Many enjoyed the opportunity to share in husband's ministry, to be 'a sounding board' for him. But if there is reticence to share needs, this must be sensitively understood too. It is soul-destroying to have very little identity and no opportunity for acting on one's own behalf.' 5. Most thought it would be nice to have a supportive, occasionally a counseling relationship, but there were hindrances. Most would like to think it possible, some succeeded, but few found the process to be without its tensions.
Some respondents are very lonely, relying solely on family for social relationships.
Married to the Church, Triangle, 1983. So You're the Pastor's Wife, Zondervan, 1979. Today, Abingdon, 1981. Ruth Truman, Underground Manual for Ministers' Wives, Abingdon, 1974.