11
May
2008
Ok, check it out Christian single adults: Single adults make up over 40% of the adult population in the US alone. That’s over 90 million single adults! The vast majority of these singles adults, even if they claim to have faith in God, avoid church like a bad date that keeps on calling. Why is this so?
Although single adults (single never-married, single parents, divorced singles, widows, etc) are a huge mission field and have a huge number of felt needs, churches simply do not have the desire or know-how to reach out to this neglected segment of our society.
One of the missions of Christian Dating Service Plus is to help single adults plug into a good local church where they can find support and help others as well. If you are a single adult looking for a good church or Christian singles group, check out some of our single adult resources on this page. Another website of interest is singleadultminitry.com.
If you are a single adult and residing in NJ, you may be interested in getting involved with Oasis Church, a new contemporary Christian church we are starting that takes into account the needs and pressures of single adults. You can check out what we’re about by checking out our UTube video:
If you are a Christian single adult who likes church but don’t feel you fit in anywhere in particular, this could be the place for you to get and give support. You’ll fit right in this exciting new work. We promise! Remember, as a Christian single adult you have an important role to play in the body of Christ, and have gifts you have gifts that the church can use.
Bible Verse of the Day
~There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men. Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good~1Cor 12:4-7
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27
April
2008
Why are we writing about black and white singles? For those who don’t know Christian Dating Service PLUS has taken the position that racism (especially in light of the upcoming US election) both in the church and our society is one of the biggest barriers both black and white single Christians must overcome if we are to impact our society for Jesus. I am addressing this issue here because our readership (over 100,00 per month) is made up nearly equally of both white and black singles.
Black and White Singles Plea
One white reader recently wrote accusing me of being racist because I have articles about Christian black singles and the issues they face. You can read my response below. *
Please! Talking about racial issues is not being racist as one our readers has suggested. No. Acknowledging our differences, forgiving each other, confronting racism (from both black and white sources) and speaking the truth in love is a powerful way both black and white singles who love Jesus can help transform our country and the world.
Can you imagine the message this would send unbelievers and Washington if both black and white Christian singles united as a movement to declare we are all ONE in Christ Jesus? Can you imagine the impact? Can anyone spell R-E-V-I-V-A-L?
Bible Verse of Day
~Now the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and one soul; neither did anyone say that any of the things he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common. And with great power the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And great grace was upon them all~Acts 4:32-33
Overall, this is one of the reasons we are planting a multicultural church in NJ. It’s called Oasis and we need people to become part of our CORE TEAM as we plan to reach out to the Central New Jersey area. Want to team up with us? You can check out what we’re about right here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iB9IHZJYoMg
* Dear Sister Marcie:
I get thousands of emails…but I just happened to see your comments about us being racist. Here’s the deal: I am a church planter in NJ who is planting a contemporary multicultural church. Our Core Team (made up of black, white, hispanic) would have laughed if they read your comments.
Furthermore>>>
1. You should have read what we have written about Interracial relationships before making such comments. I find your comments funny because we get attacked daily by real racists.
2. Why the separate topics of Black and Hispanic Singles? Simply…we want to reach unchurched people (many whom are racist) with the gospel and it’s these keywords that they search for.
Hey…I love you anyway…and please pray for us??? We need all the help we can get….would love to have ya helping our New York Metropolitan Area church plant.
Bro David
Christian Dating Service Plus
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10
April
2008
So what do you think the top singles issues are among Christian singles in the world. Oh wait! Before I get into this article on singles issues, I want to thank all of you single Christians out there for praying for my site. The thief, God bless him, gave me my site back! Woo Hoo! Please pray that the Lord reveals His love to him in a deep way, and thank you, Mr. Thief, wherever you are. Please keep in touch when you have time.
Top 7 Singles Issues
Now, let’s get back to singles issues and what singles seem to think or worry about most. We are gathering this information from our 10 month old singles survey where over a thousand Christian singles from around the world participated. Here are the top five things singles issues people are worry warts over with a Confidence Interval @ 95%:
- Money Worries/Bills
- Dating Relationships
- Career
- Health
- Marriage
- Kids
- Sex Issues
I was kinda shocked to see sex at number 7 and money issues as the number 1 singles issue. One interesting thing we found about these singles issues is that the percentage of single women who think or worry about money/bills (20%) is substantially higher than the number of single guys who do (13%). Perhaps not surprising is the fact that men think or worry about sex (10%) much more often than our single gal respondents (4%). How interesting! Any thoughts on this?
So what are your issues today? What are YOU worrying about? The cool thing is that no matter what our “singles issues” are today, Jesus told us we don’t have to carry all that stuff by ourselves. He wants us to lay our burdens on Him. Have you done so yet?
Bible Verse of Day
~Cast all your worries upon him because he cares for you~ 1 Peter 5:7
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