The topic of singleness is polarizing for many, whether or not they are Christians, in part because it’s common for people to view being single as less desirable than being married. There is a stigma associated with being single, and the church often fails to show that single people can have desirable, fulfilling lives in community with other believers.
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In a 2021 interview with ChurchLeaders, Laurence Koo, who directs the Navigators’ iEdge program, shared his insights into American culture as a single person from Europe. “Families and married people and single people—there’s kind of like this enormous wall that’s invisible, but very tangible,” he said. Because of this separation, single believers often lack community that has depth and intimacy.
“The challenge is,” he said, “how can we be then a healthy body of Christ that has intimate relationships with each other, because that’s where we’re going anyways. Because marriage will be over. Every one of us in heaven will have this deep, intimate relationship with each other, doesn’t matter our gender…So as we mature and let the Holy Spirit transform our lives, can we have part of that kingdom already here on earth? Because we so need it.”
