Christ-Centered Dating

Pursuing a Relationship That Glorifies God

Mark Ballenger

• Publisher: David C Cook
• Year: 2023
• eBook ISBN:
  9780830784516
• Print ISBN:
  9780830784509

Do you feel stuck? Have you tried everything, but you feel like there are no godly men or women around? Have you been faithful to God, but you're still waiting on finding "the one"? Learn how to follow God's lead and find what (or who) is best for your life. Practical and freeing, Christ-Centered Dating helps the single Christian reflect God's image while actively seeking to meet, date, and marry the person God has chosen. Inside, you will find answers for:

• Why your beliefs about dating are so crucial to your spiritual life
• How to meet other godly singles
• What the eight phases of a healthy dating relationship should be
• How to heal from past relationship wounds and idols
• Whether or not there is such a thing as "the one"

Table of contents

• Introduction: Uniting Desires
• Section One: How to Prepare Your Heart to Glorify God in Your Pursuit of Marriage
• 1: Chaos to Order
• 2: Your “Why” Controls Your “How”
• 3: Wounds, Idols, and Truth
• 4: Joyful “In” versus Joyful “With”
• Section Two: How to Reflect God’s Image as You Seek to Meet “the One”
• 5: The One?
• 6: Pursue Her
• 7: Invite Him
• 8: Meet Your Future Spouse Like This
• Section Three: How to Connect and Assess as You Decide Who to Marry (or Not Marry)
• 9: The Goal of Dating Is Not What You Think
• 10: Risk Is Required
• 11: The Eight Phases of a Healthy Relationship
• 12: Christ over Compatibility