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Reaching Single Adults

Author : Dennis Franck

Publisher : Baker Books

Page : 224 pages

File Size : 22,43 MB

Release : 2007-01-01

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1585585629

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Although 44 percent of all adults are unmarried, most churches are focused on marriage and families--and so miss many opportunities to reach out as well as to benefit from all that singles can offer to the church. Here at last is an up-to-date, comprehensive handbook to single adult ministry. Based on his over twenty-five years of experience, Dennis Franck offers church leaders guidance on all aspects of this often-overlooked ministry, including: -understanding singles' diverse life situations and needs -developing a biblical philosophy of ministry -the practical aspects of building a ministry Pastors and lay leaders will gratefully welcome this new in-depth resource to guide their ministry to, for, and through single adults.



How to Build an Exciting Singles Ministry-- and Keep it Going

Author : Don Davidson

Publisher : Thomas Nelson

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 45,94 MB

Release : 1993

Category : Religion

ISBN : 9780840745583

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Don Davidson provides a thorough, practical guide to single adult ministry and how to establish an effective one in your church and outlines steps for creating a unique singles group for new college grads, career people, widowed or divorced persons.



The Measure of Success

Author : Carolyn McCulley

Publisher : B&H Publishing Group

Page : 192 pages

File Size : 15,87 MB

Release : 2014

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1433679922

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Carolyn and Nora-a single business owner and a stay at home mom-tackle the stereotypes and one-size-fits-all thinking that have left women struggling to understand how to balance roles in the home and work place for generations.



Intentional Relationships For Singles

Author : Dan Houk

Publisher :

Page : 184 pages

File Size : 50,97 MB

Release : 2021-01-29

Category :

ISBN :

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Intentional Relationships for Singles is a 12-week Bible study designed to help individuals get healthier through personal growth in all their relationships including God, family, friends, work, and church with the goal of preparing for marriage. TOPICS DISCUSSED - Your Identity in Christ - Gender Roles - Understanding the Opposite Sex - Blind Spots - Boundaries - Conflict Resolution - Forgiveness - Reconciliation - Friendships - Intentional Friendship(TM) - Intentional Dating - Engagement - Plus self/group reflection questions, Online Leaders Resources and Videos. "Kris and Dan have walked the ups and downs of singleness, friendship and dating - and lived to tell about it. Lucky for us, we get to learn from their victories and mistakes. Their immensely practical book is full of advice, strategies and personal, real-world examples that will empower you to pursue personal and relational health - and most importantly, to trust Godin the process." - Lisa Anderson, Director of Boundless.org/Focus on the Family and author of The Dating Manifesto "Every 'us' requires intentionality. Lots of purposeful intentionality before and during dating, and then again before and after the wedding. This guide will help you do just that." - Ron Deal, President of SmartStepfamilies.com and bestselling author of Dating and the Single Parent and Building Love Together in Blended Families (with Dr. Gary Chapman); smartstepfamilies.com "In a world where relationships are lost and have become a dying art too often replaced by cell phones and social media, Kris Swiatocho and Dan Houk have hit a home run. Intention takes time, perseverance, and prayer. Relationships don't flourish without intention. Kudos on bringing practical tips and life application to the millions of singles who desire true and authentic relationships." - Jennifer Maggio, Chief Executive Officer, The Life of a Single Mom Ministries; thelifeofasinglemom.com "Wow! What a powerful book of information and strategy for building intentional, authentic relationships! This book is so fresh, reads well, and is one of the sharpest, laser-focused tools I have ever read to help single adults build God-honoring relationships that last. Without hesitation, I recommend this book to single adults and to those leaders who work closely with single adults. Dan and Kris do a masterful job in sharing their life experiences that only brings greater authority to the content of this book. You gotta get it! You won't be disappointed." - Joseph Northcut, Director of Church Resources, ChurchInitiative.org (creator of DivorceCare.org and GriefShare.org) For more information, to order in bulk to save or to bring Kris and Dan to your city, go to www.IntentionalRelationshipSolutions.org



This Momentary Marriage

Author : John Piper

Publisher : Crossway

Page : 194 pages

File Size : 28,60 MB

Release : 2009-04-03

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1433520591

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Reflecting on forty years of matrimony, John Piper exalts the biblical meaning of marriage over its emotion, exhorting couples to keep their covenant for all the best reasons. Even in the days when people commonly stayed married "'til death do us part," there has never been a generation whose view of marriage was high enough, says Pastor John Piper. That is all the more true in our casual times. Though personal selfishness and cultural bondage obstruct the wonder of God's purpose, it is found in God's Word, where his design can awaken a glorious vision capable of freeing every person from small, Christ-ignoring, romance-intoxicated views. As Piper explains in reflecting on forty years of matrimony: "Most foundationally, marriage is the doing of God. And ultimately, marriage is the display of God. It displays the covenant-keeping love between Christ and his people to the world in a way that no other event or institution does. Marriage, therefore, is not mainly about being in love. It's mainly about telling the truth with our lives. And staying married is not about staying in love. It is about keeping covenant and putting the glory of Christ's covenant-keeping love on display." This Momentary Marriage unpacks the biblical vision, its unexpected contours, and its weighty implications for married, single, divorced, and remarried alike.



