If you are involved in the Certification Program at Wesley Theological Seminary, or are interested in taking a seminary course in older adult ministries, or are participating in the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry's Certification Program in Older Adult Ministries, you may be interested in the fall course being offered by Wesley Theological Seminary:

Course Title: Comprehensive Ministry with Older Adults

Course Description: Major emphases will include the following areas:

• Our Culture and Aging
• The Church and Older Adults
• Faith Development in the Later Years
• Intentional Ministry Ideas

Credits: 2

Course Instructor: The Rev. Dr. Richard H. Gentzler, Jr., Director, Center on Aging & Older Adult Ministries, GBOD

Course Dates: November 11-14, 2008

Course Location: Nashville, TN

For Course Registration Information, contact:
Dr. Susan Willhauck
Wesley Theological Seminary
4500 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20016
Phone: 202-885-6482
E-mail: Swillhauck@wesleyseminary.edu

For Certification Enrollment Information, contact:
Linda Heist
General Board of Higher Education & Ministry
PO Box 340007
Nashville, TN 37203-0007
Phone: 615-340-7335
E-mail: lheist@gbhem.org

Have You Completed Our Older Adult Ministry Survey?

In the Fall 2007 issue of Center Sage, we invited you to complete and return a survey that was included in the newsletter about your overall ministry with older adults. One of our goals in conducting the survey is to enable the Center on Aging & Older Adult Ministries to become a clearinghouse, connecting churches desiring to begin a new ministry by, with, and for older adults with other churches who can serve as a model or provide helpful information.

If you have completed and returned that survey, we thank you! If you have not, but would like to, the survey is available on our website. If you prefer a printed copy of the survey, please contact Teri Kline by phone: 1-877-899-2780, ext. 7177, e-mail: tkline@gbod.org or fax: 615-340-7071.

We thank you for taking time to share this information with us and others involved in intentional ministry by, with, and for older adults.

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