Making Guests Feel Welcome with Barb Raveling | Episode 133

In this episode, I sat down with Robin Schmidt, an ambassador for PIR Ministries, to discuss the vital work they do in supporting pastors who have experienced forced exits from their congregations. Robin shares the history and mission of PIR (Pastor in Residence), a ministry founded to provide a safe haven and restorative process for…

As pastors’ wives, we are often called on to offer comfort to those grieving the loss of a loved one. But what do we do when WE are the ones grieving? In this episode, I’m chatting with Kerstin Turner about unexpectedly losing her mom and how she walked through this season as a pastor’s wife…

In today’s episode, Michele Cole shares her story of becoming the pastor’s wife, facing infertility, and the diagnoses of autism and ADHD for her boys. Michele emphasizes the role of faith in the midst of difficult journeys and the importance of finding spiritual and relational support. She also gives great insight into way the church…

Angelene Garlinghouse is a missionary’s daughter, a lead pastor’s wife, mom to 6 kids, a teacher, and a published author. In this conversation, she shares the importance of understanding and embracing the truth in God’s word and rejecting the lies of the enemy and how that helped her to walk in wholeness and healing in…

Karen Altizer is no stranger to anxiety. If you haven’t listened to her first visit to The Pastor Wife Life Podcast, you can check it out HERE. In today’s episode, Karen talks about the anxiety caused by the long-term affects of the pandemic on her church along with a personal family crisis that is ongoing. You…