The Church Planting Wife by Christine Hoover

The Church Planting Wife by Christine Hoover

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 of its own with a richness of 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. She knows the challenges: A church planter's wife must develop a job description, be a wise helper to her husband, develop friendships within the church and community, deal with stress and discouragement, handle wounds, and more. Christine speaks candidly about these challenges while urging readers 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 from these testimonies to uplift the reader and offer lessons of hope in the midst of a challenging ministry.

Christine Hoover is a pastor's wife, mother of three boys, and author of several books, including Looking for Spring: How God Makes All Things Beautiful in Time, Messy Beautiful Friendship, and From Good to Grace. Christianity Today, The Gospel Coalition, and For the Church have all published her writing. Christine and her family are from Texas, and they now live in Charlottesville, Virginia, where they started a church in 2008. GraceCoversMe.com is where you can find her online.