Church Assumptions About Singles and Ministry Time Challenged
A new essay challenges the common church assumption that single people have more time available for ministry than married individuals. The piece argues that singleness comes with its own demands, responsibilities, and time constraints that are often invisible to church leadership. Churches may be inadvertently overburdening single members by assuming their availability without recognizing their full lives and commitments outside of romantic relationships.
Read Full Story at Christianity TodayFor I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.
— 1 Corinthians 7:7
Paul recognizes both singleness and marriage as gifts from God with different callings. Churches should honor the complexity of single life rather than treating it merely as extra capacity for volunteer work.