SCRIPTURE ON SINGLENESS
Can a Single Person Fully Image God?
By Stephen J. Wellum | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Singles | 03.20.2017Human marriage is vitally important, but it’s not permanent nor is it the only place where humans fully image God.
Did Paul Prefer Singleness?
By Thomas R. Schreiner | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Singles | 03.20.2017Given the cultural climate in the United States, it’s surprising to see how positively Paul speaks about being single.
How Did Paul Pastor Singles?
By Frank Thielman | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Singles | 03.20.2017Paul makes it clear in 1 Corinthians 7 that singleness is not a predicament that needs to be addressed, an emergency that needs attention, or a problem that needs to be solved.
PASTORING SINGLES
9 Ways to Pastor Those Longing for Marriage
By Matt Smethurst | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Singles | 03.20.2017As you shepherd those longing for a spouse, don’t miss the opportunity to listen, to comfort, and to speak truth in love.
Pastoring Discontented Singles
By Jeremy Pierre | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Singles | 03.20.2017A basic distinction between fact and interpretation is helpful when pastoring discontented singles.
7 Dos and Don’ts of Discipling Singles
By Whitney Woollard | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Singles | 03.22.2017Here are seven simple things we can do—and not do!—so singles in our midst know we love them and respect them as fellow image-bearers of God.
Singleness in Modern Culture
By Owen Strachan | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Singles | 03.20.2017Vocation and service: two major areas of life that are often neglected in the pulpit, but that help the people of God find purpose and hope in this fallen, often lonely world.
A Gospel-Centered Framework for Ministering to Lonely People
By DW | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Singles | 03.20.2017Even the best things in life cannot fill a human being’s need for companionship.
Diagnostic Questions for Ministering to Singles
By Mary Willson | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Singles | 03.20.2017As you are preaching through the Scriptures and thinking about applying the text, you might consider whether your text addresses questions like these.
Can Christians Marry Non-Christians?: A Biblical Theology
By Mike Gilbart-Smith | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Singles | 03.13.2017When you’re married to a non-Christian, you sing: “I want this song to be about Jesus,” while your spouse sings, “It’s just you and me.” There can be no ultimate harmony.
SINGLES AND THE CHURCH
Redefining Intimacy
By Ed Shaw | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Singles | 03.20.2017We live in a society whose only route to true intimacy has become the joy of sex.
Singleness, Same-Sex Attraction, and the Church: A Conversation with Sam Allberry, Rosaria Butterfield, and Christopher Yuan
By C. Yuan, R. Butterfield, S. Allberry | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Singles | 03.20.2017Sam Allberry, Rosaria Butterfield, and Christopher Yuan answer questions on same-sex attraction, singleness, and the church.
Folding Singles into Family in the Life of the Church
By Sean DeMars | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Singles | 03.20.2017How are the families in your church are doing at loving single people? Do they strive to fold single people into their lives?
Using the Holidays to Host Singles
By Andy Johnson | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Singles | 03.20.2017Here are a few comments intended to encourage you to fold single-adult friends into your special family events.
Reforming College Dating through Discipleship
By Allen Duty | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Singles | 03.20.2017Older men in the church can help college men develop a God-honoring approach to dating by encouraging them to imitate godly examples, embrace biblical values, and involve the church.
THE SINGLE PASTOR
Can Single Men Serve as Elders?
By Andy Davis | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Singles | 03.20.2017Does “husband of one wife” disqualify single men from serving as elders?
Single Pastors, Biblical Counseling, and the Local Church
By Bert Daniel | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Singles | 03.20.2017How can a single pastor build a constructive counseling ministry in the context of the local church?
OTHER RESOURCES
Episode 6: On Pastoring Singles
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Singles | 03.21.2017Jonathan sits down with Mark to ask him questions from our new Journal: Pastoring Singles.
Sunday School Curriculum: Singleness and Courtship
By 9Marks | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Singles | 03.19.2017Capitol Hill Baptist Church offers a 13-week Sunday School course on singleness and courtship for free on its website. You can find all the manuscripts here.
Sermon: A Biblical Theology of Singleness
By 9Marks | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Singles | 03.19.2017Charles Hedman, a pastor at Capitol Hill Baptist Church, preached a sermon on a biblical theology of singleness. You can listen to that sermon here.
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