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The Life of Ministry 101

Personal response

15 What strategies will you implement to guard the time your spouse and family need from you?
Personal response
16 What steps can you take to better care for your physical strength?

This personal response should include items related to time off, use of time each day, and other types of
boundaries.

17 In what way will the effectiveness of the ministry follow the effectiveness of the minister’s marriage?
The minister’s marriage sets an example for those he or she leads. This marriage is also a major contributor to
his or her own emotional health.
18 Why is good communication so difficult in marriage?

Two individuals who come from very different experiences and expectations must learn to understand and
communicate effectively with each other for a healthy marriage.

19 How have you seen other ministers affirm their spouses in public settings?
Personal response
20 How is your work of ministry currently affecting your finances?

Personal response
21 How would your spouse describe the intimacy in your life together?

Personal response
22 Which of the four key issues in a marriage has the greatest impact on your marriage?
Personal response

23 How can a minister avoid failing to give his or her children needed attention?
The minister can make his or her children a priority and establish key opportunities for the children to be with
him or her.
24 Ask your mentor how he or she has provided the needed attention for his or her children through times of
transition.
Answers will vary.

25 What are some higher expectations you have seen people place on a minister’s child?
Personal response
26 What can you do to help your children manage life in the spotlight?

This personal response should include not allowing people to treat your child unfairly and opening discussion
of how your child feels about the life required of him or her.
27 Why can having inside information be dangerous for a minister’s child?
The child is often not emotionally mature to manage such information. The child may view troubled individuals
in “black and white” ways because he or she is less able to separate the individual from his or her behavior.
28 What are some things a minister’s child can appreciate about the life he or she has been given?

The minister’s child will have opportunities other children may not enjoy. He or she will meet people and be
influenced by various ministry leaders that can have a great impact on his or her life.
29 What steps can you take to help your own children feel your understanding and love in these difficulties?