If you or your church are looking for creative ways to host single parent ministries, consider these options:
1. Host a Divorce Care Class
DivorceCare provides training for church leaders and lay leaders, along with materials, to help you lead an effective, ongoing care group for divorcing and divorced individuals in your community.
2. Host a Divorce Care 4 Kids Class
DivorceCare 4 Kids is a ministry for children going through the effects of divorce. What's unique about it is that in addition to meeting the needs of hurting children, DivorceCare 4 Kids helps to integrate single parents into the larger church family.
3. Host a Small Group Bible Study for Single Parents
Invite single moms and dads to a Bible study written to specifically address their unique needs. Visit your local Christian bookstore for suggestions, or take advantage of some online Bible studies for single parents offered by Single Parent FamilyLife.
4. Host a Single Parents' Day Out
Offer free babysitting one day a week, or even one day a month, so that single moms and dads can take a break, run errands, or get together with a supportive friend. Many churches that offer this service incorporate adult volunteers with baby sitters from the church youth group.
5. Explore Additional Single Parent Ministry Options
There are many compassionate and effective ways to meet the needs of single parent families in your area. Consider the following programs as you explore additional single parent ministries:
6. Host a One-Day Parenting Conference
Parenting today is a HUGE challenge–especially if you have no game plan. This workshop will help parents determine their most important priorities as they raise their kids, and will guide in creating a plan to achieve those goals. Tackling the real issues facing parents in the 21st century.
Andrea said... well im a single parent mother of seven three whom are adults n four whom are children my husband abandoned us in 2004 n ive taken care of the family on my own and with the guidence of the lord n ive struggled every since that day im about to lose everything ive got n i dont no what else to do i look at my children and i cry because they depend on me n ive let them down please help! pray for us..... July 25, 2011 8:03 PM
