Preacher's Wife

The greatest role of a preacher’s wife is to be an encouragement to him. All wives are to be a help-meet, but a preacher’s wife must also encourage him in his difficult job. He may get discouraged or meet with adversity. We should reinforce his desire to preach. We should know the purpose of preaching and remind ourselves and our husbands of that purpose frequently.
We should help the children understand and understand ourselves when he may have to be away from home at times or be called away from family times. She should also reinforce the positives when negatives such as lack of money may be on her husband’s mind. While a preacher’s wife is his greatest source of encouragement, she can also be his greatest source of discouragement if she is not careful. Try to remain upbeat, if we complain each step of the way it will be very hard on our husbands. Many preacher’s leaves the ministry because their wives are unhappy.
A preacher’s wife, like all other women, has the God given duty of being a help-meet for her husband. She must share in his particular duties, responsibilities and problems. They may have greater obligations and responsibilities than most women, but she also has greater opportunity for service and personal contact. The advantages of being a preacher’s wife far outweigh the disadvantages. One must have a good attitude, because the wrong attitude can be discouraging to our husbands. Stress levels can be higher for preacher’s wives than for preachers. Fatigue and time pressure are a large part of that. Often wives feel left out, try to schedule some time together, go on visits, etc. or find other ways to spend time together. Time needs to be spent on the marriage. Husbands should remember that they are not just a preacher, but a husband and as such, the spiritual head of the