Single Adult Ministries

Philosophy

The philosophy of the Singles Ministries is that the church is a developmental center for the total person. Thus, a broad spectrum of worship, learning and ministry opportunities must be provided for the spiritual growing needs of both college and career persons and single adults.

Goals

The goals are to meet the diversified needs of our single adults and college and career persons and to provide enlistment and training in various Christian ministries.

These goals are achieved through the following objectives:

• To offer a variety of counseling and ministry approaches to deal with the complexities of singles.
• To develop a vibrant adult singles ministry to reach the growing number of singles in our society.
• To develop an aggressive program to reach both University of Georgia students and career-oriented persons.
• To insure the highest level of adult education and ministry training for the development of discipleship.
• To assist singles in the process of assimilation into the mobilized laity.
• To provide pastoral oversight to Prison Outreach Ministries in Clark and Oconee countries.

Executive Director of Single Ministries

Seeks to assimilate single adults and college and career into the Singles Ministries of the church; recruits, trains, supervises and coordinates all singles ministries, programs and functions in the following areas: Single Adults Ministry, College and Career, Adult Christian Education (Sunday School, Family Enrichment Night, School of Christian Ministry and support groups), ushers ministry and prison outreach; performs weddings and funerals as needed; performs selected administrative and ministerial duties as designated by the pastor. Reports to the associate pastor.

Program Information

Auxiliary Ministries

Ushers Ministry. Ushers function under the direction of the Director of Singles Ministries and team captains. Periodic recruitment and training is also conducted to assure that a standard of excellence is maintained.

College and Career

Programs including Sunday School classes, UGA campus outreach, Wednesday night fellowship, Spring/Fall retreats, home bible study groups and Athens Shelter for the Homeless are offered to our college and career group.

Single Adult Ministry

Programs including Sunday School classes, Life-Net Fellowships, Divorce Recovery, Spring/Fall retreats, Bible study groups, Single Parent Support Ministry, and ministry opportunities are offered to our adult singles.

Prison Ministry

Outreaches are conducted to correctional institutions.

Adult Christian Education

A balanced program of educational opportunities are offered for adult training. These include Sunday School classes, Wednesday evening classes, School of Christian Ministry, adult support groups and various seminars and retreats conducted each year. The director of Singles Ministries provides pastoral oversight to all adult teachers.

School of Christian Ministry

A two year program offering extensive Christian ministry training. Courses are taught on a college level. Courses range from Bible training to foundations for Christian ministry.