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Baker Handbook of Single Adult Ministry
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by Douglas L. Fagerstrom, Bill Flanagan, Jim SmokeDouglas L. Fagerstrom
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Overview
In a family-oriented world, single adults often feel left out. They have special ministry needs that the church is called to address.
The Baker Handbook of Single Adult Ministry is now available in trade paper. This comprehensive reference covers all aspects of ministry with single adults, including contributions from thirty-five leaders in single adult ministry. The wide range of subjects includes community service, prayer and discipleship, dating and marriage, retreats, organizing a divorce recovery workshop, leadership teams, ministry to single parents, and much more.
The forty-five chapters of the book are organized into seven parts designed to help readers zero in on their particular ministry needs.
The Baker Handbook of Single Adult Ministry is now available in trade paper. This comprehensive reference covers all aspects of ministry with single adults, including contributions from thirty-five leaders in single adult ministry. The wide range of subjects includes community service, prayer and discipleship, dating and marriage, retreats, organizing a divorce recovery workshop, leadership teams, ministry to single parents, and much more.
The forty-five chapters of the book are organized into seven parts designed to help readers zero in on their particular ministry needs.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781441231871 |
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Publisher: | Baker Publishing Group |
Publication date: | 05/01/2004 |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | NOOK Book |
Pages: | 368 |
File size: | 1 MB |
About the Author
Douglas L. Fagerstrom is former president of Grand Rapids Theological Seminary of Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He has served in several churches as youth pastor, music minister, single adult pastor, and pastor of adult ministries, and he speaks at conferences and retreats.
Douglas L. Fagerstrom is president of Grand Rapids Theological Seminary of Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He has served in several churches as youth pastor, music minister, single adult pastor, and pastor of adult ministries, and he speaks at conferences and retreats.
Douglas L. Fagerstrom is president of Grand Rapids Theological Seminary of Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He has served in several churches as youth pastor, music minister, single adult pastor, and pastor of adult ministries, and he speaks at conferences and retreats.
Table of Contents
Foreword | 9 | |
Preface | 11 | |
Part 1 | The Need for a Ministry with Single Adults | |
1. | Today's Single Adult Phenomenon: The Realities, Myths, and Identity | 17 |
2. | Establishing a Biblical Basis for the Single Adult Ministry | 27 |
Part 2 | Needs and Issues of Single Adult Ministry | |
3. | Dating | 35 |
4. | Goal and Career Planning | 41 |
5. | Finances and Housing Needs | 46 |
6. | Guiding Spiritual Growth | 52 |
7. | The Single Adult Lifestyle | 56 |
Part 3 | Ministry with Single Adults | |
8. | Singles Helping Singles | 63 |
9. | Marrieds Helping Singles | 66 |
10. | Help for Single-Parent Children | 73 |
11. | The Role of the Senior Pastor | 78 |
12. | A Profile of the Single-Adult Minister | 82 |
13. | An Overview of the Single Adult Organization | 87 |
14. | Recruiting and Training Leaders | 93 |
15. | Defining Purpose, Goals, and Plans | 99 |
16. | Building Community in a Single Adult Ministry | 107 |
17. | Bible Study | 110 |
18. | Developing Small Groups | 116 |
19. | A Balanced Ministry | 121 |
Part 4 | Programs for Single Adults | |
20. | Retreats | 129 |
21. | The Single Adult Conference | 138 |
22. | Community Service and Outreach Ministry Projects | 145 |
23. | Integrating Single Adults into the Life of the Church | 149 |
24. | Growing a Single Adult Ministry | 155 |
25. | Ministry to Single Adults in the Small Church | 162 |
26. | Ministry to Single Adults in the Large Church | 165 |
27. | The Role of the Single-Adult Minister in the Church | 170 |
28. | Traits of Single-Adult Leaders | 173 |
29. | The Importance of Prayer | 179 |
Part 5 | Developing Leadership | |
30. | Developing a Ministry Vision | 187 |
31. | Developing Spiritual Leadership | 197 |
32. | Developing Volunteers | 208 |
33. | Developing Ministry through Spiritual Gifts | 218 |
34. | Developing Ministry with Women | 233 |
35. | Developing a Leadership Team | 239 |
Part 6 | Developing the Ministry | |
36. | Let's Begin at Church | 255 |
37. | Revitalizing Your Single Adult Ministry | 264 |
38. | Developing an Outreach Ministry | 280 |
39. | Developing a Missions Ministry | 289 |
40. | Discipling Single Adults | 299 |
Part 7 | Developing Significant Ministries | |
41. | Dealing with Dating Realities | 309 |
42. | Developing Ministry to Single Parents | 320 |
43. | Developing Ministry to Children of Divorce | 326 |
44. | Divorce Recovery--Small Group Ministry | 336 |
45. | Organizing a Divorce Recovery Workshop | 344 |
Appendix | Networking through NSL | 353 |
Notes | 357 | |
Contributors | 361 |
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