goal of ministry-oriented homes is not perfection but faithfulness. Another fact that quickly emerges is that healthy ministry families don’t all look alike. If anything is clear in the results of the research for this book, it’s that there is no single, right way to structure family life in ministry. The models are as diverse as the personalities of each parent and child. This book reflects the diversity of roles and strategies developed by today’s pastoral families. But two things they share: a