single in ministry
This section is especially for you
As with those who are married, those who are single and serving in ministry and areas of ministry expression, need support and encouragement too.
It is our hope and prayer that you will be blessed and encouraged by some of the articles specifically tailored for you in this section as well as other threads on our website.
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single in ministry articles
Going It Alone: The Challenges and Joys of Being Single in Ministry
Going into ministry stirred up feelings of joy at following through on God’s call for my life, but it also brought up concerns about potential challenges. Will the people I work with like me? Will they care about what I have to say? Will I be a good representative of...
Healing for the Divorced Pastor
Divorce is epidemic in America, scuttling nearly 50 percent of first marriages and 67 percent of second. As a pastor concerned about the general well-being of the marriage institution, I grieved when divorce visited my home. How could I not? Having been a minister for...
Pastoring While Single
Being single is hard. Being single and a pastor is even harder. Each year, there are thousands of sermons given on the topic of marriage and family but very few on the complexities of being single. Seminaries train pastors on how to navigate the challenges of ministry...
What Churches Should Know When Their Pastors Are Single
"But I wish everyone were single, just as I am" (1 Cor. 7:7, NLT). That the Apostle Paul was either a lifelong single or widowed seems to be the consensus of scholars. There’s an old joke about a committee telling a young pastoral candidate why they would not consider...
Serving as a Single Woman
Biblical Christianity values singleness like no other world religion. It is a prized and precious gift, an encouraged option for a fulfilled life of service. Yet many Christian singles struggle with this ‘gift’. A huge proportion – our estimate is more than half – of...