
Before You Quit
Podcast 162: The Church Making Room for Single Parents (Dr. Shelly Melia)
<p >In this episode, we explore powerful insights from Reimagining Church as Family by Dr. Shelly Melia, focusing on a group often overlooked in church life: single parents. Too often, churches approach single-parent families as recipients of ministry rather than vital contributors to the body of Christ. This conversation challenges that mindset and invites churches to move beyond simply serving single parents to fully including them—empowering them to lead, serve, and belong.</p> <p >We discuss how many churches struggle to engage non-traditional families, especially those who arrive through seasons of pain, loss, or unexpected life changes. Instead of kn...

