Celebrating the graying church : mutual ministry today, legacies tomorrow / Richard P. Olson.
Record details
- ISBN: 1538139669
- ISBN: 9781538139660
- ISBN: 9781538139677
- ISBN: 1538139677
- Physical Description: viii, 203 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Publisher: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
General Note: | "An Alban Institute Book." |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-194), filmography (pages 187-188) and indexes. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: Consider a different perspective on the graying church -- Learn about the changing scenes, size, and cohorts of today's elders -- Sooner or later, have an "attitude adjustment" time -- Discern: profiles in courage, caring, coping, and creativity -- Laugh and play with us -- Reflections of a marvelous spirit -- Hear and respond: our housing and work questions -- Hear and respond: our health and illness issues -- Help us explore: why am I (still) here? -- Help us recognize and claim our passions and legacies -- Experience spiritual journeys and growth with us elders -- Poem: "Two gods" -- Remember the doing in the caring -- Prepare yourself and us to say goodbye -- Poem: "When I am dying" -- Grieve: with us and for us -- Getting there -- Postscript: Ministry with older adults after the pandemic. |
Summary, etc.: | Today, many churches and their related agencies and ministries are shrinking. Often a large portion of those who remain are older adults. Celebrating the Graying Church suggests that this is an opportunity for a new and different kind of ministry--a ministry to, with, and from older adults who may have wisdom to pass on to the legacy of the future generations. This book offers opportunities, ideas, and guidance for this new vision and practice of ministry, while also describing how aging adults in ministry can support each other and their faith communities. |
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Subject: | Church work with older people. Aging > Religious aspects > Christianity. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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John P. Webster Library - West Hartford | BV 4435 .O47 2020 (Text) | 30401147765949 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |