Building Family Values through Friendships
"Family" can mean many things...like your family-of-orgin, your extended family or maybe your church "family" but particularly to singles' it means a "community of friends."
- In our world where fewer people are choosing marriage or delaying marriage till much later in life, lonliness is on the increase.
- With the breakdown of extended families and a rapidly mobile society, singles particularly often find themselves isolated, alone.
- As family connections become distant and neighborhood "community" looses meaning, more and more adults are looking for meaningful friendships in the workplace
A "community of friends" is where single adults learn and...
- Practice important relational skills like celebrating together, comforting others, communicating "truth in love" etc.
- Come to truly "know" and "be known" by others who genuinely care
- Explore God's plan for life purpose, healthy relationships and making meaningful life contributions
- Are "less alone" enjoying the connectedness of caring relationships