RESOURCES
Recommendations for Pastors:
Books | Articles | Websites | Blogs/Podcasts | Preaching Resources | YouTube
Podcasts and Blogs for Everyone
Good Reads for Single Ladies
Blogs, Websites, Articles
Recommended Reading for Pastors:
All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation
by Rebecca Traister
The Meaning of Singleness: Retrieving an Eschatological Vision for the Contemporary Church
by Danielle Treweek
Ring by Spring: Dating and Relationship Cultures at Christian Colleges
by Stacy Keogh George
The Significance of Singleness: A Theological Vision for the Future of the Church
by Christina S. Hitchcock
Singled Out: How Singles Are Stereotyped, Stigmatized, and Ignored, and Still Live Happily Ever After
by Bella DePaulo
Singleness and the Church: A New Theology of the Single Life
by Jana M. Bennett
Preaching Resources:
A Reader on Preaching: Making Connections, edited by David Day and Jeff Astley
Using Illustrations to Preach with Power (2nd revised edition) by Bryan Chapell
Worship for the Whole People of God: Vital Worship for the 21st Century by Ruth C. Duck
Inductive Preaching: Helping People Listen by Ralph L. Lewis
Articles
“10 Ways to Help Single Women in Ministry Flourish”
by Amy Jackson (2017)
“Single in the Church: How Church Practices Are Including or Excluding Single Adults”
by Jen Ashby on MissioAlliance (2023)
“Perfidious and Pernicious Singlism”
by Anne Byrne (2009)
“The Church Is Failing Single People: Here’s 3 Things We Can Do About It”
by Lauren Windle (2021)
“Unmarried and Undaunted: How Singleness Can Inspire Faithful Service and Hope for the Resurrection”
by Gina Dalfonzo (2018)
“How to Honor Singles in Your Church”
by Joy Beth Smith (2018)
“Why People Defend Relationship Ideology”
by Martin V. Day (2016)
“A Large Number of Single Women Are Leaving the Church. Why?”
by Katie Gaddini (2023)
“Stereotypes of Singles: Are Singles What We Think?”
by Tobias Greitemeyer (2009)
Websites
Single Friendly Church (a website from the UK)
https://www.singlefriendlychurch.com/
“How to Serve the Singles” by Carolyn McCulley (2011)
PODCASTS & BLOGS FOR EVERYONE
(which avoid cliches and sentences like “singleness is cool and how to attract a good, Christian man!)
Blessed Are The Single Ladies YouTube channel
Mary Safrit blog and podcast
Old Maid podcast
Me, Myself, Donuts blog
Jesus People Sisterhood podcast (for SW over 50)
The Awkward Spinster (a great blog by an evangelical, Christian feminist)
Great Reads for Single Ladies
All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation
by Rebecca Traister
The Meaning of Singleness: Retrieving an Eschatological Vision for the Contemporary Church
by Danielle Treweek
Party of One: Truth, Longing, and the Subtle Art of Singleness
by Joy Beth Smith
Ring by Spring: Dating and Relationship Cultures at Christian Colleges
by Stacy Keogh George
The Significance of Singleness: A Theological Vision for the Future of the Church
by Christina S. Hitchcock
Singled Out: How Singles Are Stereotyped, Stigmatized, and Ignored, and Still Live Happily Ever After
by Bella DePaulo
Singleness and the Church: A New Theology of the Single Life
by Jana M. Bennett
The Single Woman and the Fairytale Prince
by Jean-claude Kaufmann and translated by Macey David
The Single Christian’s Church Survival Guide: How to Navigate Church Culture and Conversations Without Losing Your Mind
by Mary Safrit
She I Dare Not Name: A Spinster’s Meditations on Life
by Donna Ward
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