Helpful support to Launch a Singles Group
Our heart's desire is to provide you with the resources to start your own single ministry
Rjdwebdesign – Excellent array of Christian Adult Singles articles, also Leadership
Christian Post – How Is the Church Responding to Growing Number of Singles?
Church Leaders – 8 Single Principles for a Singles’ Ministry
Crosswalk - Launching a Singles Ministry
Desiring God from John Piper – How to Serve “The Singles” — Ministry to Unmarried Adults in Your Local Church
Enrichment Journal – Single Adults – A Population Too Large to Ignore
Pastors – Various Monthly articles regarding Singles Ministries
Singles Network – Assistance for pastors and leaders in building and maintaining their single’s ministry
Table For One – Both Singles and Singles Leadership resources
True Love Dates - 4 Reasons Your Church Needs a Singles Ministry
United Methodist – Launching a Singles Ministry
Unmarried – Singles Statistics
Discussion Points
Over 50% of U.S. adults are single or single again (18+) [1]
Unmarried households now outnumber married households. [1]
Why do many churches design programs that only target 50% of the U.S. adult demographics and exclude the specific needs and interests of the other 50% of the U.S. adult demographics?
Where should Single Adults go to receive Biblical understanding and perspective about the following issues?
• Premarital education • Re-Marital education • Singleness in a family-oriented church • Dating/dating again • Relating to the former spouse • Learning to forgive the ex • Shared parenting • Blending families • Healthy step-parenting • Adjusting to Widowhood • Rearing kids alone • Accepting Singleness • Sexuality and Singleness • Peer Friendships • Relating to married adults as a single adult • Financial issues as a single • Career choice as a single • Loneliness • Learning to trust again • Divorce Recovery • Grief Recovery [1]
Are churches interested in the spiritual well-being of Single Adults?
Where are Single Adults getting their information if not from the church?
[1] Trends Affecting Single Adult/Young Adult Ministry A Look At Recent Trends Affecting 21st Century Adults (by Dennis Franck, National Director, Assemblies of God Single Adult/Young Adult Ministries, Springfield, MO)
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