Ep. 284: Doing ministry while caring for aging parents
Is caring for your aging parents important? Is there a difference between extended and immediate family? What questions should you be asking when your extended family lives hours away from you? At what point should a pastor step away from ministry to care for his family?
Brian and Jim discuss these questions and more on this episode of Trench Talk.
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(03:38) Biblical perspective and setting up the conversation
(12:42) Caring for your family as a pre-requisite to ministry
(14:13) What do you do when your parents are located many hours away?
(19:36) Is there a way to care for your aging pastors and serve faithfully in your post?
(24:58) The difference between extended family and your immediate family
(33:29) Stepping away for the sake of your immediate family
(34:45) Final word and prayer