So apparently I’m a little slow here, and you all have probably heard about this, but I just found out today about the 30 Day Sex Challenge. This was a project started by Lead Pastor Paul Wirth of Relevant Church. It’s an interesting idea, for sure (for a news clip of the challenge, click here). Paul challenged married couples in his church to have sex once a day for 30 days, and he challenged single/unmarried folks to abstain from sex for 30 days. The idea being that unmarried couples might be placing too much emphasis on the physical aspect of the relationship (and the challenge would give them a chance to spend more time focusing on other areas of their relationship), while married couples get so caught up by the busyness of daily life, that they really don’t have enough sex (and the challenge would give them the chance to increase the intimacy that may be lacking in their marriage).
Well, unfortunately, the 30 Day Sex Challenge just ended a few days ago, so I missed it. But what do you all think about this? Is it appropriate for a pastor to be encouraging folks to have sex? Should the pastor care about the sex lives of people in his/her church?