Single. Dating. Engaged. Married. by Ben Stuart
Week 3: Chapter 2 — Singleness and Mission
Read Chapter 2 of Single, Dating, Engaged, Married. Key passages: Matthew 28:18-20; Romans 12:1-2
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Stuart argues that the single season isn't just about personal formation — it's about outward impact. These questions are designed to help you explore what it might look like to leverage your freedom for something larger than yourself.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Stuart connects singleness to the Great Commission — arguing that single people have a unique mobility and availability for mission. Does thinking about your singleness in missional terms feel natural or foreign to you?
2.He draws on examples of single men and women throughout church history who made enormous kingdom impact precisely because they were unattached. Who are some of those figures, and what is it about their lives that strikes you most?
3.Stuart challenges single people not to drift through this season but to invest it intentionally. What does intentional kingdom investment look like for a single person in your specific context — your city, your workplace, your campus?
a.What is one concrete thing you could do this week to invest your singleness in God's mission?
b.What usually gets in the way of that investment for you?