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HELP! I'M DATING A PASTOR - Laju Iren

My advice to you is to limit your roles in the church to the things you were doing before the relationship started. Being a pastor's girlfriend ...

Biblical Dating: From 'Hi' to 'I Do' in a Year - Boundless.org

One of our bedrock governing principles in biblical dating — and in how we treat our brothers and sisters in Christ generally — is not to “defraud” our single ...

Singleness in Church Planting - New Churches

But we have to trust in the one in control of the heavens who will provide rain in the first place. ... pastor or what it would look like to date somebody in your ...

Can Divorced People Serve In Church Leadership? - Charles Specht

It is both interesting and sad that almost every church I have communicated with has had this question on their application. And I have to ask the question: Is ...

Should Dating Couples Go to Church Together?

Putting God at the center of your dating relationship is one of the best ways to ensure it goes the distance. · Going to church together can be a ...

Putting Your Spouse Above Ministry - Life.Church Open Network Blog

Below are a few suggestions I give to couples in ministry so they can keep their marriages where God has placed them.

The Divorced Pastor: Is He the Husband of One Wife?

If in 1 Corinthians 7:39 Paul allows for remarriage, there is no reason that pastors could not take a second wife upon the death of a first wife ...

Why They're Not Actually Your Friends (A Hard Truth for Pastors and ...

The question to ask is: who will be with me when I retire/leave this position? I asked one friend, in his forties, about this. He left a church over a decade ...

Pastors Can Be Subject to Criminal Penalties for Not Complying with ...

However, some states permit only “ordained” or some other classification of clergy to perform marriage ceremonies. It is important for clergy to ...

It's tough out there for singles. What can churches do to help?

... congregations look for ways to empower singles to get involved in church programs. More than 9 in 10 pastors said that single adults are ...

How to Serve "The Singles" in Your Church | Revive Our Hearts Blog

This is one of the potential pastoral challenges to ministering to single adults. We are often The Singles, one monolithic block of unmarried ...

Singles vs. Married Couples in the Church - Party of One

Pastors, does your church need to take a look at its singles ministry? This book can help start the necessary conversations and even inspire a message for the ...

Gender Roles and the Single Woman

Scripture was used to show how men are the loving leaders in their marriages and women are called to help and submit to the man's leadership.

Two Churches, One Pastor: An Old Model for the Present and Future ...

More than one church served by a single minister is historically a very normal arrangement. This is a viable option for many churches now, with smaller ...

Do You Love the People of God? | For The Church

In addition to his seminary duties, Allen has served as pastor and interim pastor of several Southern Baptist churches. Dr. Allen holds a ...

On Calling a Pastor - Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

The process is one of discernment and will challenge the congregation to listen closely for the will of God for its mission and ministry in this new stage of ...

Must A Pastor Be Married? - | King James Bible History

Sam. Allberry (himself a single pastor in the UK) ... As Schreiner notes, most believers will marry, and will fulfill their calling to God in marriage.

Pastor, Don't Ignore the Unhealth in Your Marriage (Part 1)

God is not pleased when we, as ministers, fail in our most basic responsibilities of being a husband, not even when the excuse is ministry. In ...

The pastor and inappropriate interactions with women in the church

There are many new things in the Christian pastoral ministry, but one ... The pastor can have close working relationships with women in the church ...

What Youth Ministers Need to Know Before Dating

There are well-meaning “match makers” in the church who always have the “perfect person” for a single minister to meet. Those can be difficult ...