Clergy Spouse Connect
Welcome to Clergy Spouse Connect, a supportive and encouraging meeting place for spouses married to clergy.
Clergy Spouse Connect exists to support and encourage ministry spouses, while helping to nurture and build friendships between spouses. The ministry life can be challenging as well as joyful, frustrating as well as life-giving, and sometimes clergy spouses can feel isolated. It can be difficult to make true friends and find the support you may need. Clergy Spouse Connect provides support and is confidential.
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Online Gatherings
Clergy Spouse Connect offers regular online meeting times for people married to ANiC clergy. Those gatherings will happen on Zoom, and usually include a speaker sharing insights on a topic relevant to ministry life, with opportunity for participants to share, connect and encourage each other.
Stay tuned for the upcoming Clergy Spouse Connect gatherings dates.
Facebook Group
One quick way to connect is in our private Facebook group for Clergy Spouse Connect. You can find it and request to join here: facebook.com/groups/anicclergyspouse.
If you’re not a Facebook person, don’t worry. Any important announcements about events and other resources will always be shared with those who sign up by email or posted on our website.
Clergy Spouse Circles
If you’d like to connect with a small group of clergy spouses (three people) for a three-month period to share life, pray and encourage one another – we can help set this up for you. We are building a list of spouses who would also like to connect. For more information, click here.
If you’d like to connect with a small group of clergy spouses (three people) for a three-month period to share life, pray and encourage one another – we can help set this up for you. We are building a list of spouses who would also like to connect. For more information, click here.
Special Events
Stella Griffin - ZOOM Gathering - March 6, 2024
On March 6, 2024 Stella Griffin shared over Zoom with our Clergy Spouses Connect group on the topic "What does Sunday have to do with Monday?" You can now watch that presentation here.
Luncheon in Vancouver - November 14, 2023
Over 20 spouses gathered for our 2nd “Clergy Spouse Connect” event. It was a wonderful time to connect with each other, share stories, enjoy laughter, and eat! We took time to share about our lives and say a liturgy together. We left our event feeling refreshed and encouraged knowing the special calling God has given each of us as clergy spouse.
Dr. Margaret Clarke - Zoom Gathering - February 9, 2023
On February 9, 2023 Dr. Margaret Clarke, Assistant Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy at Briercrest Seminary, joined us for our Clergy Spouse Connect online gathering. Her area of expertise and doctoral research is clergy resilience and she shared on the topic of Clergy Wellness for Marriages and Families. You can watch here.
Resources
Resources and links that can provide you with help or encouragement.
ANiC Resources for our clergy families
Other resources available that can help:
Focus on the Family Canada offers prayer support to clergy families and provides information on counselling across Canada. A free newsletter provides resources and information to clergy families. https://clergycare.ca
Care for Pastors, based in the US, offers resources and encouragement to clergy families. https://www.careforpastors.org
There are a growing number of podcasts designed to serve clergy families. Here are several you might want to check out.
Pastor’s Wives Tell All:
The Glass House Podcast: https://www.benmandrell.com/podcasts/
Monday Morning Pastor: https://mondaymorningpastor.transistor.fm
Contact Our Team
Do you have any questions or suggestions, contact our team at clergyspouse@anic.church
Clergy Spouse Connect began with a desire to connect ANIC clergy spouses to each other and to encourage, support, share experiences, share resources, and pray together. We’d love to have you join us.
Leadership Update:
We are pleased to announce that the leadership of Clergy Spouse Connect is now with Kristin Stringer (Grace Anglican in Calgary, Alberta) and Sandra O’Connor (All Saints Bonavista) Joan Deeks shared:
“God planted the desire in Karen Stiller and my heart to start Clergy Spouse Connect over two years ago. This ministry has grown to over 50 spouses who “connect” across Canada. Going forward, we are thrilled to announce that Kristin and Sandra will be leading this ministry.”
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