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Book Synopsis An Effective Utilization of Senior Adults in Areas of Ministry Through the Local Church by : David A. Waganer
Download or read book An Effective Utilization of Senior Adults in Areas of Ministry Through the Local Church written by David A. Waganer and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Senior Adult Ministry in the 21st Century by : David P. Gallagher
Download or read book Senior Adult Ministry in the 21st Century written by David P. Gallagher and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2006-05-01 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Complete Guide for Senior Adult Ministry Over one quarter of Americans are age fifty or older. This sizable group has unique needs and requires specialized ministry. In this resource, pastor to senior adults Dr. David Gallagher offers invaluable insights, practical ideas, and successful strategies for ministering effectively to people over 50. In this book you'll find: Ð THE BIG PICTURE AND NUTS AND BOLTS OF SENIOR ADULT MINISTRY. This book offers a fresh framework of ministry goals and vision, as well as the practical insights to accomplish them. It includes steps for effective senior adult ministry, characteristics of senior adults, ways to involve senior adults in ministry, and more! Ð 150 SOLID GOLD MINISTRY TIPS, TIME-SAVERS, AND LIFE-SAVERS. This priceless help will be useful to both those new and experienced at senior adult ministry. Ð POWERFUL OUTREACH ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS. These tested and proven-effective ideas help meet the social, emotional and spiritual needs of seniors! Ð REPRODUCIBLE WORKSHEETS AND HANDOUTS. Found in most chapters, you'll find these reproducible helps invaluable for sparking creativity for all areas of senior adult ministry. A must-have, fresh, new resource for churches who truly desire to effectively reach everyone in their community.
Book Synopsis Ministering to Older Adults by : Donald Koepke
Download or read book Ministering to Older Adults written by Donald Koepke and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-18 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to focus your ministry’s programs and services on the elderly By 2030, 20% of the people living in the United States will be age 65 or older, with unique spiritual needs that can affect their physical and mental well-being. Ministering to Older Adults answers the critical need for a ministry that doesn’t center primarily on youth and families in its outreach, instead presenting a step-by-step guide to developing a ministry for the aged that is focused on the needs and resources of each congregation. This program has been used effectively with nearly 50 congregations, both large and small, to create a focused older adult ministry. No two congregations are alike. The resources, perspectives, and skills of each congregation are different, as are the needs of its members. Ministering to Older Adults provides a framework for use by planning groups within communities of any religious tradition. The book presents a process that includes essential questions that allow planning groups to develop answers that fit the needs, cultural, history, and structure of their individual congregations. Ministering to Older Adults is divided into three sections: “The Fundamentals”—defining your audience, your mission, and the skills and existing programs that can be brought to the planning process “Programming Possibilities”—spiritual needs based on the aging process, continued learning for older adults, opportunities to serve and be served, providing quality pastoral care, and community building “Putting it All Together”—deciding on a direction, using desired outcomes for evaluation, establishing target dates, and ongoing evaluation Ministering to Older Adults also includes forms and charts to help in the planning process. The book is an invaluable resource for clergy, ministry committees and planning groups, and staff persons responsible for older adult ministries.
Book Synopsis Senior Adult Discipleship by : Bob G Fuston
Download or read book Senior Adult Discipleship written by Bob G Fuston and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-11 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Senior Adult Discipleship is composed of nine essentials for doing quality Christian education for the senior adult age group. This age group is generally thought of as adults who are age sixty-five and older. Church leaders simply must be led to address this major segment of believers and especially new members now. Churches will soon discover baby boomers are already joining the retirement ranks. The impact of this growth is already being felt in churches and in society. This book will help pastors, church staff members, church lay leaders, and church members to commit themselves to make a difference for Christ through quality discipleship of senior adults. To fail to disciple current and new Christians, including those who are senior adults, is unacceptable in light of the urgency of Jesus in commissioning the early disciples. The senior adult age group is important to the enrichment of this special group and the overall work of Christ in the ministry of local churches. Furthermore, the concern of this book is not just to suggest ways to minister to senior adults. Rather, the book also emphasizes providing resources for leading senior adults themselves to engage in ministry. This book is part of a series that provides the essentials for effective church ministry to all age groups. The titles of the books in this series are as follows: Preschool Christian Education; Children's Christian Education; Youth/Collegiate Christian Education; Adult Christian Education. An additional book, Christian Education Leadership, provides a comprehensive overview of Christian education for all ages.Bernard M. Spooner, Ph.D., general editor, has a lifetime of experience in helping churches, including fifteen years as a local church minister and more than three decades as a seminary and university professor and denominational leader. He served as the first dean of what is now the Graduate School of Ministry of Dallas Baptist University, Dallas, Texas.
