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wife made to understanding the role of the pastor’s wife by sharing her story is valuable. Each wife shared honestly and openly concerning their ministry, struggles, joys and feelings relating to marriage and the church. 2.3 Short Questions The following short questions were asked in order to gain insight into each wife’s particular situation. The answers written below are an accurate reflection of the intent of each pastor’s wife, where necessary (for privacy) names or sensitive information may have been changed without detracting from the message of the pastor’s wife. A unique code has been formulated so that the author is aware of which respondent is answering but no one else is privy to this information. 2.3.1 What is your church denomination? Due to the sensitive nature of this study, denominations are not revealed, however, in some cases denominations are responsible for indicating a particular function a pastor’s wife is required to fulfil. 2.3.2 Approximately how many Christians are in membership at your church? 22B5q: 51-100 23B3w: Over 201 34D5p: 101-150 12B1s : 151-200 22B3q: Over 201 23C2y: 51-100 12B5t: Over 201 44D3w: Over 201 12B4z: Over 201 22B4w: Over 201 Most of the wives interviewed for this study were members of congregations larger than 200 members. Those who had churches fewer than 200 members participated actively in the church in a number of roles, from Sunday school teacher to caretaker. Wives belonging to churches with over 28
200 congregants were nominally involved or not involved at all. This general observation may indicate the needs within the church are greater with a smaller congregation; alternatively, a smaller number of congregants mean fewer workers within the church and, therefore, the wife feels a greater need to assist the church and her husband in growing the church. This observation may be worthy of further study. Often in smaller congregations pastors work from home. Prime and Begg (2004:262) indicate that “pressure points” occur when the pastor or elder is not available and the wife is present. They indicate that the pastor’s wife must often step in to help wherever possible. Wives from larger congregations expressed that they were able to be involved in activities they were passionate about instead of feeling pressured to be involved in areas outside of their interests, while wives of smaller congregations generally expressed involvement in many activities within the church. 2.3.3 To which population group do you belong? 22B5q: 23B3w: 34D5p: 12B1s : 22B3q: 23C2y: 12B5t: 44D3w: 12B4z: 22B4w: White White White White White White Coloured White White White The wives interviewed were predominantly English speaking, white females at an average age of 45. This observation keeps in line with the citizen statistics of Somerset West (2001) indicating the average citizen is an English-speaking white female between the ages of 35 and 54. The research conducted for this project would not be relevant within the black African community. No black African pastors’ wives reside within the boundaries of Somerset West town. Future research should be done to establish the role and needs of black African pastors’ wives in their local communities as their roles may or may not differ from the role and needs of their white 29
Page 1 and 2: THE BIBLICAL ROLE OF THE PASTOR’S
Page 3 and 4: ACKOWLEDGEMENTS To my wonderful hus
Page 5 and 6: TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: INTROD
Page 7 and 8: 2.4.3 Do you enjoy your role as the
Page 9 and 10: CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION 5.1 Review of
Page 11 and 12: wife reveals that her role is poorl
Page 13 and 14: Whether through particular need or
Page 15 and 16: local church, with special referenc
Page 17 and 18: 1.2.3. Methodology for Chapter 3: A
Page 19 and 20: CHAPTER 2 Situation Analysis: The P
Page 21 and 22: This chart indicates that the major
Page 23 and 24: The wives interviewed for this rese
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Page 27: not specifically selected; they wer
Page 31 and 32: 2.3.5 How many years have you been
Page 33 and 34: Two wives indicated that they were
Page 35 and 36: congregational members could be rai
Page 37 and 38: ecause their husbands were in essen
Page 39 and 40: 2.3.13 Do you believe Scripture tea
Page 41 and 42: and yet were called upon to fulfil
Page 43 and 44: needs also to be clear as to what s
Page 45 and 46: It should be noted that an informal
Page 47 and 48: suitable to each wife could be impo
Page 49 and 50: eason or another must work but inev
Page 51 and 52: 23B3w: I feel better now as I have
Page 53 and 54: 23C2y: Developing relationships wit
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Page 57 and 58: 2.4.7 Have you established any boun
Page 59 and 60: 2.4.8 To what extent is the church
Page 61 and 62: 22B3q: Yes, I believe the church do
Page 63 and 64: 2.4.11 What message would you wish
Page 65 and 66: as a church member or Christian and
Page 67 and 68: immediate family requirements, this
Page 69 and 70: 22B3q: I do regret not having the t
Page 71 and 72: ministry and afford all time and ev
Page 73 and 74: 2.5 Identifying the Role of the Pas
Page 75 and 76: CHAPTER 3 A Biblical Perspective on
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helper has often brought the connot
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elationship. For the purpose of thi
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Patterson’s article (1991:369) pr
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creatures and therefore find it nat
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church so that a foundation for the
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teaching began to create conflict a
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3.4.2 1 Timothy 3:11: The Female De
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office. Fitzmyer’s understanding
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feminist theology, women in leaders
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public duty than any Christian woma
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Edwards and Mathews (2002:27) descr
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move outward to help future pastors
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The majority of pastors’ wives wh
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4.2.1. Directives to the Body of Ch
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within a job portfolio of a deacon.
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within the church as God enables th
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Events of encouragement may differ
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Bare (a pastor’s wife herself) ev
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can place her trust. It is vital th
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Two books of exceptional value rega
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maintain your spiritual self must b
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4.4.5. Mentoring 28 A mentoring pro
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consistent encouragement. Pastors
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wives and to what extent wives unde
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perceived limitations of this role.
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Roberts (1995) and Dobson (2001) of
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Works Cited Adams, Jay E. 1984. She
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Fitzpatrick, Elyse M. 2003. Helper
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Women in the Early Church: Christia
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Roberts, Wes. 1995. Support your lo
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IL: Christianity Today, Inc. Online
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Appendix 2 Additional reading regar
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Grade 12 3,351 14.99 4,684 20.95 8,
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HOUSING PROFILE Type of Dwelling, O
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N.G. Church Somerset- West C/O Dirk
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11. Describe your role in the local
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8. Would you consider yourself the
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1962: The Role of the Minister’s
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Appendix 8: Online Support for Past
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