Resources for Singles Leaders
Stephen Berger and Joyce Reyes
In a nutshell: What DT Heart & Soul is, how it supports your singles ministry, and how you can take advantage of this resource.
What is DT Heart & Soul?
DT Heart & Soul (DTHS) is an online matching service for singles who are members of the International Churches of Christ. Each member must be verified by a leader in their local congregation to be in good standing and recommended as spiritually ready to pursue a serious relationship.
DTHS does not assign matches; instead, members define an age range, and the service presents all active members of the opposite sex whose age ranges intersect.
Why Should I Consider DTHS To Support My Singles Ministry?
Spiritual Connections
DT Heart & Soul’s mission is to provide a safe, pure, and fun resource for single disciples who hope to one day be married. We offer a tool to help singles find each other across singles ministries worldwide.
A Safe Space
Each member of the DT Heart & Soul community has been verified by a leader in their local congregation of our fellowship as a member in good standing, and commended as spiritually ready to pursue a serious relationship.
No Cost to Your Congregation
Churches do not fund DTHS. It’s entirely supported by singles who join with a paid subscription. Your singles can connect with each other through a highly customized, worldwide tool for serving singles, with no financial burden to your ministry!
Proven Success
Since 2009, more than 120 marriages have resulted from connections made on DTHS, with more on the way (Read their stories!). Additionally, members have made numerous friendships and connections around the world.
How Can I Maximize the Benefit?
Keep DTHS In Front Of Your Singles
It’s easy! Just send them to app.dtheartandsoul.com to sign up! DT Heart & Soul also has a YouTube channel, with videos like What Is DT Heart & Soul?.
You can be a huge help to DTHS by telling (and reminding) your singles about DT Heart & Soul, and encouraging them to give it a try. Multiple married couples who met on DTHS trace their connection back to their leaders’ encouragement to sign up!
Approve Singles Who Request Verification
You are crucial to the safety of DT Heart & Soul! The DTHS community relies upon the engagement and good judgment of each member’s ministry leader.
When a member first registers, DTHS emails a verification request to the singles leader chosen by that member, asking the leader to verify these two components of their spiritual walk:
- Membership in good standing in your local congregation, and…
- Spiritual maturity to pursue a serious relationship, should the opportunity arise.
Support Singles Who Meet on DTHS
When one of your singles meets a potential mate on DTHS, they need you and other friends in their lives as much or even more than as they would for relationships originating from another source.
DTHS is not a separate singles ministry, and does not replace strong spiritual friendships and coaching relationships. If anything, such support is even more important due to the increased challenges associated with long-distance and cross-cultural relationships characterized by many DTHS connections.
Josh Thurman and Laura Ferguson