ThomRainer.com began as a source of information for pastors, staff,
and other Christian leaders. I have been incredibly blessed to discover a
subgroup of my readership that has much to offer: pastors’ wives. Many
in this group have also shared a common plight: they are very lonely.
Indeed the transparency of these pastors’ wives is amazing. Many have
shared with each other on this blog about their battles with
depression. My desire to offer help to pastors’ wives has increased
greatly. My respect and admiration of them has also grown significantly.
For this article, I assimilated the hundreds of blog comments,
Twitter and Facebook messages, and general conversations I’ve had with
pastors’ wives. My focus was on the number one challenge they have
shared: loneliness.
Here are the twelve most common reasons pastors’ wives have offered to explain their loneliness.
- Superficial relationships in the church. “No one ever sees me as my own person. I am the pastor’s wife. No one tries to get close to me.”
- A busy pastor/husband. “My husband is on 24/7 call all the time. I just get leftovers.”
- Mean church members. “I guess I’ve isolated myself to some extent. I just don’t want to keep hearing those awful things they say about my husband and me.” Continue at Thom Rainer
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