There
are few problems in American society more terrible than divorce.
We grieve over the violence of cancer. We struggle with violence
in our streets. We are angry about injustice done in our companies and our
country. However, one of the issues that we are not dealing with is
divorce. I am not talking about how to prevent divorce, which, of course is most
important. The reality is that half of our marriages are ending in divorce, and
churches are not helping people through this difficult time in their life. I’m
talking about ministering to the people who are going through this terribly
painful, agonizing experience.
Jesus
taught us to be like the Good Samaritan. When someone is hurting, we are to
help. Why don’t we help our brothers and sisters when they are going through one
of the worst things any human being has to go through, a divorce?
In
order to provide this type of ministry we need training. Leadership
Nexus has designed two very helpful workshops to minister to this need:
First,
we are offering a ministry to those going through divorce called, Single
Again. It is a 3-day supportive workshop that will help anyone who has
or is going through divorce. It is modeled off of a very successful divorce
recovery workshop I began during my time as Senior Pastor of Christ United
Methodist Church in Tulsa.
Second,
is a two-day workshop, Creating
an Effective Singles Ministry, held in conjunction with the divorce
recovery workshop. During this workshop you will be able to observe Single Again
in progress and learn invaluable tools to use in your own ministry.
I
am very passionate about Singles Ministry and Divorce Care Ministries. It's time
we start reaching out to this ever-growing population of adults. If we would
reach out to them maybe our churches would grow and not die. We need to fulfill
the call of the Great Commission and serve as the Good Samaritan to
those going through the intense pain of divorce.
I
hope you will make plans now to join me for this training and invite your
family, friends or congregation to be a part of the Single Again event.
I have had many people tell me it saved their life!
