This resource list has been compiled by our Singleness Seminar Committee for our Connected Seminar held on January 17-18, 2020. A PDF download of this list is also available.
Podcasts
- Myths on Singleness with Sam Alberry on The Gospel Coalition podcast
Articles
- Did Paul Prefer Singleness? by Thomas Schreiner
- Where Are All the Single Pastors? by Sam Allbery
- 9 Ways to Pastor Single Christians Longing for Marriage by Matt Smethurst
- Does Singleness Require a Special Calling? by Sam Allbery
- When the Not-Yet Married Meet: Dating to Display Jesus by Marshall Segal
- Single, Satisfied, and Sent: Mission for the Not-Yet-Married by Marshall Segal
- Singleness Is Not a Problem to Be Solved by Stacy Reaoch
- Pastoring While Unmarried by Sam Allberry
- John Stott on Singleness by John Stott and Al Hsu
- Marriage Is Very Good. Singleness May Be Even Better by Marshall Segal
- Folding Singles into Family in the Life of the Church by Sean DeMars
- Using the Holidays to Host Singles by Andy Johnson
- How the Teachings of Emotional Purity and Courtship Damage Relationships by Darcy
Videos
- The Benefits of Honoring Singleness by Sam Allbery
- How Both Singleness and Marriage Testify to the Gospel by Sam Allbery
- The Mingling of Souls by Matt and Lauren Chandler
- The Sacred Search - Faithlife Video Study with Gary Thomas
- Biblical Sexuality in the Song Of Songs with Tremper Longman III
Books
- 50 Crucial Questions: An Overview of Central Concerns about Manhood and Womanhood by John Piper and Wayne Grudem
Dating
- The Sacred Search by Gary Thomas (OliveTree, Logos, Kindle)
- True Love Dates by Debra Fileta (Kindle)
General Singleness
- 7 Myths About Singleness by Sam Allberry (Free PDF Excerpt, Kindle)
Purity
- Soul Virgins: Redefining Single Sexuality by Doug Rosenaua and Michael Todd Wilson (Kindle)
- God Loves Sex: An Honest Conversation About Sexual Desire And Holiness by Dan Allender and Tremper Longman III (Logos, Kindle)
Satisfaction as a Single
- Not Yet Married: The Pursuit of Joy in Singleness and Datingby Marshall Segal (Free PDF, Kindle)
Divorce/Remarriage (NT Teaching About)
- And Marries Another: Divorce and Remarriage in the New Testament by Craig Keener (Logos)
Loss of a Spouse
- Her Grief Was Heard by Cady Patterson
Worth/Value as a Single
- Redeeming Singleness: How the Storyline of Scripture Affirms the Single Life by Barry Danylak (Logos, Kindle, Free PDF of the 1st chapter)
Looking Towards Marriage
- The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God by Tim and Kathy Keller (Kindle, Logos)
- The Mingling of Souls: God's Design for Love, Marriage, Sex, and Redemption by Matt Chandler (Kindle, Logos)
Recovering From Purity Culture
- Courtship In Crisis: The Case For Traditional Dating by Thomas Umstattd Jr.
Sermons
Biblical Man/Womanhood
- A Beautiful Design series by Matt Chandler
Dating
- Beautiful By Design | Biblical Dating Seminar by Leonce Crump Jr.
Singleness
- To the Unmarried I say… by Sam Storms
- Let’s Talk about Singles by Matt Chandler
- Controversial Singleness by Jon Tyson
The Controversial Jesus series also has a few other sermons that pertain to singleness and sexuality.
Divorce
- Jesus and Paul on Divorce and Remarriage Part 1 and Part 2 by Sam Storms