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:
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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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. 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 |
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