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Top 10 Reasons to Encourage Older Adult Ministry |
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Friday, 26 September 2008 15:32 |
Question: Who needs older adult ministry?
Answer: The Church – Your Church
One of the hundred reasons (we are only encouraging 10, not to worry) is that according to "America's Crisis in Aging" by Edwin J. Pittock, President, Society of Certified Senior Advisors at a conference on January 14, 2004, "Over the next 16 years, the number of people over 50 will grow by 74%, while the people under 50 will grow by only 1%."
The church must pay attention!
With a nod to David Letterman let’s explore the top ten reasons the church needs Older Adult Ministry. I believe with all my heart that each church no matter what size or where God has planted it, must have a meaningful and active Older Adult Ministry for the following reasons – the church needs to:
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Tuesday, 23 September 2008 19:20 |
by: Harry R. Moody, AARP
Introduction
The following dream was told to me by a woman who we will call Susan. After a decade of careful planning Susan and her husband had recently moved to a luxury retirement community in Hilton Head, North Carolina. Soon after moving Susan had the following dream:
I dreamed I was back in high school at a dance and it was time to go home. I needed a ride home and I went around frantically asking everyone I knew for a ride. But no matter what I did, I couldn't get a ride home.
After awakening, Susan realized that the dream was a strong message to acknowledge that she and her husband had made a bad decision when they moved to Hilton Head. Soon after her dream they relocated again to Asheville, North Carolina, and to a very different kind of community, where they have lived happily for many years. They fulfilled their dream of retirement. Their clue to life planning came to them in the form of a dream.
Even with careful thought and rational planning, people may not fully understand their own goals or sources of satisfaction. In this case, Susan felt dissatisfaction, but only through a powerful dream did she realize that she and her husband needed to change course.
Prior to Susan’s dream, she and her husband spent several months pretending that they loved their new home. We know from cognitive psychology that people often rationalize their choices and resist acknowledging contradictory feelings aroused by their choices. Interestingly enough, psychologists have also learned that presenting more information doesn’t necessarily result in better decisions (Schwartz, 2004). In fact, just getting a lot of information can actually paralyze choice and result in procrastination. Here is where a knowledgeable CSA can be helpful in providing just the right amount of information at just the right time. Like “messages” delivered in dreams, you need to draw on many different kinds of knowledge about your clients beyond verbal or rational statements alone. In this chapter, we’ll examine how CSAs can better understand the experience of aging in order to become more effective in their work with seniors.
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Monday, 22 September 2008 22:11 |
The Elder Wisdom Circle
provides free and confidential advice on a broad range of topics. Online advice seekers from all over the world are paired with a network of seniors who share their knowledge, insight, and wisdom. Most seeking advice are 15-40 years old, but people of any age can request advice on most any topic and will receive a personalized e-mail response.
Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Elder Wisdom Circle has more than 600 Elders (aged 60 to 105) across North America. We are one of the largest providers of personal advice, with hundreds of thousands of readers. |
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MINISTERING TO OLDER ADULTS |
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Wednesday, 10 September 2008 17:25 |
An Ecumenical Program to Support and Enhance Ministries for, with and by Elders
We are forming a local group that will meet on a regular basis to discuss, explore, and develop opportunities to grow ministries that nurture a spirituality for the second half of life. This will include a book study of “Ministering to Older Adults: The Building Blocks” edited by Don Koepke to begin in November 2008 at a date to be determined at the Sept. 28th & 29th meetings.
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The importance of legacy writing |
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Saturday, 06 September 2008 19:34 |
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Rachael Freed (legacy writing for men and women)
www.WomensLegacies.com or email:
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Legacies: the footprints we leave behind They prove that we were here: we lived, we mattered, we made a difference. Sometimes we leave tangible legacies like children, money, crafts, poetry, heirlooms, or gardens. But most legacies are the fruits of a life well lived. They’re found in every tree we’ve saved using recycled paper, every friend we’ve cheered on with our caring and laughter, every co-worker with whom we’ve shared expertise, and every stranger to whom we’ve shown kindness. But unless you document your unique legacy, your stories and values will one day be lost forever, buried in the dust of history. By putting your values into words, you not only preserve your legacy, but offer a special gift to loved ones: your spiritual-ethical will. |
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Preserving Women's Wisdom |
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Saturday, 06 September 2008 19:29 |
By Brad Lemley, DrWeil.com News
On a recent Sunday afternoon, Rachael Freed gave a legacy writing workshop to a group of women prisoners, including 'lifers," at the Minnesota Correctional Facility at Shakopee. A woman in the group was deeply depressed, telling Freed that she would never have the chance to hold her granddaughter, who lived far away.
Another prisoner spoke up, saying, "I have a granddaughter. I've decided to write one sentence to her every day, so she will know that I thought about her every day of my life. Like, 'Today, I looked out the window, Sophia, and saw an oriole.'"
The distraught woman's face brightened. "I can do that… I will do that," she said.
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