Center on Aging & Older Adult Ministries

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	A Panel Discussion on Aging featuring authors Missy Buchanan, Rick Gentzler and Richard Morgan
	Center Sage (Spring 2008)
	Older Adult Ministry Survey for Local Church Leaders
	All God’s People: Faith Formation Throughout the Life Span
	Southeast Jurisdiction Association of Older Adults
	Older Adult Ministry Grants -- No Additional Funds Available In recent years, 150 grant applications from various United Methodist congregations and United Methodist-related institutions were submitted to the committee. Fifty-five were approved and awarded grant funding.
	Getting Started: Older Adult Ministry (pdf -- 6 pages)
	Aging and Older Adult Ministries District Leadership Training Two-Hour Workshop Model (pdf)
	Older-Adult Ministry Leaders Hear Call to Expand Table
	Q&A: Dispelling Myths About Being Older (UM Portal)
	Celebration of Older Adults Service This Celebration of Older Adults Service was prepared and delivered on May 13, 2007, at First Presbyterian Church in Billings, Montana. It is used here with permission.
	Review of Aging Nation: The Economics and Politics of Growing Older in America Two leading policy gerontologists tackle the conventional (and often false) wisdom, propagated by the doomsters, about the perils of a nation living longer.
	Settling In: My First Year in a Retirement Community (Enlarged Print)
	Adult Children and Aging Parents Adult children should take advantage of the time when everyone is gathered together to initiate a conversation with parents and family members about "what if" scenarios and health and financial concerns.
	United Methodist Committee on Older Adult Ministries, 2005-2008 Addresses and contact information for committee members.
	Download the Older Adult Ministries Logo
	Recommended Resources Related to Older Adult Ministries
	Faithful Aging The church is not about helping people age "successfully," but rather helping people age "faithfully."