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Models of Singles Ministry

Model #1: The Sunday School Hub

• Core: a singles Sunday school class

• Fellowship meal or activity afterward

• Occasional outside activities

Model #2: The Three-Generation Breakout

• Core: combined session for worship

• Age-level breakout electives:

• Young Adult Bible study
• Boomer group/divorce recovery
• Seniors study

• Combined closing and fellowship time

Model #3: The Topical Breakout

• Core: combined Sunday school class

• Off-night worship event with breakout groups:

• Divorce Recovery
• Leadership Training
• Children’s Ministry

• Monthly fellowships

Model #4: The Way-Cool GenX Thing

• Core: midweek worship event in GenX style:

• Postmodern orientation
• Music/teaching highly experiential

• Cool off-night activities, like a Christian Comedy Club

• Married couples are included

• Lots of direct mail promotion

• Small groups for discipleship

Model #5: The Inter-SAM

• Core: multiple-church coalition

• Monthly seeker-sensitive outreach dinner at a neutral site

• Quarterly fellowship activities

• Semi-annual missions trips and outreaches

• Joint newsletter and promotion

Model #6: The Targeted Group

• Core: define one specific type of single to reach and go after them

• Uses a specific ministry method such as Divorce Recovery

• Offers parallel children’s programming

• Doesn’t worry about the groups outside the target

Model #7: Mainstreaming

• Core: "we’re not married…so what?"

• Ministry to singles is to prepare them for leadership

• Singles are dispersed into ministry positions

• Singles and couples combined in all activities

• No formal SAM