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Rethinking the Role of the Pastor’s Wife: A Review of Beth Allison Barr’s ‘Becoming the Pastor’s Wife’

By Filings on Thu, 04/03/25
Church & Ministry
Pastor's Wife
Book Reviews
Pastoral Ministry

“The core of Barr’s complaint has merit. She notes that the ‘pastor’s job often includes the unpaid labor of his wife.’ Barr didn’t mind helping her husband; however, she says, “What I minded was feeling like my help was an expectation for his job” - TGC

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