Balancing the responsibilities of family and ministry can be very difficult to say the least. Pastor and professor, Hershael York, recently wrote a great article about this very subject entitled “Pastoral Margins: finding balance in ministry and life.”
Dr. York writes, “Though the complexity of life guarantees that ministers will always feel some tension between these two arenas, a few key principles can drastically reduce such tension and ensure that life doesn’t rip apart at the seams.” He then offers and expounds the following key principles to aid ministers in this task:
Make the Word of God Central
Be Fun to Live With
Don’t Just Spend Your Time, Invest It
Include Your Family in Ministry Tasks
