Show Notes:

🎙️ Care for Pastors Podcast

Season 2, Episode 9
Title: Healthy Marriages (Part 1)
Host: Robby Bolden
Guests: Art & Mary Ellen Eaton (Care for Pastors Team), and Traci Bolden

🩺 Episode Overview:

In this episode of the Care for Pastors Podcast, host Robby Bolden continues the Healthy Habits of Pastors series with a conversation close to every pastor’s heart — marriage.

Robby is joined by Art and Mary Ellen Eaton, part of the Care for Pastors team, along with his wife Traci Bolden, for an honest and hope-filled discussion on what it looks like to build and maintain a healthy marriage in the midst of ministry life.

Together, they explore how habits of connection, communication, prayer, and shared adventure can breathe new life into a marriage and help couples stay grounded in their love for God and each other — even when ministry gets demanding.

💬 Key Takeaways:

• Ministry can magnify both the joys and challenges of marriage — intentional habits keep couples strong.
• Healthy marriages grow through consistent communication, shared prayer, and making time for fun together.
• You can’t give what you don’t have — caring for your marriage is part of caring for your calling.
• Grace and forgiveness are the daily rhythms that keep love alive.

🧭 Episode Highlights:

• [01:45] The connection between pastoral health and marital health
• [07:30] How ministry seasons test communication and priorities
• [14:20] The role of prayer and spiritual intimacy in a thriving marriage
• [19:10] Rediscovering fun and laughter together
• [25:00] Encouragement for couples who feel distant or weary

❤️ Next Episode Preview:

Join us next week for Part Two of “Healthy Marriages,” where we’ll dive deeper into communication, conflict, and practical ways to serve one another with grace in every season of ministry.

🔗 Resources & Links:

• Care for Pastors
• Learn more about the Care for Pastors Marriage Support Programs
• Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite platform