CareLeader

Strategic, Real-World Pastoral Care

  • Home
  • About
    • What is CareLeader.org?
    • Meet the Team
    • Statement of Faith
  • Products
  • FAQ
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Search
You are here: Home / Archives for Marriage & other relationships

4 myths about the wives of porn addicts

August 18, 2016 by Vicki Tiede

The world finds lust, fantasy, masturbation, and pornography not only acceptable, but something to be elevated and encouraged, because they’ve embraced the belief that if anyone is being hurt, it’s only the person looking at porn. This is a lie. A wife is part of the collateral damage that’s resulted from her husband’s addiction. There are four misconceptions that many hold … [Read more...]

How to jump-start behavior change

July 28, 2016 by Sam Hodges & Kathy Leonard

This is going to be a lot of work” is what might pass through your mind when someone with an ingrained, sinful behavior seeks your help to change. How would you like a new, more optimistic, thought to flit through your mind? Keep reading. This biblical strategy aids the change process and helps you see progress sooner. Don’t wait until the person is changed to … [Read more...]

“Pastor, how do I get along with my ex?”

July 28, 2016 by Sam Hodges

Sadly, many couples are unable to reconcile. In some cases, one partner refuses to consider reconciliation. In other cases, it’s not wise for reconciliation to take place. In other circumstances, one spouse enters another relationship, making reconciliation impossible. And the list goes on. Yet, in many cases, particularly when children are involved, former spouses must … [Read more...]

The gray divorce crisis: how your church can help

July 27, 2016 by Laura Petherbridge

CareLeader.org asked me a series of questions about gray divorce. Gray divorce is a trend that has recently caught the attention of the media and sociologists. During the past two decades, the divorce rate for people over the age of fifty (baby boomers) has doubled—often after long-term marriages.1 Pastors, lay leaders, and church staff might struggle with what to do in this … [Read more...]

The rise of boomer divorces

July 26, 2016 by Steve Grissom

And here we thought the divorce rate was going down. After all, we’ve read that the number of divorces in recent years has been stabilizing and declining. But it’s important to take these statistics with a grain of salt. Many young people choose to cohabit rather than tie the knot. Increasingly, lower-income households opt for the cohabitation path as well. The net result: … [Read more...]

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • Next Page »

Latest Articles

How to restore broken marriages after an affair, part 1

By Dr. Les Carter

3 ways pastors can help women and families experiencing postpartum depression

By Robin Barnes

Pastoral care and refuge for rape victims

By Tory Flynn & Dr. Diane Langberg

How your pastoral limitations can bless your churches

By Dr. Zack Eswine

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

GriefShare equips lay people to care for grieving people

GriefShare is a powerful, Christ-centered grief recovery program. Created by the team that produces CareLeader.org, GriefShare features many of the experts who contribute to the CareLeader website. It also features the stories of over 75 everyday people who’ve applied biblical principles to heal from grief. Visit GriefShare.org/start and see more reasons why thousands of churches use GriefShare. And discover how GriefShare can equip your church to launch and sustain a proven care and outreach ministry.

Categories

  • About (1)
  • Addiction (2)
  • All Posts (255)
  • Boomers and senior adults (8)
  • Care Issues (23)
  • Emotional & mental health (25)
    • Discouragement & regret (5)
    • Suicide & self-harm (2)
    • Worry & anxiety (4)
  • Equipping leaders (19)
    • Care & counsel (14)
    • Ministry startup (1)
  • In This Together (3)
  • Marriage & other relationships (19)
    • Communication (3)
    • Conflict (2)
    • Infidelity, unfaithful spouse (4)
    • Premarital counseling (2)
  • Misc (7)
    • Job & finances (2)
  • Parenting (23)
    • Single parents (5)
  • Pastor's issues (83)
    • Care ministry administration (8)
    • Counseling & teaching (42)
    • Emotions (11)
    • Encouraging others (5)
    • Work/life balance (5)
  • Sexual issues (7)
    • Abuse (4)
    • Same-sex attraction (1)
  • Suffering & Grief (20)
    • Racism (3)
  • Theology of pastoral care (4)
  • Top posts (4)

How would you help them?

A woman wrestling with depression. A grieving teen. An anxious wife. A man battling chronic anger. Would you know how to minister to them?

Discover how CareLeader.org can help you provide biblical and compassionate pastoral care for struggling and hurting people in your church.

Welcome to CareLeader.org

We equip and inspire pastors and senior church leaders to provide strategic, real-world pastoral care, by delivering practical, biblically based encouragement and insights that have application for preaching, counseling, visitation, lay leader training, and outreach planning.

Sitemap

  • Home
  • About
    • What is CareLeader.org?
    • Meet the Team
    • Statement of Faith
  • Products
  • FAQ
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Search

Categories

  • About
  • Addiction
  • All Posts
  • Boomers and senior adults
  • Care Issues
  • Emotional & mental health
    • Discouragement & regret
    • Suicide & self-harm
    • Worry & anxiety
  • Equipping leaders
    • Care & counsel
    • Ministry startup
  • In This Together
  • Marriage & other relationships
    • Communication
    • Conflict
    • Infidelity, unfaithful spouse
    • Premarital counseling
  • Misc
    • Job & finances
  • Parenting
    • Single parents
  • Pastor's issues
    • Care ministry administration
    • Counseling & teaching
    • Emotions
    • Encouraging others
    • Work/life balance
  • Sexual issues
    • Abuse
    • Same-sex attraction
  • Suffering & Grief
    • Racism
  • Theology of pastoral care
  • Top posts

© 2025 CareLeader · Rainmaker Platform