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Offline Marine For Life

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Singles Groups At Church
« on: January 16, 2008, 01:51:44 AM »
How do you feel about having a singles group at your church? If you do not have one, do you think having one would help you as a single person?
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Re: Singles Groups At Church
« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2008, 03:34:16 AM »
No. I say do away with them.  But my opinion is very biased. Who needs a weekly reminder that they're alone and all they can do is go to work and church?  Please!  Lol.
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Re: Singles Groups At Church
« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2008, 05:13:06 AM »
We tried that years ago at our church. We really didn't get a response. Some people may be ashamed to be single. I don't know. Personally, I think they are a great thing to have. At least, you can have group outings.

Now, we did have one on our district that lasted for about 3 years, it was pretty fun. The only problem, 75 women and 2 men. I guess the men really enjoyed that. LOL!!
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Re: Singles Groups At Church
« Reply #3 on: January 16, 2008, 06:04:15 AM »
I've never been a part of a singles group, even when I was single.  For me, such a group would feel a little pitiful and probably make me feel desperate or something.  I realize that this doesn't represent every woman's sentiment, or even every single person's sentiment; that's just how I remember feeling years ago.

As a consultant, I have consistently noticed that typically these groups have an overwhelming majority of women participants (which isn't hard to believe, considering the church has a female majority), which makes it challenging to get the total experience of male/female bonding within single fellowship.  Mega-churches have the closest to a reasonable male/female balance.
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Re: Singles Groups At Church
« Reply #4 on: January 16, 2008, 06:08:49 AM »
My church once had a singles ministry.  For one thing, I felt the church was too small to have such a ministry.  Long story short, that ministry didn't last long due to lack of participation, lack of direction, apathy, etc. 

I'm married, but if I were single, I'm not too sure if I'd participate in a single's ministry for the same reasons that the others have shared.
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Re: Singles Groups At Church
« Reply #5 on: January 16, 2008, 07:42:29 AM »
Our church has a Singles Minisirty. It's not a "Holy Hook-up" Ministry, but it's one that teaches singles topics related to them. They also schedule social outings, but so does some of the other ministries in our church.

We also have a Young Adult Ministry called "F.R.E.SH. (Finding Reality Eternally Serving Him)." This ministry ministers to ages 21-30. They also do a variety of activities and have a Sunday and  Wednesday class with real topics that affects young adults. This ministry is very new to our church and since they started it, that age groups attendance and new membership has grown tremendously. Note: FRESH was started because 21-30 year olds were not comfortable with the Singles ministry because it had a wide-age group attending. Our singles ministry consisted of young single adults up to senior single adults.

For More information of what they do go to:
http://www.smark.org/ministries/Ministries_Young_Adult.aspx
http://www.myspace.com/smfresh

Both the singles ministry and FRESH ministry are very successful.
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Re: Singles Groups At Church
« Reply #6 on: January 16, 2008, 07:53:08 AM »
Quote from: SisterT on January 16, 2008, 07:42:29 AM
Our church has a Singles Minisirty. It's not a "Holy Hook-up" Ministry, but it's one that teaches singles topics related to them. They also schedule social outings, but so does some of the other ministries in our church.

We also have a Young Adult Ministry called "F.R.E.SH. (Finding Reality Eternally Serving Him)." This ministry ministers to ages 21-30. They also do a variety of activities and have a Sunday and  Wednesday class with real topics that affects young adults. This ministry is very new to our church and since they started it, that age groups attendance and new membership has grown tremendously. Note: FRESH was started because 21-30 year olds were not comfortable with the Singles ministry because it had a wide-age group attending. Our singles ministry consisted of young single adults up to senior single adults.

For More information of what they do go to:
http://www.smark.org/ministries/Ministries_Young_Adult.aspx
http://www.myspace.com/smfresh

Both the singles ministry and FRESH ministry are very successful.


Ahhh, you beat me to it, Sister T.  >:( ;) :D


I was going to say that the focus, of the congregation, as well as, church leaders, needs to shift from that of trying to provide the, 'Holy Hook-up'.

