Top Ten Indicators It's Time to Call the Ministry Care Line

An editorial on the troubling indicators of neglect.

Karina Fordham was a delightful woman and example of a true Christian. She served her church admirably as a pastor's wife. Karina is asleep in Jesus now but her infectious smile will be remembered by all those who knew her. This was one of her last editorials for Seasonings, the Georgia Cumberland Conference Shepherdess newsletter.

10. The shepherdess colors her hair red and the pastor doesn't notice.

9. The only place he takes her out to eat is the church potluck.

8. The wife has to call the church secretary for an appointment with her pastor husband.

7. The pastor brings home unexpected visitors to a menu of last week's soup, and the wife refuses to add more water to the pot.

6. The Fall Ministers' Retreat is the pastoral family's only vacation.

5. The pastor doesn't consider his wife his favorite critic.

4. The parishioners secretly enjoy watching the pastoral couple "exchange words" in the church foyer.

3. The  shepherdess has to go to church to receive hugs and affirmation.

2. He thinks the remedy for her headache is Tylenol..

1. The only time they make love is on their wedding anniversary.

Karina Fordham was a delightful woman and example of a true Christian. She served her church admirably as a pastor's wife. Karina is asleep in Jesus now but her infectious smile will be remembered by all those who knew her. This was one of her last editorials for Seasonings, the Georgia Cumberland Conference Shepherdess newsletter.