Anne Elver
Anne Elver is a freelance writer, speaker, and pastor's wife living in Alex., Oklahoma.
Shepherdess: How to Live on a Pastor's Pay
Here are three tips from a pastor's wife who for years has been coping with the limitations of a minister's salary. One will help you stretch the budget, but the other two may prove to be even more beneficial.
Handling drop-in visitors
Are you frustrated by unannounced visitors? Are your study times interrupted by drop-ins? Do you have difficulty terminating casual calls? This article shows how to keep almost everyone happy, including yourself.
Raising PG Kids in an X-Rated Society
Tipper Gore, Abingdon Press, Nashville, Tennessee, 1987, 219 pages, $8.95, paper.
The Christian teenager and the shotgun wedding
What do you do when an unwed teenager who is a member of your church becomes pregnant?
Security as a ministerial duty
When was the last time you assessed the security measures around your church property and your home?
Shepherdess: Communication, not confrontation
Disagreements occur in ministerial marriages too. And disagreements offer the possibility of growth or stultification for each person and for the relationship. How the dispute is handled determines the outcome.