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CALLED OR CHOSEN , will be a lifeline and a must-read for any MAN, WOMAN OR YOUTH in a Christian leadership role, but especially the preacher’s wife. This book addresses issues and challenges that women in ministry face reminding us that with God’s help and the empowerment of the Holy Spirit, we can and will make it. Topics include: Personal calling and roles for women in ministry; Maintaining your personal and spiritual fervor; Balancing family, ministry, and work: Living in a goldfish bowl; Raising children in the ministry; Meeting unrealistic expectations and discouragement; Dealing with criticism, gossip and church conflict; Protecting your marriage and your ministry; Healing and forgiveness when deeply hurt; Avoiding burnout and battle fatigue and the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer. For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. The godly women listed here, have contributed by giving personal examples of situations they encountered as women in the ministry representing over seven hundred years of ministry, including the author. They are: Alice Hill, Johanna Garrison, Martha Tennison, Judy Moore, Debbie Young, Stephanie Hodges, Patty Hughart, Teena Culbreth, Peggy Caldwell, Trudy Jackson, Wanda Huie, Pamela Johnson, Jane Carpenter, Nadine Waldrop, Barbara Blann, Angelia Carpenter, five year old Shirleyna Jackson a missionary child and including a poem by Reverend Darrell Kirk. You will be encouraged to trust the Holy Spirit to help and empower you in your everyday life and ministry. God has called, chosen and commissioned us to minister to lost and hurting people. Any one in Christian leadership including MEN, WOMEN, AND YOUTH, will be inspired, encouraged, challenged and renewed by what the Holy Spirit has inspired me to write.
