Ministry to Singles

A few months ago, our church asked us to assume leadership of the ministry to single adults. Our first reaction, "It has been a long time since we were single!" So, we prayed. Obviously the church leaders thought we were equipped to do it, but we must admit that we were a little scared. However, we had spent 16 years ministering to teenagers (which alot of people think is very scary), so why not?!

We serve a wide spectrum: those who have never-married, divorced, separated, widowed and single parents. Together, we have some interesting and heartbreaking discussions. And it makes us wonder why the church does not do more for this huge demographic. Singles struggle to find their place in most churches, so many of them are un-churched. It seems that the bar scene is the main place that caters to their singleness, so a large segment of singles are lonely and lack people to "do life" with. What can the church do? For our part we are beginning as a small group ministry meeting 2 Sunday nights every month. We get together to eat, play games, study God's word, share our lives and pray for each other. And every 2 or 3 months we are planning an additional social activity.

Over the coming months we will be learning more about singles ministry and will pass on any best practices that we discover. Tim & Shanna