Ten questions about Christian dating and being single
Matt Chandler is a husband, father, lead pastor at The Village Church in Dallas, and author of several books, including The Mingling of Souls: God’s Design for Love, Marriage, Sex, and Redemption . We get a lot of questions from young Christian men and women who are “not yet married.” Their season of life awakens many desires and hopes, uncertainties and insecurities, and tricky pastoral questions. To help find the right questions, we called on three not-yet-married friends who gave some time to thinking about the challenges faced by singles — Lore Ferguson, Paul Maxwell , and the recently engaged Marshall Segal. We ended up with these questions: Is My Boyfriend (or Girlfriend) Godly Enough? Is There “Too Fast” In Christian Dating? Has Facebook Ruined Dating? Should My Church Help Me Get Married ? Should I Date a Godly Girl I Do Not Find Attractive? Should a Boyfriend “Lead” His Girlfriend? Keys to Sexual Purity in Dating? When Should a Single Stop Dating? Dati