive in Your Marriage

Dennis Rainey

If you want to put some spark back into your marriage, here are a few tips:

Back From the Brink: Just When Things Seemed Hopeless

Charlie And Sandy Salmon With Scott Harrup

Charlie and Sandy nearly became a divorce statistic just 11 years into their marriage. The lessons they learned from that experience have made them the man and wife — and the pastors — they are today.

Healing for the Broken Ministry Marriage

Dale Wolery

If your ministry marriage is broken or struggling, you are in great company. Some of the most successful ministers in North America have terrible marriages. Here is what you need to know to keep from having a marriage meltdown.

Ministry and Marriage: Pastors’ Wives Tell All (almost)

Gabriele Rienas

What do four ministry wives have to say about being married to a minister? Listen in to this ministry-wives-tell-all meeting.

When People Throw Stones: Protecting Your Marriage and Family

Don And Jodi Detrick

While you cannot hire security guards or build a fence to protect your marriage and family, consider these suggestions.

Raising Happy and Healthy Children While in the Ministry

Henry Cloud

It is good for people in ministry to be vigilant concerning how their children are developing. That raises a question: What is worth worrying about?

Growing Up in a Pastor’s Home — The Risks and Rewards

Chris Arnzen

A refreshingly candid interview with seven college-age PKs reveals the risks and rewards of growing up in a pastor’s home.

Walking the Prodigal Path

Judi Braddy

As pastors and parents of children who strayed from the faith and fold, four ministry couples admit their common ground was pain, but their hope is in sharing how they found resolution.

Managing Financial Stressors to Maximize Resources: Tips to Stretch Your Family Dollar and Plan Your Financial Future

Gerry Hindy

The negative impact economic pressures can have on the minister’s home, family life, and ministry is powerful and all-encompassing. Here are tips that can stretch your family dollar and plan your financial future.

 

 

From the General Superintendent

An Apostle’s Counsel to Married Couples
From 1 Peter 3:1–7

George O. Wood

How well is it in your home? Are you a healing wife? A healing husband? The apostle Peter lays out the essentials of being a healing wife and husband.

 

Editorial

MINISTRY MATTERS

Gary R. Allen

IN CLOSING

Rick Knoth

 

Column Articles

Theological Enrichment

Binding and Loosing: A Biblical Perspective on a Popular Modern Practice

W.E. Nunnally

The Greatest Challenges Of Pastoral Care

What Pastors Can Do to Help Couples Affected by Adultery

Larry E. Hazelbaker

Managing Your Ministry

Year-end Meetings: Do They Do More Harm than Good?

Tim Mcgraw

Clergy, Church & Law

Church Security: Does Your Church Need a Security Guard?

Richard Hammar

Ministry And Medical Ethics

Science and Spiritual Matters: Drawing the Appropriate Line

Christina M.H. Powell

Q&A For The Pastor’s Wife

Close Friends with a Woman in the Church

Gabriele Rienas

Original Wisdom

Maria Beulah Woodworth-Etter (1844–1924)

“A Woman’s Place Is in the Pulpit”

Douglas Jacobsen

Iuniversity: Empowering Collegians for Christ

The Student-Friendly Church

Harvey Herman

 

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