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  After the Example of Christ: Congregational Care Model (free brochure)
  Aging and Ministry in the 21st Century: An Inquiry Approach
  Aging and Older Adult Ministries District Leadership Training Two-Hour Workshop Model (pdf)
  Center on Aging and Older Adult Ministries Brochure (free)

  Download the Older Adult Ministries Logo

  And Not One Bird Stopped Singing: Coping with Transition and Loss in Aging
  Building a Ministry for Homebound and Nursing-Home Residents
  Designing an Older Adult Ministry
  Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation: Believe It! Report It! (free brochure)
  Forty-Sixty: A Study for Midlife Adults Who Want to Make a Difference
  Generational Anchor Points That Help Define or Shape a Generation

  Getting Started: Older Adult Ministry (pdf -- 6 pages)
  The Graying of the Church: A Leader's Guide for Older Adult Ministry in The United Methodist Church
  A Ministry of Caring: Participant's Workbook
  New Beginnings: The Gifts of Aging DVD
  New Beginnings:  The Gifts of Aging VHS
  Leader's Guide for New Beginnings: The Gifts of Aging (in pdf)
  No Wrinkles on the Soul: A Book of Readings for Older Adults (Enlarged Print Edition)
  Older Adult Ministry for Small-Membership Churches (pdf brochure)
  Older Adult Ministry Resources (Brochure in pdf format)
  Parents and Grandparents as Spiritual Guides: Nurturing Children of the Promise
  Remembering Your Story: Creating Your Own Spiritual Autobiography (Revised Edition)
  Recommended Resources Related to Older Adult Ministries

  Rock of Ages: A Worship and Songbook for Retirement Living
  S.E.N.I.O.R.S. Ministry: A Congregational Model for Intentional Ministry with Older Adults (free brochure)
A helpful model for congregations seeking to plan ministry with older adults is the S.E.N.I.O.R.S. Ministry model, briefly described here. It is more fully explained in the book The Graying of the Church by Richard H. Gentzler, Jr. (Discipleship Resources, 2004).
  Settling In: My First Year in a Retirement Community
  10 Gospel Promises for Later Life (Enlarged Print Edition)
  UMC -- Four Areas of Focus
  Winter Grace Spirituality and Aging
 




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