Church

Church Staff Change

RICHARD MANNING is pastor of Swan Lake in Caddo Association.

Oklahoma Baptists support Ukrainian churches

Tulsa, South Tulsa coordinated a missions gift to Tulsa, First Slavic for their partnership with Ukrainian churches. Pictured, from left, are James Nance, interim minister of music at South Tulsa; Victor Loboda of Tulsa, First Slavic and Jerry Williams of Atoka, Harmony. Supplies and food were collected through the Singing Churchmen and Singing ChurchWomen of Oklahoma.

Since 2020, I have served Oklahoma Baptist ministry wives as the ministry wife ministry partner. One of the biggest struggles ministry wives face is loneliness. I know this well because I was a ministry wife for 20 years.

LifeWay Research says nearly three out of four ministry wives feel lonely. Loneliness deters ministry wife healthiness, which impacts her family’s wellness. My mission is to meet loneliness with connection. One way is through Zoom Coffees.

Ministry wives often don’t have time to connect, which further accentuates their loneliness. They juggle home life, parenting, ministry, work and everyone else’s needs. Zoom Coffees are an excellent solution to this struggle.

Zoom Coffee is a one-on-one conversation over Zoom, completely confidential, come-as-you-are, bring your own coffee and one hour tops! If you are a ministry wife, I’d love to hear your story, offer ministry life coaching, and pray with you. We are all so busy, but we still need connection.

If you are a ministry wife and would like to schedule a Zoom Coffee, visit our webpage oklahomabaptists.org/ministry-wives, scroll down to “Ways to Connect”—“One-onOne”—“Zoom Coffee Request” button—and submit. I hope to see your face!