Thriving as a Single Person in Ministry

Author : Jane Carr

Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield

Page : 166 pages

File Size : 10,66 MB

Release : 2021-06-15

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1538127490

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Churches large and small across the world and in every denomination have rising numbers of single people on their leadership staff. This book presents a research-based perspective on the joys, opportunities, and challenges of being single in vocational ministry. Through extensive interviews and focus groups, the authors present both a practical application and a positive message for those serving God as single clergy or pastoral leaders.



Renewing the Vision

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Publisher : USCCB Publishing

Page : 68 pages

File Size : 41,13 MB

Release : 1997

Category : Catholic youth

ISBN : 9781574550047

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This volume provides all who minister to young people with an effective blueprint for building a truly meaningful ministry



Jesus, Single Like Me

Author : Kris Swiatocho

Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Page : 102 pages

File Size : 39,53 MB

Release : 2017-03-02

Category :

ISBN : 9781544133768

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Jesus, Single Like Me is a celebration of who you are as a single adult. Because Christ is single, he knows first-hand what we are going through. He can relate to being alone, desiring a mate, family issues and responsibilities, friendships with the same and opposite sex, pain and disappointment, financial issues, etc. But even through the storms of our single lives, Jesus shows us the victory of being single. Read and celebrate Jesus, Single Like Me. Jesus, Single Like Me is an excellent resource for single adults. It has a great outline and progression with clear content. The concise leader's guide will help you lead as you prepare, work through, and close/follow-up.-Joseph Northcut, Director of Church Ministries Church Initiative (creator of DivorceCare.org, SingleandParenting.org)



Creating Christ

Author : James S. Valliant

Publisher : Crossroad Press

Page : 450 pages

File Size : 37,33 MB

Release : 2016-09-07

Category : Religion

ISBN :

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Exhaustively annotated and illustrated, this explosive work of history unearths clues that finally demonstrate the truth about one of the world’s great religions: that it was born out of the conflict between the Romans and messianic Jews who fought a bitter war with each other during the 1st Century. The Romans employed a tactic they routinely used to conquer and absorb other nations: they grafted their imperial rule onto the religion of the conquered. After 30 years of research, authors James S. Valliant and C.W. Fahy present irrefutable archeological and textual evidence that proves Christianity was created by Roman Caesars in this book that breaks new ground in Christian scholarship and is destined to change the way the world looks at ancient religions forever. Inherited from a long-past era of tyranny, war and deliberate religious fraud, could Christianity have been created for an entirely different purpose than we have been lead to believe? Praised by scholars like Dead Sea Scrolls translator Robert Eisenman (James the Brother of Jesus), this exhaustive synthesis of historical detective work integrates all of the ancient sources about the earliest Christians and reveals new archeological evidence for the first time. And, despite the fable presented in current bestsellers like Bill O’Reilly’s Killing Jesus, the evidence presented in Creating Christ is irrefutable: Christianity was invented by Roman Emperors. I have rarely encountered a book so original, exciting, accessible and informed on subjects that are of obvious importance to the world and to which I have myself devoted such a large part of my scholarly career studying. In this book they have rendered a startling new understanding of Christianity with a controversial theory of its Roman provenance that is accessible to the layman in a very powerful way. In the process, they present new and comprehensive archeological and iconographic evidence, as well as utilizing the widest and most cutting edge work of other recent scholars, including myself. This is a work of outstanding and original scholarship. Its arguments are a brilliant, profound and thorough integration of the relevant evidence. When they are done, the conclusion is inescapable and obviously profound. Robert Eisenman, Author of James the Brother of Jesus and The New Testament Code "A fascinating and provocative investigative history of ideas, boldly exploring a problem that previous scholarship has not clearly or credibly addressed: how (and why!) the Flavian dynasty wove Christianity into the very fabric of Western civilization." -Mark Riebling, author of Church of Spies: The Pope's Secret War Against Hitler



Sustainable Young Adult Ministry

Author : Mark DeVries

Publisher : InterVarsity Press

Page : 230 pages

File Size : 32,77 MB

Release : 2019-08-20

Category : Religion

ISBN : 0830865551

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Young adult ministry can scare us, but what if it's not as enigmatic as we've been led to believe? Full of practical advice from their own experience (and a wealth of additional resources), this book from Scott Pontier and Mark DeVries explores six common mistakes churches make in their efforts to reach young adults, offering six paradoxes that return us to a simpler, more biblical ministry model.