Outdated: Find Love That Lasts When Dating Has Changed | Guide to Modern Dating and Marriage | Relationship Goals for Single Christians or Dating & Engaged Couples

Ready to trade the world's way of dating for the way that actually works?

Everyone wants to be loved--to find someone who will stick with them through all of life's ups and downs, someone who is in it for the long haul. But in a world where dating is increasingly based on split-second decisions and geared toward casual relationships rather than marriage, it's easy to feel discouraged, used, or unworthy of true love and lasting affection.

Jonathan "JP" Pokluda has counseled thousands of young singles through the pain and heartbreak of dating the world's way. Now he wants to help you. With plenty of true stories about relationships healed and love found, this practical book

● dispels the myths, misconceptions, and fairy tales you've believed about dating
● shares truth from the One who invented marriage and created you to crave relationship
● explains God's purposes for singleness, dating, and marriage
● covers why you should date, who you should date, and how you should date

Trade the lies for truth. Start dating a different way.

Jonathan "JP" Pokluda is lead pastor of Harris Creek Baptist Church in Waco, Texas, and former leader of The Porch, where he saw the ministry grow from 150 to more than 7,000 young adults. The author of the bestselling Welcome to Adulting and Outdated, as well as the Welcome to Adulting Survival Guide and Welcoming the Future Church, Pokluda came to understand the grace of the gospel in his early twenties, which ignited a desire in him to reach people in their twenties and thirties for Christ. He lives with his wife, Monica, and their three children.

Kevin McConaghy works as a copywriter for a marketing agency in Dallas, Texas. He's been involved with The Porch since the day it first launched, and served in a variety of roles there for over a decade. As an editor and contributor to The Porch blog, he's collaborated with JP on writing projects for a number of years. He and his wife, Juliana, have one daughter, Clara, and another child on the way.