Download or read book Catch the Age Wave written by Win Arn and published by Baker Publishing Group (MI). This book was released on 1993 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is time to reexamine our ideas of senior adult ministry. Comfortable assumptions and outdated programs are being challenged in a time when an increasing number of seniors do not regularly attend church. Authors Win and Charles Arn have updated and supplemented their classic book, Catch the Age Wave, in an effort to provide ideas, examples, and advice for starting and maintaining a senior adult program. In addition, they have added practical program ideas to use in any local church setting.
Book Synopsis An Age of Opportunity by : Richard H. Gentzler
Download or read book An Age of Opportunity written by Richard H. Gentzler and published by Upper Room Books. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A companion to the author's earlier book Designing an Older Adult Ministry (Discipleship Resources, 1999), this book will provide new information and outline ways to develop and strengthen ministries by, with, and for older adults that can, and will, enhance the spiritual growth and well-being of people of all ages. The church is beginning to recognize that there are vast numbers of older people in its membership. It is becoming aware of its indebtedness to them for the leadership, support, service, and faith that has made the church of today possible. The church is uniquely positioned to help older adults respond to the challenges of aging; to see the tremendous potentialities in the lives of older adult for making the church and community better; and to assist older people as they experience new meaning and purpose in their later lives. Chapters include "Why Older-Adult Ministries?"; "Understanding the Aging Process"; "Aging and the Spiritual Journey"; "The New Seniors: Boomers?"; "Intentional Ministry by, with, and for Older Adults"; "Organizing for Intentional Ministry in the Local Church"; "Organizing for Intentional Ministry in the Conference"; "Congregational Care Ministry"; "Additional Ideas for Intentional Ministry"; and "Trends in Aging." Appendixes include a "Facts about Aging" quiz, information on creating and using older adult surveys, and suggested resources for further reading and study.
Book Synopsis Capacity for Senior Adult Ministry in Smaller Church Congregations by :
Download or read book Capacity for Senior Adult Ministry in Smaller Church Congregations written by and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This thesis focuses on senior adult ministry expansion in small church congregation setting. Research suggests that with an expected increase of older adults in society, churches will also need to examine how they meet senior's physical, spiritual, and social needs. Senior adult ministry benefits both seniors and their families but also faces barriers. These barriers may include time and talent constraints, funding limitations, and inadequate training for church leadership. Smaller church congregations may be especially vulnerable to these barriers by nature of their size. This research examined attitudes toward senior adult ministry in a church with an average weekly attendance of fewer than 200 congregants. Through use of surveys and a focus group, the researcher found that attitudes toward senior adult ministry were positive and the church congregation supports possible expansion of these ministries. Based on these findings, the researcher recommends that the church take steps to integrate these findings into meaningful ministry expansion. Future research in this area might include replicating the study in similar church congregations to determine if comparable outcomes are found and if these churches can collaborate in senior ministry expansion efforts."--leaf 4.
Book Synopsis A Vision for the Aging Church by : James M. Houston
Download or read book A Vision for the Aging Church written by James M. Houston and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2011-10-10 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James M. Houston and Michael Parker believe now is the time for the church to offer ministry to its increasing numbers of seniors and to benefit from ministry they can offer. They issue an urgent call to reconceive the place and part of the elderly in the local congregation, showing that seniors aren't the problem--they are the solution.
Book Synopsis Including Older Adults in the Ministries of the Local Church by : Robinson Graeme
Download or read book Including Older Adults in the Ministries of the Local Church written by Robinson Graeme and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2016-01-06 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book concerns ministry in the church by, with and to elderly people, and the need, particularly for the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Australia (C&MA) for a policy that addresses issues associated with older adult ministry. People are living longer and healthier, so the percentage of older people in the population is increasing. This increase is reflected in the church community. Despite the larger numbers of older adults in the church, there are no programs that are particularly designed to allow them to have an effective role in the ministries of the church. More importantly, there is no policy by which appropriate programs can be evaluated or developed. Developing a policy in the C&MA is challenging because of the need to cater for a wide range of ethnic congregations, and in particular for the significant number of Chinese and Vietnamese congregations that constitute the C&MA in Australia. There is an important connection between involvement, spiritual growth and well-being in older adults. The need for spiritual support and guidance increases with age. Providing an environment in which older adults can work towards spiritual growth is part of pastoral care.
