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When a church calls a Pastor, their family should not quietly inherit a church job.
Written from the perspective of both a Pastor and former Pastor’s kid, Love Them Well is a practical leadership guide for creating healthier expectations around Pastoral families. It helps churches replace assumptions with clear conversations about family life, spouses and partners, children, Sabbath, days off, vacation, privacy, pronouns, dietary needs, work and careers, congregational events, and parsonage boundaries.
The guide includes specific recommended practices, a new Pastoral family welcome conversation, practical checklists, parsonage guidance, and an annual Love Them Well check-in so boundaries continue to work as families and congregations change.
At the heart of the resource is one simple principle:
The church called the Pastor. The church did not hire the Pastor’s family.
A practical resource for Boards, Staff-Parish Relations teams, church leadership teams, and congregations preparing to welcome a new Pastor or wanting to care better for the Pastoral family they already have.
When a church calls a Pastor, their family should not quietly inherit a church job.
Written from the perspective of both a Pastor and former Pastor’s kid, Love Them Well is a practical leadership guide for creating healthier expectations around Pastoral families. It helps churches replace assumptions with clear conversations about family life, spouses and partners, children, Sabbath, days off, vacation, privacy, pronouns, dietary needs, work and careers, congregational events, and parsonage boundaries.
The guide includes specific recommended practices, a new Pastoral family welcome conversation, practical checklists, parsonage guidance, and an annual Love Them Well check-in so boundaries continue to work as families and congregations change.
At the heart of the resource is one simple principle:
The church called the Pastor. The church did not hire the Pastor’s family.
A practical resource for Boards, Staff-Parish Relations teams, church leadership teams, and congregations preparing to welcome a new Pastor or wanting to care better for the Pastoral family they already have.