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Together in Ministry

Combining marriage and ministry can be a challenge. Two individuals bring to the marriage their own personalities and talents as well as their gifts and calling from the Lord. Hopefully, the love that brought them together will sustain them when the pressures of ministry begin. Two individuals can function as one ministerial team when they establish some sound foundational principles for their relationship.

My husband and I have learned that being together in ministry does not mean a husband and wife have cookie-cutter personalities. We may be radically different in our tastes, talents, and the way we do things. However, we can function as a ministerial team when we accept each other’s strengths and weaknesses without trying to change them.

Derald is a night owl; I rise at the crack of dawn. This is only one of our many differences. We have survived the rigors of ministry and marriage by accepting each other for what we are, without trying to change the other person.

Being together in ministry does not mean we always have to be physically together. Demanding ministerial schedules may leave little personal time. Rather than being a detriment, however, this can make us appreciate those precious moments together. When time and distance physically separate us, we are still held together by the love we have for each other.

What is togetherness in ministry then, if it is not two people who are very much alike doing the same thing at the same time in the same place?

For us, togetherness in ministry means we are united in purpose to fulfill the Great Commission. Each of us had to find our own talents and place of ministry. Mutual support followed so our ministries were complementary, never competitive. We were together in the purpose of taking Christ to the world.

Prayer for this week:

Lord, help me today to understand myself and my own ministry. Then help me understand and accept my husband’s ministry. Bind us and bond us into an effective ministerial team.

PEGGY MUSGROVE is a licensed Assemblies of God minister. She is also a speaker, freelance writer, author and prayer group leader. Her latest book, Musings of a Maraschino Cherry was released in 2004.. You can visit her at www.musgroveville.com.

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