Together: A guide for couples in ministry
by Geoff Surratt & Sherry Surratt
Read if you're interested in marriage, relationships, or books for couples.
This book offers practical wisdom and guidance for married couples serving in Christian ministry, addressing the unique challenges and blessings that come with such a calling. Drawing from their own experiences and those of others, the Surratts provide strategies for maintaining a healthy marriage, family, and personal well-being amidst the demands of ministry life. It emphasizes the importance of a strong partnership in both life and service.
- — Addresses a crucial and often overlooked demographic: ministry couples.
- — Provides practical, actionable advice for balancing marriage, family, and ministry responsibilities.
- — Highlights the importance of communication, intentional time together, and mutual support within the marriage.
- — While generally well-rounded, some readers might desire deeper theological exploration of marriage in ministry beyond practical application.
- — The focus is heavily on challenges within the context of paid, formal ministry; some principles might need adaptation for bi-vocational or lay ministry couples.
- — As with any experience-based guide, certain solutions may not be universally applicable without careful discernment.
Highly recommended for Christian couples currently serving in any form of vocational ministry, or those considering it. It provides valuable insights and tools to strengthen their marriage and sustain their calling without burnout. It also offers helpful perspectives for church leadership on supporting their staff couples.
“Highly recommended for Christian couples currently serving in any form of vocational ministry, or those considering it. It provides valuable insights and tools to strengthen their marriage and sustain their calling without burnout. It also offers helpful perspectives for church leadership on supporting their staff couples.”
- —Addresses a crucial and often overlooked demographic: ministry couples.
- —Provides practical, actionable advice for balancing marriage, family, and ministry responsibilities.
- —Highlights the importance of communication, intentional time together, and mutual support within the marriage.
- —Emphasizes the need for boundaries, self-care, and spiritual health for both individuals and the couple.
- —Draws from real-life experiences and interviews with other ministry couples, offering relatable insights.
- —Encourages couples to see their marriage as a foundational part of their ministry, not separate from it.
- —Biblically informed principles are woven throughout the advice, reinforcing Christian values for marriage and service.
- —While generally well-rounded, some readers might desire deeper theological exploration of marriage in ministry beyond practical application.
- —The focus is heavily on challenges within the context of paid, formal ministry; some principles might need adaptation for bi-vocational or lay ministry couples.
- —As with any experience-based guide, certain solutions may not be universally applicable without careful discernment.
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