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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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When Ministry Replaces Marriage: Faithful in Public, Forgotten at Home, Restoring God's Order Between Calling and Covenant

When Ministry Replaces Marriage: Faithful in Public, Forgotten at Home, Restoring God's Order Between Calling and Covenant

Shepherd, Elias

Paperback

Religion General Christian Living

ISBN13: 9798243342964
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jan 10 2026
Pages: 58
Weight: 0.27
Height: 0.15 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
When Ministry Replaces Marriage What happens when serving God begins to cost the one relationship, He called you to protect? When Ministry Replaces Marriage confronts a painful but often unspoken reality: many pastors and ministry leaders are faithful in public but failing in private.

Not through scandal, but through neglect

  • missed moments
  • emotional absence
  • misplaced priorities
  • the quiet assumption that a spouse will understand.
Rooted in Scripture and written with both courage and compassion, this book exposes how good things ministry, calling, service can slowly replace covenant when order is lost.

It challenges leaders to examine the spiritual, emotional, and relational cost of prioritizing the church while overlooking the marriage God entrusted to them first.

Through biblical teaching, real-life examples, reflection questions, and practical application, this book calls pastors and spouses back to alignment, honor, and intentional love. It does not condemn ministry it redeems it by restoring marriage to its rightful place.

When the Ministry Replaces Marriage is a wake-up call for leaders who desire integrity, credibility, and longevity not only in ministry, but at home. Because faithfulness to God is never proven by neglecting the one you vowed to cherish.

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