Well he could consult with “Mr Winning” or mail away for a Russian bride. ;-)
1 Timothy 3:2 and Titus 1:5-9. They are very clear and not really misunderstood. People twist them to fit their own desire to their own detriment.
It's impossible for women pastors to find a job in Bible believeing churches.
Then He can lead you to the door that will open for your ministry.
Don't stop praying....
Don't stop "ask..seek... knocking..."
Maybe....
Stop complaining & open the eyes of your heart.
He can’t even deflect the question by saying he’s married to Christ.
Can he say he’s married to Mary, wife of Joseph?
Just don’t bring up your marital status in an interview, that’s all. I think it is illegal for the to directly ask about it, so unless you raise the issue, it shouldn’t come up.
Employers definitely don’t like single, unmarried men. The reason is that they are seen as more unstable and potentially a problem. They know married guy, or better yet a married man with children, is behind the 8-ball. He has responsibilities and needs the job, so they can push and abuse him more than a single man, who can wake up one morning and decide this job just isn’t worth it and quit.
I know. I’ve done it twice, myself. They should see it coming, but never do.
I’m Roman Catholic, so almost all of the ministers we’re exposed to are men, with a few exceptions - Extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion is one of the very few. And of course, very few priests are married, though there are a few. I’m glad that we generally don’t have to deal with this issue.
My main concern would be that by the time a priest leaves seminary, they’ve had training in counselling married people, even though they know that they will remain single.
Do evangelical minsters get the same type of training?
And what will happen if a single minister dates?
Will they be a good role model for the members of their churches?
Will they parade a long row of women through their lives and the church?
If they get married, will their wives be of the same denomination?
And if they never gets married, will it be because they liked being single, or because they are hostile toward women, or because they’re afraid of a commitment?
Who will take the place of the minister’s wife, who often runs women’s prayer groups, organizes events, etc.
I can see why churches shy away from single people where the norm is a married man.
The end of the article mentions he is looking for a “life partner”, not a “wife”. Me thinks it’s a little more clear why he remains single.
Actually, our local synagogue used to have a single rabbi. He was definitely interested in finding the right woman to settle down with. And he did a very good thing, besides being a quite decent rabbi: he organized special services for the entire area specially for Jewish singles who were looking to meet other Jewish singles. I hope he is married somewhere and happy now.
1 Corinthians 7:6-9
6 I say this as a concession, not as a command. 7 I wish that all of you were as I am. But each of you has your own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.
8 Now to the unmarried[a] and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I do. 9 But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
It comes down to whether the individual is living as God has given them the ability to live. Some people can do it single, others can't. Some people don't have a choice.
If I had it to do over again, I would never marry.
Just an invitation to devasting trouble.