For Pastor's Wives
McKinley, the two bits on sanctification, priceless. Those have ministered to me this morning and I trust will be showing up all over Grand Cayman in sermon illustrations, counseling sessions, and conversations. I'm glad you're on the 9Marks payroll!
On another note, Mother's Day is approaching. Consider this a friendly public service announcement to the prone to forget, prone to miss an opportunity to honor your mother and women who bore your children. I'm not naming any names; you know who you are.
At any rate, THIS is not a suitable Mother's Day gift for that special woman in your life. But it is an edifying couple of hours. The good folks at the Sovereign Grace Pastors' Conference provided two workshops for those dear saints (and by saints, I mean saints; canonize thise women!) who are married to pastors. For your listening pleasure:
The Pastor’s Wife and Culture: What Feminism Has Done to Femininity (Carolyn McCulley) Listen
The Pastor’s Wife and Ministry Opportunities: Five Great Deals She Won’t Want to Miss (Carolyn Mahaney) Listen
By the way, how--if at all--will your churches recognize mothers on Mother's Day?
Thabiti,
At Mount Vernon we are going to have all the women in the church stand. We will recognize that represented in this group are mothers, daughters, future-mothers, etc. We'll have a special prayer of thanksgiving for these women as a gift of God to our church.
Aaron
Posted by: Aaron M. | May 1, 2009 7:37:57 AM
Aaron:
This is a wonderful idea! We will do the same thing at our church on Sunday. I have always struggled with recognizing mothers when I know there will those in attendance who have lost children or cannot have children or wish they had been married but never have been, etc. What you have described seems to be the perfect solution. Thanks for encouraging me from afar!
Posted by: Mark Hollingsworth | May 5, 2009 8:44:21 AM