Pull between Family & Ministry

I grew up under the preaching of Stuart Briscoe, and will always see him as a key builder of my faith.  Recently, through an interview with his son Pete (who is also a pastor), Leadership Journal diagnosed a shift in the times and a concern for balancing family life and ministry.  Here is the key expert… 

My dad traveled extensively when we were young, which allowed him to have an extremely fruitful ministry. But there was a cost with the kids. He missed the vast majority of my basketball games in high school and college, for instance.

We were talking about this one day, and he said, “Pete, my generation failed in that we tended to sacrifice family on the altar of ministry. I fear your generation is sacrificing ministry on the altar of family.” I think he’s right, on both fronts. My hope is to fully engage my ministry and my family but to do so in an appropriate way during distinctive seasons of life. So, I am not traveling much at all when the kids are growing, but I am investing my time in ministries that allow my message to travel without ever leaving Dallas.

So how do we find the right balance?