How to Support Your Husband (Whether He's a Pastor or Not!)

I'm excited to share an interview with you that I did a while back with The Gospel Coalition's Front Row Seat series. These videos are especially for pastors' wives, and are hosted by Kristen Wetherell and Kari Olson -- both pastors' wives themselves, so they understand the needs of their audience.

But I know you'll find value in this series, too.

In this interview, we discussed how pastors’ wives can support and encourage their husbands in ministry, marriage, and life. But so much of this applies to any marriage, whether your husband is a pastor or not.

You can watch the whole video below, or over on the Front Row Seat website they also have an audio file you can listen to if that's easier for you. (Listen while you fold laundry or while you're commuting, I'd love to join you there!) At the bottom of the page on their site there's also a transcript if you prefer to read.

Here are some of the things we discuss and timestamps so you can find them:

• Kristen’s story of being a young pastor’s wife (00:00)

• Introduction to Susan Yates (3:00)

• Married to a man, not a profession (6:14)

• “Tea Talk” and how it helped Susan and John (7:16)

• Can you have marital conversations in front of the kids? (11:15)

• Seek God’s kingdom first when supporting your husband (12:58)

• Pray for your husband (14:02)

• Celebrate his homecoming (17:29)

• Spend intentional time together (20:33)

• Protect your pastor’s day off (24:58)

• How to guard against resentment (30:16)

• “The marriage vitamin”—praising God for your husband (32:23)

• How to encourage your husband in a difficult season (35:30)

• The importance of physical intimacy (36:42)

• Growing in marriage and growing in the Lord (42:38)

• Final thoughts from Kristen and Kari (45:20)

You might want to share this with your pastor's wife to encourage her!