Comments on: Help Your Spouse Survive Your Christmas Ministry Schedule https://youthministry.com/help-your-spouse-survive-your-christmas-ministry-schedule/ Daily Wisdom for Youth Workers. Fri, 11 Nov 2016 23:04:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: Tim Levert https://youthministry.com/help-your-spouse-survive-your-christmas-ministry-schedule/#comment-382302 Wed, 16 Dec 2015 22:03:32 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=55089#comment-382302 Great thoughts Sarah. One of my wisest people in my life (my wife!) shared a pearl of wisdom that rings true in my life: “If we don’t love our kids well, they won’t love Jesus well.” We fail all the time, but we strive to make that true in our schedules throughout the year. Christmas is a challenging time schedule-wise, but it’s possible to make sure our families feel special.

And I appreciate your comments about “do stuff together” — you’re spot on. If you’re dragging your spouse anywhere, it’s probably not a good things. Blurring that line for church stuff might be even worse than leaving them at home.

Thanks for reading and commenting!
Tim

]]> By: Sarah W https://youthministry.com/help-your-spouse-survive-your-christmas-ministry-schedule/#comment-382249 Tue, 15 Dec 2015 20:16:37 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=55089#comment-382249 I like a lot of this concept; I think the “fruitcake/keepsake principle” is a great way to think about all the juggling that ministry requires. I think it’s great to talk about actually using vacation days; I think people in ministry sometimes feel guilty doing so because there are always people that need serving…sometimes we forget however that those people who need serving include our families, our primary vocation.

When it comes to “do stuff together,” while a great idea, I think it’s also important to mention that this will not be every spouse’s cup of tea, and that it’s important that one’s spouse does not feel like they are just being included as part of the package instead of meeting their need for, say, individual or more focused quality time with their spouse, if that is their love language. I have seen several spouses who are very supportive of their counterparts in ministry, but find their personalities to be different and do not thrive on being dragged along to another ministry event over and over. So be selective of the events you bring your spouse to; take care that he/she does not become a “carry on” to events you have to attend!

Thanks for a thought provoking article!

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