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Isabel - Team SALT
Mon Sep 30 2024

Church leaders and dating 🤔

I've always wondered how church leaders who are single handle dating - it must be so hard. Anyone know a single church leader who has a healthy dating life?

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Jose Ignacio

It has been very challenging to me. As I am often in the stage, I feel that is very “dangerous” to date other woman in the church. I believe that there is some kind of “idolatry” to leaders that are anointed by God, that makes it difficulty to date in honest/ safe way. I believe there is such a need to teach about this subject, so it honors God design for daiting and marriage.

Thu Oct 03 2024
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Matt's avatar
Matt

@Jose Ignacio yeah that idolatry does happen and it’s so 🤮

Fri Oct 04 2024
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Victor's avatar
Victor

Yall are lucky. Most African churches are conservative and don't even allow dating... So for a leader it would be quiet tough indeed

Wed Oct 02 2024
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Wed Oct 02 2024
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Jose

Dating isn't hard. I believe it's as simple as it can get. Example: I am a 36 years old pentecostal men. I know what I want for my future in all aspects of life. I am looking for a pentecostal woman within 10 year age gap. Between the ages of 26 to 40. A woman with kids. A woman who also knows what she wants in her life in all aspects. As we both have our same spiritual beliefs, there shouldn't be an issue their. There has to be some attractiveness between eachother.

Tue Oct 01 2024
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Jose's avatar
Jose

There has to be more positive impact than negative ones.

Tue Oct 01 2024
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Damaris

It is really hard. As a church staff member (I work in IT) I have a rule not to date people coming to our church to make sure church is a safe place for people to freely seek Jesus unhesitantly. I want peoples walk with God to always be a priority even when conversing with me. And it is amazing to see God's glory with every life and every person I meet but it makes dating harder. 😅💜 But we shouldn't treat God's precious people with self gain or self intrest but rather serving and pouring out.

Tue Oct 01 2024
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Anonymous

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Tue Oct 01 2024
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Anonymous

@Pa i can relate 🤣

Tue Oct 01 2024
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Ana

When you say church leaders do you mean specifically the ones who lead in a physical church building, or church leaders in and outside of physical church walls?

Mon Sep 30 2024
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