Speakers in Singles Ministry

Speaker of the Month: Pastor Dan Houk, Co-Author of Intentional Relationships for Singles

I experienced the pain of divorce after my twenty-five-year marriage failed. My healing and restoration journey led me to a new marriage to Teresa and a new ministry that we launched together. Together, Teresa and I have nine children, eleven grandchildren, and lots and lots of excitement. I have been in full-time ministry for over thirteen years and served as the single adults' pastor in one of the largest singles ministries in the United States. I also led our marriage and family ministry, specializing in parents of teenagers and blended families. Our singles ministry focused on helping people deepen their relationship with God and develop healthy and fulfilling relationships in their lives. 
 
Our singles ministry had three main categories—those never-married, divorced, or widowed. Those who went through DivorceCare® would heal from the divorce, but if they got into new relationships, they often had the same old dynamics that led to the divorce. Widows and widowers and those who had never married seem to have the same experiences. So, we wrote a curriculum for classes on the development of healthy relationships. 
 
Over time, we taught thousands of single adults these principles and saw them experience greater relational satisfaction with friends, family, and dating lives. While leading the singles ministry, we saw over a hundred healthy and happy marriages with almost no divorces. People were intentional with their relationships.
 
I have witnessed some fantastic endings to their stories:
  • Marriages that were on the brink of divorce recover and thrive
  • Single moms or dads find happiness in a blended family
  • Never-marrieds finally find their one true love and get married late in life
  • Singles find peace and contentment in their singleness 
  • People happier and more confident people 
 
I hope to see singles grow and thrive through Intentional Relationships. 
All Areas of Singles Ministry

Kris Swiatocho - Author/Speaker, Director of The Singles Network Ministries

Aukelien van Abbema - UK Speaker, Author, Counselor

Lina AbuJamra - Speaker, Author (Moody Bible Radio Speaker)

Meleah Allard - Speaker specific to LGBT community

Lisa Anderson - Speaker, Author

Mark Ballenger - Speaker, Author on a variety of dating topics.

Tanika Chambers - Speaker, Author

Tara Leigh Cobble - Speaker/Author/Singer

Kevin DeVries - Speaker, Author, Actor

Debra Fileta - Speaker, Author

Brent Gambrell - Speaker, Author for singles and singles ministry.

David Gudgel - Speaker, Author, Trainer

Tom Harris - Speaker, Director of Interim Pastors
 
Terry Hershey - Speaker, Author, Resources.

Dan Houk - Speaker, Author, Pastor

Max Holt - Speaker/Author/Former Singles Pastor

Margaret-Ann Howie - Speaker, Author, Storyteller

Ernest Jefferson-Speaker, Author for singles.

Marcel Jones - Pastor, Speaker, Author

Graham Jones - Author

Arthur Keeley - Pastor, Speaker, Author

Vicky Legg - Austrailian speaker/single parent/healing/restoration

Jill Monaco - Speaker, Founder: SingleMatters

Don Munton - Single's Pastor, Speaker

Vicki Lolton - Speaker, Author

Les and Leslie Parrott - Speakers/Authors

Dick Purnell - Author, Speaker, Resources for singles, young adults and marrieds.

Steve Repak - Author, Speaker specific financial/budgeting/debt management.

Emmanuela P. Rodgenburg - Author, Speaker

Georgia Shaffer - Author, Speaker, Counselor and Life Coach

Laurie Short -Author, speaker, comic
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Dawn Vanderwerff
The Singles Network is my go-to resource for anything in the realm of singles ministry! Kris has more experience and wisdom on singles ministry and the experience of singles in the church than anyone I know. She also has a great way of communicating God's heart and vision for singles and has helped many find purpose in their singleness.
—Dawn Vanderwerf, Single Parent Missions, Grand Rapids, MI
Single Parent/Divorce/Women Specific

Brenda Armstrong - Speaker/Author specific to single parent ministry

Kathy Batey - Speaker/Author/Teacher to those that are divorce or struggling in this area.
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Robyn Besemann - Speaker/Author specific to adult children of divorce. 

Pat Bishop - Single Mothers/Something special ministries

Elsa Kok Colopy - Speak for singles, divorced, and women.

Holly Crain - Leads and speaks on single parent ministry.

James Cruise - Speaker, author, resources for single parent focused ministry

Linda Ranson Jacobs - Speaker, Author, Resources

Christy Johnson - Speaker, Author specific to those in toxic relationships. 

Pam Kanaly - Speaker/Author specific to women and single mom's

Abel Keogh - Speaker/Author on topic of being a widower.

Jennifer Maggio - Speaker, Trainer, Author in single mom's ministry

Cheryl Scanlan - Speaker, Trainer specific to leaders ministry.

Gail Showalter -Director of SMORES, a ministry for single moms.

Dawn Walker - Author/Speaker specific to single parents.

Lori Wildenberg - Author/Speaker specific to parenting including single parenting.
 
 
Grief Specific
 
Sabrina D. Black - Speaker/Author

Carol Bultema - Speaker/Counselor

Cathy and Paul Clough - Speakers/Grief Ministry

Larry Crabb - Speaker/Author/Counselor

David Bueno Martin - Speaker/Counselor

​Large list of experts/resources in this area.


Comedy/Storytelling

Kris Swiatocho - Author/Speaker, Director of The Singles Network Ministries

Bean and Bailey - Comedy duo team

Margaret-Ann Howie - Speaker, Author, Storyteller

Ken Davis - Speaker, Comic, Author

Chonda Pierce - Comic, Singer, Author

Anita Renfrow - Comic

Kenn Kington - Speakers, Comic, Author

Justin Fennel - Comic/Author

Skit Guys - Comedy/story telling team

Matt Fore - Magician, comic

Bob Smiley - Comic

Tim Hawkins - Comic