Senior Adult Ministry
This webpage is designed for those working with senior adult ministries, boomer ministries, and will provide resources, tools, encouragement, and ideas to help ministers and volunteers in these ministries.
Upcoming Events
Catch The Boomer Wave – NATIONAL Boomer Ministry Conference
September 5-6, 2013
FBC Allen, Texas
201 E. McDermott
Allen, TX 75002
www.fbcallen.org
Conference Poster
Speaker Information and Breakouts
Keynote Speaker, Amy Hanson.
Breakout Sessions focused on helping you develop “out of the box” ministries designed to reach and minister more effectively w/baby boomers. Great entertainment, excellent training, and the opportunity to network with others from all over the country who are working to reach boomers, just like you are!
Louise Duart – Internationally famous – Louise is SOOOO Funny! You’ll love her. www.LouiseDuart.com
Along with her husband SQuire (yes, capital Q) Rushnell… the guy who brought us School House Rock. He was also the founding producer for Good Morning America. His latest - www.WhenGodWinks.com
SAVE THE DATE!
More info to follow soon.
Web-based Resources
- amyhanson.org – Amy Hanson – a tremendous speaker and educator on ministering to Boomers
- www.senioradultministry.com – The Johnson Institute for Spiritual Gerontology – To educate persons of faith to go out into the vineyards and bring God into the very center of aging
- www.lifeway.com/senioradults – Discover upcoming events and resources from Lifeway related to your senior adult ministry.
- www.hometouchministry.com – Ministry to the elderly – ideas and resources to help you minister to shut-ins and the disabled.
- billtheboomer.wordpress.com/about/ – A blog by Bill Craig, Lifeway Director of Leadership and Adult Ministry.
Books and Other Resources
- The Boomer’s Guide to Aging Parents – 2009 – by Carolyn Rosenblatt
- The Boomer Burden – Dealing with your Parents’ Lifetime Accumulation of Stuff – 2008 – Julie Hall
- Understanding People – Ministry to all stages of life – 2000 – Cheryl Fawcett
- One Church – Four Generations: Understanding and reaching all ages in your church – 2002 – Gary L. McIntosh
- Tribal Church: Ministering to the Missing Generation – 2007 – Carol Merritt
- Ministering to Older Adults: The Building Blocks – 2005 – by Donald Koepke
- Senior Adult Ministry in the 21st Century: Step-by-step Strategies for reaching people over 50 – 2006 – David P. Gallagher
- Ministering to the Seniors: Understanding the Myths and Truths of Aging – 2010 – Joseph R. Rogers, Sr.
E-mail keith.lowry@texasbaptists.org with more suggestions for good websites and resources.
