If you are married and a church planter, you know it can be difficult to focus on a healthy marriage and a healthy church. Yet, Jesus wants to give us to both. Watch this conversation to help you and your spouse gain some tools for a healthy marriage while doing ministry.
What You’ll Learn:
- What’s at stake with marital health for planters
- Why conflict is worth the fight
- Practical tools for a healthy marriage
“Trust is essential when it comes to conflict. I need to know I am safe so I can engage.” – Kurt Attaway
Watch the Full Recording
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Listen to the Full Audio
Timeline:
4:00 What’s At Stake
13:20Why Communication Matters
28:08 Conflict is Worth The Fight
41:02 Dealing with Difficulty Over the Long Haul
“When we had ministry success increase, so often we experienced difficulties in our marriage.” – Tara Wallace
Resources:
Pastor Sabbath Retreats
Thriving Church, Thriving Marriage: How to Co-Pastor with your Spouse
Brene Brown TED TALK “The Power of Vulnerability”
Daily Dialogue and Compliments Resource from Prepare/Enrich
Communicating Fondness and Admiration Exercise
Kurt’s Blog: Fighting FOR your spouse
Creating Intimacy in Your Marriage by Jim Burns
Good and Beautiful God by James Bryan Smith
LIMRI relationship inventory
“If I never share who I am, I will never let the other person love me well.” – Kurt Attaway
Panelists Include:
Rob and Tara Wallace
Rob and Tara Wallace launched Northpoint Vineyard Church on the north side of South Bend/Mishawaka in the spring of 2013. As co-pastors, they preach 50/50 and co-discern ministry decisions together.
Kurt Attaway
Kurt and his wife, Lauren, are the proud parents of 3 kids. Kurt has a BA in Psychology, an MA in Marriage and Family Therapy, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the State of Texas and serves full time as one of the Pastors at The Vineyard Church Pearland. Kurt has a passion for healthy systems, life giving relationships, the transformative journey and leadership formation.
