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Living by Faith Living by Faith with Trillia Newbell
June 20, 2026
Embracing Singles in the Church
Being single does not mean that something is wrong. And yet, for so long, it has been treated that way. In just about every church, you can find adults who are not married, many of them sensing the tension of struggling to connect with the church and vice versa. Trillia Newbell talks with Doug Hankins about his book, Still Single, Still Called and the purpose of singleness and how we can welcome, care for and embrace singles in the church as the children of God that they are on Living by Faith.
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Doug Hankins
Doug Hankins is a pastor, professor and friend to countless single adults he’s walked alongside for more than 20 years. He serves as the Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church in Winter Park, Florida, and teaches as an Associate Professor at the Baptist University of Florida. Over the years, Doug has listened to the hopes, frustrations and quiet courage of people navigating life outside of marriage—and he’s learned that singleness isn’t something to fix, but something to understand more deeply. Doug offers a fresh vision of singleness—not as what’s missing, but as what’s meaningful.
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Trillia Newbell
Trillia Newbell is the author of several books including, A Great Cloud of Witnesses, Sacred Endurance, If God is For Us, Fear and Faith, and the children's books, Creative God, Colorful Us and God's Very Good Idea. She is the host of the podcast 52 Weeks in the Word and hosts the weekly radio program Living by Faith from Moody Radio.
When she isn’t writing, she’s encouraging and supporting other writers as the Acquisitions Director at Moody Publishers. Trillia is married to her best friend, Thern, they reside with their two children near Nashville, TN where they enjoy hiking and eating lots of bbq.
Living by Faith with Trillia Newbell
Moody Publishers author Trillia Newbell encourages you to take God at His Word and live out your faith in your everyday life on Living Faith with Trillia Newbell. Join Trillia as she opens the Bible, engages with special guests, and inspires you with hopeful stories and truth for lasting change.
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