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Church Matters IX: The Pastor and His Family - Where Godly Leadership Begins

Is it possible to be “successful” behind the pulpit while being negligent in your own home? Maybe in the eyes of the world, but not according to God’s Word. Those who care for God’s household must first manage their own household well. That’s not simply practical leadership advice—that’s a biblical qualification for any man who desires to shepherd God’s people.

This issue of Church Matters provides pastors with biblical and practical counsel for leading their families well. You’ll hear from fellow pastors, as well as pastors’ wives, who are seeking to apply God’s Word to some of the most important and difficult questions surrounding this topic.

Table of Contents:

Editor’s Note by Taylor Hartley

The Pastor’s Marriage

• Setting Realistic Expectations for Your Wife’s Ministry in the Church by Dan Miller
• How Do Pastors’ Wives Partner in Ministry with Their Husbands? by Keri Folmar
• Pastor, Do Good to Your Wife by Godwin Sathianathan
• Preaching after Fighting with Your Wife by Cheston Pickard
• What to Do When Your Wife Is Burned Out by Rob Kane

The Pastor’s Parenting

• The Biblical Pattern of Terrible Fathers by Dave Kiehn
• Parenting Advice for Pastors by Ed Moore
• Family Worship—More Important Than You Think by Joshua Chatman
• Family Worship—Less Important Than You Think by John Sarver
• Practical Wisdom for Raising PKs by Paul Twiss
• Parenting Around the Dining Table by Bryan Sloan
• Pastoral Ministry when Parenting Gets Hard by Stephen Brucker
• Protecting Your Children from Bitterness Against the Church by Daniel Bennett
• Helping Pastors’ Kids Love the Church by Brennan Cook
• Things I Did Well and Didn’t Do Well in Parenting by Bob Johnson
• A Lifetime of Parenting by Shane Walker

The Pastor’s Home

• Doing Ministry as a Family by Josh Pool
• The Team Mindset of a Hospitable Home by Gary Kirst
• Raising a Family in the Stresses of Ministry by Andy Constable
• Caring for Aging Parents by Brian Parks
• Don’t Use Your Family as an Excuse to Be Lazy by Rhys Plant
• Work to Cultivate a Happy Home by Mitch Kimbrell
• The Missionary and His Family by Matthew Bennett

The Pastor’s Fitness for Ministry

• What to Ask a Prospective Elder’s Wife by Juan Sanchez
• What Does It Mean to Manage Your Household “Well”? by Mark Redfern
• What Does “Believing” Child Mean? by Justin Taylor
• Can a Single Man Serve as an Elder? by John Piper