Ministering to the Young Single Adult - Elmer Towns

2. Leaving youth patterns and learning the task and role of adulthood.3. Forming new relationships and finding a sense e£ belonging.4. Realizing the freedom to examine, to evaluate, and to decide.5. Learning the meaning of existence and determining one’s destiny in lifegoals.6. Making decisions as to styles or patterns of life: middle class standards,organization man, playboy sophistication, etc.7. Choosing or changing one’s vocation.8. Achieving economic independence and determining the use of one’smaterial resources.9. Finding a mate, marriage, and parenthood, or adjusting to singleness.10. Achieving sexual maturity and learning one’s sex role.11. Making moral decisions based on religious beliefs and experiences.12. Searching for meaningful beliefs and experiences.13. Finding one’s place in the church and participating in its mission.14. Assuming responsibility for developing and maintaining worldcommunity.15. Learning to accept oneself where one is at a particular moment in life.16. Finding life meaningful and having a sense of purpose or destiny. 11