One of the most extraordinary experiences of my life was serving as a singles pastor at two different churches in the Phoenix area. From 1980 to 1982, I pastored at Grace Community Church in Tempe. We served 500-plus single people in our Sunday school classes.Â
Then, from 1982 to 1987, I pastored at Northwest Community Church in Phoenix. We started with 36 people. Soon, we grew up to 230-plus people in our Sunday school classes.
At Grace Community Church, I served the 30- to 45-year-old group. Most attendees in this group were âsingle againâ and in a crisis of one type or another. Many were women, newly divorced with children, facing financial, legal, emotional, familial and relational giants they had never seen before. There were also men in the same situation, only in reverse.Â