Being single should be about what others spoke of in Rachaud's thread; focusing on self and activities that support that focus.
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Re: Singles Groups At Church
« Reply #7 on: January 16, 2008, 07:56:11 AM »
Honestly, there are very few churches (excluding storefronts and the like) who still do the "holy hook up" thing.  From what I've seen, most churches that have Singles Ministries focus on activities, fellowship, and actual ministry.
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Re: Singles Groups At Church
« Reply #8 on: January 16, 2008, 08:00:16 AM »
We don't have one, but a lot of people have approched pastor about starting one.  (we do have married couples minstry though) But pastor had asked a few people who would be intrested in leading the group to present him a proposal and then he would go from there, etc.  But he did tell them, this is not a time to come and chit chat about nothing, nor is it a "hook up" joint, it must be biblically sound, based, and structured, etc.  So we'll see what happens.  Sidenote: (I wish I could start a mind yo own business and stay out of mine ministry.)
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Re: Singles Groups At Church
« Reply #9 on: January 16, 2008, 08:05:28 AM »
My church doesn't have one, it's small. I wouldn't get involved if I had one just because I like being single without everyone knowing I am single. Now if I have a girlfriend and that ministry has classes on things to think about before marriage I would go to those.
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Re: Singles Groups At Church
« Reply #10 on: January 16, 2008, 10:53:29 AM »
Quote from: SisterT on January 16, 2008, 07:42:29 AM
Our church has a Singles Minisirty. It's not a "Holy Hook-up" Ministry, but it's one that teaches singles topics related to them. They also schedule social outings, but so does some of the other ministries in our church.

We also have a Young Adult Ministry called "F.R.E.SH. (Finding Reality Eternally Serving Him)." This ministry ministers to ages 21-30. They also do a variety of activities and have a Sunday and  Wednesday class with real topics that affects young adults. This ministry is very new to our church and since they started it, that age groups attendance and new membership has grown tremendously. Note: FRESH was started because 21-30 year olds were not comfortable with the Singles ministry because it had a wide-age group attending. Our singles ministry consisted of young single adults up to senior single adults.

For More information of what they do go to:
http://www.smark.org/ministries/Ministries_Young_Adult.aspx
http://www.myspace.com/smfresh

Both the singles ministry and FRESH ministry are very successful.



The sad thing is that if they called it a "Holy Hook-Up Ministry", I'd probably be the first to sign up!  Help me Lawd!!!!
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Re: Singles Groups At Church
« Reply #11 on: January 16, 2008, 11:02:07 AM »
Quote from: COGIC4SHO on January 16, 2008, 10:53:29 AM

The sad thing is that if they called it a "Holy Hook-Up Ministry", I'd probably be the first to sign up!  Help me Lawd!!!!


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Re: Singles Groups At Church
« Reply #12 on: January 16, 2008, 12:05:31 PM »
Quote from: SisterT on January 16, 2008, 07:42:29 AM
Our church has a Singles Minisirty. It's not a "Holy Hook-up" Ministry, but it's one that teaches singles topics related to them. They also schedule social outings, but so does some of the other ministries in our church.

We also have a Young Adult Ministry called "F.R.E.SH. (Finding Reality Eternally Serving Him)." This ministry ministers to ages 21-30. They also do a variety of activities and have a Sunday and  Wednesday class with real topics that affects young adults. This ministry is very new to our church and since they started it, that age groups attendance and new membership has grown tremendously. Note: FRESH was started because 21-30 year olds were not comfortable with the Singles ministry because it had a wide-age group attending. Our singles ministry consisted of young single adults up to senior single adults.

For More information of what they do go to:
http://www.smark.org/ministries/Ministries_Young_Adult.aspx
http://www.myspace.com/smfresh

Both the singles ministry and FRESH ministry are very successful.
To God Be The Glory!!! I went to your web sight and I love it!! That's what I'm talking about. See as a people sometimes the church thinks in order to reach the youth and/or other groups you have to get on their level and that's true. But we get to far on their level and the Godliness is gone and now all you have is a hip hop what ever what ever time. I love what I read and seen, it touched my heart and gave me some new ideas for our youth group. That will also help the singles, because now along with the word they're light is shinning while praising God at the same time.  Semper Fi
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