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In the HBO series \u201cJohn Adams,\u201d Adams calls Abigail, his wife, My Friend. He says she was his number one ballast; she was his advisor; and friend. <\/p>\n

What one word best describes your relationship to your ministry spouse? What one word would your ministry spouse use to describe your relationship?<\/b><\/p>\n

Scot McKnight\u2019s response: when it comes to ministry situations with us, Kris is (among other things) my soundingboard and I think she would see herself as (among other things) supporter\/analyst. It is rare after I speak that Kris doesn\u2019t say something like \u201con that one point\u2026 it could have been set up better.\u201d Helps every time. Every time.<\/p>\n

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In the HBO series \u201cJohn Adams,\u201d Adams calls Abigail, his wife, My Friend. He says she was his number one ballast; she was his advisor; and friend. What one word best describes your relationship to your ministry spouse? What one word would your ministry spouse use to describe your relationship? Scot McKnight\u2019s response: when it […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":197,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nBehind the Scenes (by PW)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In the HBO series "John Adams," Adams calls Abigail, his wife, My Friend. He says she was his number one ballast; she was his advisor; and friend. 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