{"product_id":"ministry-marriage-and-the-word-9798198386037","title":"Ministry, Marriage, and the Word","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Stephanie Salinas | Death2life Prison Ministries\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Christian Living - Love \u0026amp; Marriage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe marriage is the ministry. The ministry is the marriage.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome couples serve God side by side. They lead small groups, mentor younger believers, host the church in their home, raise children to know the Lord, walk through hard conversations on behalf of others, and carry the weight of a shared calling that rarely makes the spotlight. The joys of a ministry marriage are particular. So are the pressures. So are the temptations. So is the fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScripture is full of these marriages - though they are not always called that. Twenty-five of them are explored in depth in this book. Some are famous. Some are barely mentioned. Some thrived in their shared work. Some failed in ways that still teach us. All of them have something to say to couples who are serving together today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside this book you'll meet: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAquila and Priscilla\u003c\/b\u003e - tentmakers and teachers who built ministry around their kitchen table \u003cb\u003eMoses and Zipporah\u003c\/b\u003e - when God's call reshapes a marriage already in motion \u003cb\u003eJoseph and Mary\u003c\/b\u003e - raising the calling together through scandal and exile \u003cb\u003eHosea and Gomer\u003c\/b\u003e - when the marriage itself becomes the sermon \u003cb\u003eZechariah and Elizabeth\u003c\/b\u003e - ministry born out of decades of waiting \u003cb\u003eDeborah and Lappidoth\u003c\/b\u003e - when the wife leads in public \u003cb\u003eHannah and Elkanah\u003c\/b\u003e - when ministry begins in private grief \u003cb\u003eCornelius and his household\u003c\/b\u003e - opening a home that changed the church forever \u003cb\u003eNoah and his wife\u003c\/b\u003e - long obedience inside a mocked calling \u003cb\u003eEzekiel and his wife\u003c\/b\u003e - when grief becomes the sermon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e...and fifteen more, each told with depth, honesty, and the kind of cultural context that brings ancient marriages alive.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEach chapter gives you three things: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTheir story\u003c\/b\u003e - told at length, with the details that are often missed and the historical context that brings the people alive \u003cb\u003eWhat they teach us about ministry marriage\u003c\/b\u003e - practical wisdom drawn directly from how each couple lived their calling \u003cb\u003eReflection questions for the two of you\u003c\/b\u003e - designed for couples reading together, with space to write through your answers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor pastors, missionaries, mentors, and everyone serving alongside their spouse.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou may be in a pulpit or in a quiet corner where no one sees what you give. You may lead together or take turns. You may be in a season where the work feels life-giving or one where it is grinding you down. Wherever you are, the couples in this book have been somewhere similar. The God who called them is the same God who has called you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a book to read slowly. Out loud, if you can. Let one couple's story sit with you for a week before moving on. Marriage and ministry are both built over years, not afternoons. Let this book be a companion for the long building.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublished by Death2Life Prison Ministries.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47890502582423,"sku":"9798198386037","price":1054.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798198386037.webp?v=1781180280","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/ministry-marriage-and-the-word-9798198386037","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}