Book Synopsis Reincorporating Senior Adults in to the Life of a Local Church by : Joe Evans
Download or read book Reincorporating Senior Adults in to the Life of a Local Church written by Joe Evans and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This DMIN research thesis’s problem concerns that some senior adults have grown complacent in their walk with God at Judson Baptist. In response to this problem, the researcher desired to implement a trend of encouraging all senior adults to become fully engaged in serving Christ. This senior adult minister wanted to reincorporate inactive members into the life of the church. As the seniors were encouraged to reactivate their status, their prayer life and faith walk may have improved. The problem was addressed by using a specific plan and understanding its objectives of overcoming apathy and indifference in church life. A sample of three-hundred fifty older adults at Judson Baptist consented to participate in this project. A survey interview collection method was implemented in encouraging seniors to continue growing in Jesus Christ. Prayer and faith may have been rejuvenated in members’ lives. This project study will encourage other senior adult ministers and pastors to reevaluate their age group’s significance in extending God’s kingdom. Hopefully, the research will ignite a flame of interest as to why seniors think as they do, why they act in their unique ways, how they can be encouraged to be mentors to the next generation, and how they can contribute to the growth of the church. All of these answers will benefit ministry to senior adults. This project will help incorporate older adults into the local church to fully implement the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20).
Book Synopsis Aging in the Local Church by : Rodney Clifford Lindsay
Download or read book Aging in the Local Church written by Rodney Clifford Lindsay and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis How to Minister to Senior Adults in Your Church by : Horace L. Kerr
Download or read book How to Minister to Senior Adults in Your Church written by Horace L. Kerr and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 1980 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An administrative guide and step-by-step process for church staff and lay leaders in ministering to senior adults.
Book Synopsis The Juvenilization of American Christianity by : Thomas Bergler
Download or read book The Juvenilization of American Christianity written by Thomas Bergler and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2012-04-20 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pop worship music. Falling in love with Jesus. Mission trips. Wearing jeans and T-shirts to church. Spiritual searching and church hopping. Faith-based political activism. Seeker-sensitive outreach. These now-commonplace elements of American church life all began as innovative ways to reach young people, yet they have gradually become accepted as important parts of a spiritual ideal for all ages. What on earth has happened? In The Juvenilization of American Christianity Thomas Bergler traces the way in which, over seventy-five years, youth ministries have breathed new vitality into four major American church traditions -- African American, Evangelical, Mainline Protestant, and Roman Catholic. Bergler shows too how this "juvenilization" of churches has led to widespread spiritual immaturity, consumerism, and self-centeredness, popularizing a feel-good faith with neither intergenerational community nor theological literacy. Bergler s critique further offers constructive suggestions for taming juvenilization. Watch the trailer:
Book Synopsis Mobilizing and Equipping Senior Adults at Crowley Assembly of God for Spiritual and Social Ministry by : Alfred Lee Crane III
Download or read book Mobilizing and Equipping Senior Adults at Crowley Assembly of God for Spiritual and Social Ministry written by Alfred Lee Crane III and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Senior adults face a quandary through the process of aging. While enjoying the benefits fo retirement, they also struggle with issues of health, independence, loneliness, and society's stereotypes concerning their relevance and usefulness. With the aging of the population and graying of church membership, the necessity to mobilize and equip senior adults becomes critical in maintaining a healthy church. As senior adults face an everchanging society filled with technological, organizational, and social transitions, they need assistance in coping with and managing these age-related issues. This project provides training materials to mobilize and equip senior adults attending Crowly Assembly for effective ministry within the church and to the local community, thus validating the significance and relevance of senior adults in the body of Christ. ...The project promotes a biblical awareness of the importance and value of senior adults in the congregation at Crowly Assembly and encourages acceptance of intergenerational ministries. A closer evaluation reveals the keys to the project's effectiveness and identifies improvements for future projects.
Book Synopsis The Older Adult as Learner by : D. Barry Lumsden
Download or read book The Older Adult as Learner written by D. Barry Lumsden and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1985 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Development of the Senior Adult Ministry in the Local Church by : Montie S. Pentecost
Download or read book The Development of the Senior Adult Ministry in the Local Church written by Montie S. Pentecost and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Developing Older Adults in the Local Church for the Purpose of Ministry by : James D. Porter
Download or read book Developing Older Adults in the Local Church for the Purpose of Ministry written by James D. Porter and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
