How Do You Deal With Cohabiting Young Adults in Your Ministry?
Simply starting a ministry with a name doesn’t mean you’ll attract young adults. Focus on providing for and meeting needs to bring the gospel message to young adults near your church.
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Be Complete in Christ
Our goal is to see single adults come to Christ, be complete in Him, and build communities that welcome single adults in ministry. Marriage may be in the plan for some singles, but while you are single, your mission should not be marriage, but to be complete in Christ!
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Be Focused. Reach Singles.
53% of adults in America are singles. Single-person households have increased more than fivefold since 1960, from 7 million to 37 million. You don’t need a singles ministry; you need to be single friendly.
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Less than a quarter of your church is single, but your community is over 40% single.
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DR. PJ DUNN
Minister, President, & Founder est.2013
Adjunct Professor NOBTS ProDoc Program
Discipleship Consultant GBMB
Local Church Ministry 15+ Years
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Dr. PJ Dunn
Dr. PJ Dunn is passionate about reaching and equipping single adults through discipleship. As an advocate for singles, he travels nationally, speaking, coaching, and creating content for singles and the local church. Table for One Ministries was created in 2013 to build community for single adults through discipleship. With over 15 years of local church service, including singles ministry, PJ now serves as a Discipleship Consultant in North Georgia with the Georgia Baptist Mission Board, helping churches make disciples and reach their community.
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Names for a Singles Ministry
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Christian Mingle: Be Complete in Christ
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5 Ways to Minister to College Students This Summer
Simply starting a ministry with a name doesn’t mean you’ll attract young adults. Focus on providing for and meeting needs to bring the gospel message to young adults near your church.
Embracing Singles in the Church Community
Single adults don’t just want a handshake; they want to be seen, acknowledged, and integrated into the fabric of the church community.
Learning to Trust Again After Divorce: Finding Hope in Christ
You don’t have to have all the answers today. You don’t have to rush the healing process. But you can take one step at a time, knowing that God is holding your heart and leading you toward restoration. He is faithful. He is good. And He is the One who will teach you how to trust again.
Dating and the Church: How Should the Church Treat Singles?
Simply starting a ministry with a name doesn’t mean you’ll attract young adults. Focus on providing for and meeting needs to bring the gospel message to young adults near your church.