The Pastor Wife Life
Encouragement, connection, and practical wisdom for the unique journey of life and ministry being married to the Pastor.
Episodes
168 episodes
One Is The Loneliest Number
Have you ever felt lonely while standing in a room full of people?In this solo mini episode (which is ironically about isolation đ), I share just a little of my own journey of quietly pulling back, hiding behind the title of "pastor's wi...
Nice to meet you! Welcome to Season 2
Welcome to Season 2 of The Pastor Wife Life! In this first episode, I thought the best way to introduce myself would be to bring on someone who knows me better than anyone else, my husband, Jimmy.Together, we share a little about our fam...
Trusting God in Every Season with Shannon Trigos | Episode 168
Trusting God in Every SeasonSome stories just stay with youâand this one will.In this episode of The Pastor Wife Life Podcast, I sat down with Shannon, whose journey took her from college in Canada to living in a d...
From Surrender to the Pastor Wife Life with Kristen Smith | Episode 167
Kristen Smithâs journey into ministry is anything but typical. She didnât grow up in church, and neither she nor her husband were believers when they got married. But during a really difficult season in their marriage, everything changed. In a ...
Guarding Your Marriage in the Midst of Ministry | Episode 166
Ministry is sacred. Itâs beautiful. Itâs powerful.But so is your marriage.In this solo episode, Iâm sharing practical encouragement about protecting your marriage in the middle of ministry life. Because if weâre not intentional, t...
Dwelling in the Moment with Amanda Ball-Knight | Episode 165
Life is hard, and rushing through it only causes us to miss what God is doing right in front of us. In this episode, Amanda Ball-Knight shares why staying presentâespecially in both joy and sadnessâmatters more than having life perfectly planne...
Dwelling in Who God Says You Are with Carrie Brown | Episode 164
Have you ever felt like youâve lost yourself somewhere in the middle of ministry?In this episode of The Pastor Wife Life Podcast, Jacque sits down with Carrie Brown â a pastorâs wife and licensed marriage and family therapist â ...
2026 Reset - Day 11 [mini-sode]
Reset with Encouragement â¨Encouragement isnât smallâitâs powerful.In Day 11 of the Pastor Wife Life 2026 Reset, we talk about how your words carry weight, how encouragement shapes the emotional culture of yo...
2026 Reset - Day 10 [mini-sode]
Reset Your Boundaries â¨Boundaries arenât unspiritual.Theyâre biblical, wise, and protective.In Day 10 of the Pastor Wife Life 2026 Reset, we talk about why boundaries matter, how Jesus modeled them, and ...
2026 Reset - Day 9 [mini-sode]
Reset with Gratitude â¨Gratitude isnât pretending things arenât hard.Itâs choosing to remember who God is, even in the middle of them.In Day 9 of the Pastor Wife Life 2026 Reset, we talk about how gratitu...
2026 Reset - Day 8 [mini-sode]
Reset Your Vision for 2026 â¨Vision isnât about doing moreâitâs about aligning your heart with God.In Day 8 of the Pastor Wife Life 2026 Reset, we pause to seek Godâs vision for youânot just for your church...
2026 Reset - Day 7 [mini-sode]
Reset Your Identity đBefore the roles. Before the expectations. Before ministry ever felt heavyâŚYou were a daughter of God.In Day 7 of the Pastor Wife Life 2026 Reset, weâre pressing...
2026 Reset - Day 6 [mini-sode]
Reset Through Rest â¨Ministry doesnât slow down⌠but God invites us to rest.In todayâs episode of the Pastor Wife Life 2026 Reset Series, weâre talking about real, God-designed rest â not as a reward, but as ...
2026 Reset - Day 5 [mini-sode]
Resetting Joy â¨This isnât a superficial joy.This is deep, steady, God-given joyâthe kind that strengthens your soul.In Day 5 of the Pastor Wife Life 2026 Reset Series, weâre talking about resetting joy whe...
2026 Reset - Day 4 [mini-sode]
Reset by Releasing Expectations â¨If itâs crushing you, itâs not from Jesus.In Day 4 of the Pastor Wife Life 2026 Reset Series, weâre talking about releasing the expectationsâspoken, unspoken, internal, and externalât...
2026 Reset - Day 3 [mini-sode]
Day 3 â Resetting Our Hearts for Scripture â¨Ever open your Bible and feel tired⌠distracted⌠or like youâre just going through the motions? Youâre not aloneâand youâre not failing.In Day 3 of the Pastor Wife Life 2026 Re...
2026 Reset: Day 2 [mini-sode]
Your husband carries: ⢠spiritual burdens ⢠leadership weight ⢠unseen pressures ⢠emotional and spiritual warfareAnd you are uniquely positioned to pray for him.âď¸ Day 2 of The Pastor Wife L...
2026 Reset: Day 1 [mini-sode]
We're starting out 2026 with a 14-day series of mini-episodes! Day 1: The First Step in Hitting the Reset Button.A new year doesnât mean a blank slate.Most of us carry the weight of last year right into January â ministry, respons...
Developing Friendships as a Pastor's Wife with Bre Dickson | Episode 163
Letâs be realâmaking and maintaining friendships as a pastorâs wife can be one of the hardest parts of ministry life. Loneliness is real, and finding your people isnât always as easy as it sounds, especially when youâre living in a small town, ...
Perfecting the Art of Parenting Your Prodigal with Leighann McCoy | Episode 162
Listeners of the podcast can receive EARLY ACCESS and a 20% discount through June 2 to the PERFECTING THE ART OF PARENTING YOUR PRODIGAL course...
Diabetes & Discipleship with Kaycee Parker | Episode 161
In this episode of The Pastor Wife Life Podcast, Jacque chats with Kristen Cave, a youth pastorâs wife whose story is a beautiful picture of how God prepares and positions us for ministry. Kristen shares how she had always prayed for a...
The Youth Pastor Wife Life with Kristen Cave | Episode 160
In this episode of The Pastor Wife Life Podcast, Jacque chats with Kristen Cave, a youth pastorâs wife whose story is a beautiful picture of how God prepares and positions us for ministry. Kristen shares how she had always prayed for a...
The Power of Gospel Conversations with Amber Hays | Episode 159
In this episode of The Pastor Wife Life, Jacque chats with Amber Hays, a Mississippi pastorâs wife with a heart for gospel conversations and a bold story of obedience. Amber and her husband, Gabby, are part of Renovate Church in Clevel...
Trusting God in the Transitions with Malana Bracht | Episode 158
In this episode, Jacque welcomes back Malana Bracht, pastorâs wife and co-author of Holy Spirit, Have Your Way. Malana shares her powerful testimony and the incredible journey she and her husband, ...
Trusting God Through Unexpected Challenges with Sarah Hutchinson | Episode 157
Ministry life is full of both joys and challenges, and sometimes those challenges come from unexpected places. In this episode, Sarah Hutchinson shares how her faith has carried her through not only the day-to-day demands of being a pastorâs wi...