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Pastor’s wife Virginia Cooper Stokes pens a heartwarming autobiography

The author shares the joys, as well as the challenges, of being a pastor’s wife.


Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA – WEBWIRE

A pastor’s wife gives readers a heartwarming glimpse into her life.

What is it like to be a pastor’s wife, to support her husband from the pew, and to be by his side as he shepherds the flock? What is her place in the church and in her husband’s ministry? Who is she to the congregation?
 
The book “The Journey of a Shepherd’s Wife” (ReadersMagnet, 2018) by Virginia Cooper Stokes should provide readers a glimpse into the life of a pastor’s wife; who, in some ways, seems to be the most scrutinized person in church and her status is somewhat overshadowed by that of her husband’s. Nevertheless, she plays an important role not just in her husband’s work in the Lord’s vineyard but also in his emotional and spiritual wellbeing.
 
“The Journey of a Shepherd’s Wife” is divided into three parts: part one, “God’s Calling and Our Ministries”; part two, “Experiences and Lessons of Life”; and part three, “Family and Medical Problems”. The author, who worked one time at the Baptist Sunday School Board and went to the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, felt the calling to be a pastor’s wife even before she married her minister husband.
 
“I embraced the calling to support my husband and to love the people that we were to minister to in the communities in which we would live,” said the author in the introduction of her book.
 
Through the author’s narrative, readers know that being a pastor’s wife is no bed of roses. There were ups and downs in life and challenges endured but also lessons learned and spiritual growth experienced. God works in and through their lives.
 
By reading this book, readers will understand that the pastor’s wife has a ministry to her husband that no one else in the church can fulfill. She serves unpaid but she knows her worth to her husband and God. Her love, friendship, and companionship are vital to his strength in carrying out the Lord’s work. This book should make people stop, think and pray for their pastor’s wife.
 
Don’t miss Virginia Cooper Stokes’s “The Journey of a Shepherd’s Wife” at the upcoming 2018 Guadalajara International Book Fair on November 24 to December 2, 2018, in Guadalajara, Mexico.
 
Copies are available at Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Journey-Shepherds-Virginia-Cooper-Stokes/dp/1947765922) and Barnes & Noble (https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-journey-of-a-shepherds-wife-virginia-cooper-stokes/1022592015)
 
Readers are encouraged to visit the author’s website as http://www.virginastokesbooks.com
 
The Journey of a Shepherd’s Wife
Written by Virginia Cooper Stokes
Published by ReadersMagnet
Published date: April 12, 2018
Paperback price: $10.21
 
About the Author
Virginia Cooper Stokes was raised on a dairy farm with her 4 brothers, mother, dad and grandmother. She has a BA from Belmont college with a major in psychology and minor in Sociology. She has been married to Tom Stokes for 45 years and together they have served churches in the state of Kentucky. Tom recently retired and they are serving churches as a transitional pastor and wife. Tom and Virginia are also serving in their home church by teaching and helping in other ministries. They have made their home in Bowling Green, Kentucky. God has blessed them with two children. Son, David and wife Gretchen and daughter, Debra. Virginia just retired after 28 years in the field of social work.
 


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