3 Unreasonable Expectations of the Pastor’s Wife

by Stacey Weeks, 3 mins read

At some point in the hiring process, a church’s search committee wants to meet the wife. To reach this point, the husband has likely made the shortlist, and now the church is checking out the spouse to see what kind of help or hindrance she’ll be to the ministry. This is normal and helpful to the church and the couple trying to discern God’s will for them and their family. Going into this meeting with an understanding of appropriate and inappropriate expectations can be very helpful. In part one of this short series, we looked at three reasonable expectations a church should have of their pastor's wife. This time, we’ll dig into three unreasonable expectations. There might be occasions when your submission to God and your husband means you disappoint a member of the congregation. In our years of interviewing at various churches, we’ve learned that some congregations are upfront about expectations,...