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Are we ready for the opportunities and challenges facing the aging church?Now is the time for the church to offer ministry to its increasing numbers of seniors and to benefit from ministry they can offer. In this book James M. Houston and Michael Parker issue an urgent call to reconceive the place and part of the elderly and seniors in the local church congregation.Confronting the idea that the aging are mostly a burden on the church, they boldly address the moral issues related to caring for them, provide examples of successful care-giving programs and challenge the church to restore broken…mehr
Are we ready for the opportunities and challenges facing the aging church?Now is the time for the church to offer ministry to its increasing numbers of seniors and to benefit from ministry they can offer. In this book James M. Houston and Michael Parker issue an urgent call to reconceive the place and part of the elderly and seniors in the local church congregation.Confronting the idea that the aging are mostly a burden on the church, they boldly address the moral issues related to caring for them, provide examples of successful care-giving programs and challenge the church to restore broken connections across the generations.Cowritten by a noted theologian and an expert in the fields of social work and gerontology, this interdisciplinary book assesses our current cultural context and the challenges and opportunities we face. The authors show us that seniors aren't the problem. They are the solution.
Michael W. Parker (Ph.D./DSW, LCSW, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army Retired [AMEDD]) is associate professor at the School of Social Work Center for Mental Health Aging, University of Alabama, and adjunct associate professor in the Division of Geriatric Medicine Palliative Care and Center for Aging at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Jim Houston (M.A., Edinburgh; D.Phil., Oxford) is founding principal, former chancellor, and emeritus professor of spiritual theology at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is the author of some forty books, including I Believe in the Creator, The Transforming Friendship, In Search of Happiness, The Heart's Desire and The Mentored Life.
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Preface Prologue: Distressed Communities Part I: An Ageist Zeitgeist 1. The Aging Church: A Future Katrina? 2. Is Society Prepared for Its Aging Population? 3. The Confused Cultural Role of Seniors in Secular Society and the Church Part II: Biblical And Historical Themes Of Aging 4. Aging in a Biblical Context 5. Biblical Roles for Seniors-Elders 6. The Portrait of a Mature Christian Senior-Elder 7. Elders as Exemplars and Mentors for Christian Renewal 8. The Lived Wisdom of Christian Elders 9. Honoring Elders in Early Christianity Part III: Solutions For An Aging Church 10. The Primacy of Theological Anthropology in an Aging Church 11. Aging Successfully: Myths and Realities 12. Caregiving: The Twenty-First Century's Greatest Test of Character 13. Local Senior Ministry Associations and Ecumenical Partnerships 14. Important Steps to Unifying Our Communities Part IV: Late Life Significant Living 15. Faith Is All About Relationships in a Culture of Disability and Depression 16. Facing Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias with Hope in God's Remembrance 17. Christians, Seniors, and a More Personal Society 18. The Vital Role of Repentance 19. In Summary: Becoming a Christian Elder in Rebuilding the Church Part V: Finishing Well 20. Facing Death and Bereavement Epilogue: Dying Elders, Living Church Appendix A: "The Life Review" Preparation Tips and Questions Appendix B: Church Survey Questions Appendix C: Parent Care Readiness Program Appendix D: Sample Senior Ministry Association Correspondence Appendix E: State Agencies on Aging About the Authors Index
Preface Prologue: Distressed Communities Part I: An Ageist Zeitgeist 1. The Aging Church: A Future Katrina? 2. Is Society Prepared for Its Aging Population? 3. The Confused Cultural Role of Seniors in Secular Society and the Church Part II: Biblical And Historical Themes Of Aging 4. Aging in a Biblical Context 5. Biblical Roles for Seniors-Elders 6. The Portrait of a Mature Christian Senior-Elder 7. Elders as Exemplars and Mentors for Christian Renewal 8. The Lived Wisdom of Christian Elders 9. Honoring Elders in Early Christianity Part III: Solutions For An Aging Church 10. The Primacy of Theological Anthropology in an Aging Church 11. Aging Successfully: Myths and Realities 12. Caregiving: The Twenty-First Century's Greatest Test of Character 13. Local Senior Ministry Associations and Ecumenical Partnerships 14. Important Steps to Unifying Our Communities Part IV: Late Life Significant Living 15. Faith Is All About Relationships in a Culture of Disability and Depression 16. Facing Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias with Hope in God's Remembrance 17. Christians, Seniors, and a More Personal Society 18. The Vital Role of Repentance 19. In Summary: Becoming a Christian Elder in Rebuilding the Church Part V: Finishing Well 20. Facing Death and Bereavement Epilogue: Dying Elders, Living Church Appendix A: "The Life Review" Preparation Tips and Questions Appendix B: Church Survey Questions Appendix C: Parent Care Readiness Program Appendix D: Sample Senior Ministry Association Correspondence Appendix E: State Agencies on Aging About the Authors Index
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