
Product Details
- Cover Type:
- 208 Pages
- Publisher: Moody Publishers
- Publication Date: January 2013
- ISBN: SHOOVECHCHURCHPLANTINGWIFEHE9780802406385
Church Planting Wife: Help and Hope for Her Heart
Nothing in my life goes untouched by my husband's calling. Christine Hoover's words in the first chapter describe so well the life of a church planter's wife, which is enormously difficult yet extraordinarily rewarding. To be married to a church planter is a calling all its own with richness all its own.
In The Church Planting Wife, Hoover explores and encourages the hearts of her readers while teaching what it means to have heart prepared for this unique ministry. As the wife of a church planter, she knows well the highs and lows; glories and despairs. Christine speaks with clarity and poignancy to the reader about what it looks like to be part of the church planting ministry and to grow a heart that wholly reflects Jesus.
Spread throughout these pages are stories and interviews from church planting wives. Christine Hoover empathetically and pointedly builds off these testimonies to uplift the reader and offer lessons of hope in the midst of a challenging ministry.
Christine Hoover is the wife of a church planting pastor and mom to three boys. In 2008 she and her husband, Kyle, started a church in their living room, and in its first three years it grew to more than 300 people. Christine has 12 years of ministry and counseling experience, and she is passionate about helping other ministry wives flourish in their roles. She maintains a popular blog www.GraceCoversMe.com, that encourages women to live and lead from grace and has contributed to the Desiring God blog, In(courage), Christianity Today, Thriving Family, and Just Between Us.
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“Christine's real life approach to ministry makes her contagious. She honestly shares the ups and downs of church planting while offering encouragement that provides hope. The Church Planting Wife is a handbook for ladies who are beginning this journey as well as seasoned church planting wives.”
Brandi Wilson
wife of Pete, Pastor, Cross Point Church in Nashville, TN; co-author, Leading and Loving It
“This honest, powerful, wonderfully written book is a must read for every church planting wife. Christine gives all planting wives the gift of knowing they are not alone in the struggles and challenges they face. She also offers them the hope they need to continue on in serving God in their churches.”
Lori Wilhite
Founder, Leading and Loving It; wife of Jud Wilhite, Senior Pastor, Central Christian Church, Las Vegas
“The church planting wife--what goes on in her heart? It's an all-encompassing spiritual and emotional pendulum swinging from fear to trust and every emotion in between. Christine's vulnerable insights will encourage you amidst the heart-swings, offering a steady hold on peace in the God who called you. I've been deeply blessed by these truth-filled words after my 8 years on the planting journey.”
Ginger Vassar
wife of JR Vassar, Founder and Pastor, Apostles Church, New York City
“Church planting is not an endeavor pursued in isolation. Husbands cannot succeed in ministry without their wives and vice versa. I am delighted Christine has put together this helpful resource to encourage church planting wives.”
Ed Stetzer
President, LifeWay Research; author, Planting Missional Churches
“Ministry is both a challenge and a blessing. The demands of responsibility can eat away the joy of changed lives. This is especially true in the heart of a church planting wife, but it doesn't have to be. We have known Christine long before she had the job description of Church Planting Wife. In the past and present, we have seen her faith shine! In these pages she will help your faith shine as well. You are on an exciting journey; let Christine walk with you as you embrace your role as a church planting wife.”
Gregg and Kelly Matte
Pastor and wife, Houston First Baptist Church; Founder, Breakaway Ministries, Texas A&M; author, I AM changes who I am
“Too often we, as church planters' wives, have suffered in silence as we've battled criticism, isolation, or discouragement in ministry. Christine not only shares the raw emotions that come with the difficulties of church planting, she gives much needed insight for flourishing in ministry for a lifetime. The Church Planting Wife will not disappoint!”
Tricia Lovejoy
wife of Shawn Lovejoy, Founder and Pastor, Mountain Lake Church, Atlanta, GA; Founder, Churchplanters.com
“Across the globe the priorities of a church planting wife are the same: love the Lord, love your husband and family, love the church. Christine invites you into her life and the lives of other women as they have Christ-centered conversations about seeking to live out their privileged calling wherever God has planted them.”
Gloria Furman
church planting wife in the Middle East; author, Glimpses of Grace: Treasuring the Gospel in Your Home
“Church planting wives, you will feel that Christine Hoover has read your journals. She is on your journey and is able to verbalize church planting skillfully and with penetrating honesty. This is a must read book. You have found the mentor you have longed for.”
Kathy Ferguson Litton
National Consultant for Ministry Wives, North American Mission Board
“Few things are as challenging and exciting as planting a church. This book will help you get through the tough times and help you appreciate the blessings in church planting.”
Lora Batterson
wife of Mark Batterson, Church Planter and Pastor, National Community Church, Washington, DC
“With all the church planting we see today, we often overlook the calling and the burden that is placed on the woman behind the man. Christine Hoover's vivid story-telling of the struggles and joys of being a church planter's wife is beautifully weaved into God's truth for women who find themselves under the difficult task of ministering to the man who ministers to everyone else.”
Matt Carter
Church Planter and Pastor of Preaching and Vision, The Austin Stone Community Church, co-author, For the City: Proclaiming and Living Out the Gospel
Product Description
Nothing in my life goes untouched by my husband's calling. Christine Hoover's words in the first chapter describe so well the life of a church planter's wife, which is enormously difficult yet extraordinarily rewarding. To be married to a church planter is a calling all its own with richness all its own.
In The Church Planting Wife, Hoover explores and encourages the hearts of her readers while teaching what it means to have heart prepared for this unique ministry. As the wife of a church planter, she knows well the highs and lows; glories and despairs. Christine speaks with clarity and poignancy to the reader about what it looks like to be part of the church planting ministry and to grow a heart that wholly reflects Jesus.
Spread throughout these pages are stories and interviews from church planting wives. Christine Hoover empathetically and pointedly builds off these testimonies to uplift the reader and offer lessons of hope in the midst of a challenging ministry.
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Product Details
- Cover Type:
- 208 Pages
- Publisher: Moody Publishers
- Publication Date: January 2013
- ISBN: SHOOVECHCHURCHPLANTINGWIFEHE9780802406385