Older Adult
Authors
Topics
Church's Ministry with Older Adults, The
Type: BOOK
Author: Taylor, Blaine
Author: Taylor, Blaine
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Aging
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Clergy
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General
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Laity
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Ministry
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Older Adult
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Pastoral Care
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Pastoral Skills
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Programming
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Handbook for pastors and churches seeking to better serve people over 65. A toolbox of suggestions, illustrations, and program ideas designed for clergy and lay people committed to ministry with America's fastest growing population segment.
Creative Grandparenting
Type: VHS
Author: Schreuer, Jerry, Judy, Jack and Leslie
Author: Schreuer, Jerry, Judy, Jack and Leslie
Group or individual 4-part video study with book and study guide. Answers questions with practical, creative suggestions. Questions such as: What do children need from a grandparent? How can I relate to teenage grandchildren? How much responsibility can I assume without overstepping bounds? What if they live far away? What should I do if they face illness or divorce? A fun series with a purpose. Flexible enough to enliven groups from your Sunday School class to couples and individuals...
Devotions for Later Years
Type: BOOK
Author: Fridy, Wallace
Author: Fridy, Wallace
Brief, easy-to-use devotions, each complete with a scripture, hymn, devotional meditation and prayer. Enlarged type. Perfect for working with older adults who are not able to attend services on a regular basis.
Everybody Rides the Carousel
Type: VHS
Author: Erikson, Erik
Author: Erikson, Erik
Part 3 of 3 films) The "carousel" and its "8 rides" serve as metaphors for life and its stages as outlined in psychoanalyst Erik Erikson's theory of personality development. This film treats Stage 7: Adulthood (caring for the next generation vs. stagnation), making a contribution to life; concern for others vs. self-absorption and Stage 8: old age (integrity vs. despair; acceptance of death), and the fulfilled life vs. frustration. Each reflects the inner feelings and conflicting emotions...
Full of Years: Aging and the Elderly in the Bible and Today
Type: BOOK
Author: Sapp, Stephen
Author: Sapp, Stephen
Eye-opening Bible-based guidebook. Covers: The current status of older Americans, what the Bible teaches about aging and the elderly, the contemporary Christian understanding of aging, the Christian's obligation to older people.
Fullness of Time: Short Stories of Women and Aging
Type: BOOK
Author: Hickman, Martha Whitmore
Author: Hickman, Martha Whitmore
Contains short stories of great tenderness blending great triumph and loss that is the essence of aging. Includes "Weavings," short story winner of the 1989 Associated Church Press honorable mention award of merit in fiction.
Gift of Maturity, The
Type: BOOK
Author: Custer, Chester, E., Ed.
Author: Custer, Chester, E., Ed.
Our communities and churches are growing older. Speaks to this trend and helps us face that challenge. Re-images the aging process and breaks down the current stereotypes of older adults. Witnesses to the active engagement of older adults in religious, social, and political causes for human betterment. Reminds us that older people are eager to share the gifts and graces that have made them who they are.
Good Old Age, A
Type: VHS
Author: UMCom
Author: UMCom
Old age is a subject that many people would prefer of avoid discussing or even thinking about. Yet, as the joke goes, getting old beats the alternative. Of all the different topics that a group might choose to study, aging is the only one that is going to happen to everyone. Designed to challenge some of the common thinking about aging by introducing several older people who share their reflections on growing older. Comes with study guide.
Hello In There
Type: VHS
Author:
Author:
Dramatizes the story of Mary, a widow living in a retirement home, who creates imaginative ways to escape the monotony of her existence. Includes leader's guide.
Honor Your Father and Mother: For Middle Adults who Love and Care for Older Adults
Type: BOOK
Author: GBGM Church School Publication
Author: GBGM Church School Publication
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Aging
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General
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Group Study
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Intergenerational
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Middle-Age/Midlife
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Older Adult
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Parent/Child Relationship
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Parenting
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Leader and Student books. Study for middle adults in 7 sessions, covers the myths and realities of aging, what it means to be caught in the "sandwich" between needs of children and parents, interpersonal relationships, and the spiritual journey shared with aging parents or other older persons.
How Can I Be Over the Hill When I haven't Seen the Top Yet?
Type: BOOK
Author: Wilson, Patricia
Author: Wilson, Patricia
Faith-full reflections on the middle years of life. With experience constantly accumulating, the Christian life gets better and better. Takes on the subject of aging with the light, humorous outlook familiar to readers of her previous books.
Humanity Comes of Age: The New Context for Ministry with the Elderly
Type: BOOK
Author: Paul and Paul
Author: Paul and Paul
Mission Study resource. Examines the concept of "old age" and presents a detailed and informed analysis of the situation which the church must address in its ministry with senior citizens. Urges the churches radically to rethink their programs and reorder them in ways that will enable the old to affirm life throughout its lengthening course.
Humanity Comes of Age: The New Context for Ministry with the Elderly
Type: BOOK
Author: Paul and Paul
Author: Paul and Paul
Examines the concept of "old age" and presents a detailed and informed analysis of the situation which the church must address in its ministry with senior citizens. Urges churches radically to rethink their programs and reorder them to enable the old "to affirm life throughout its lengthening course."
It's My Move: A Guide for Older Adults, Their Families and Friends
Type: BOOK
Author: Gager, Dorothy
Author: Gager, Dorothy
Brief companion guide to "It's Your Move" is a resource for older adults and their families or friends. Can be used in a small group setting or used as a workbook and counseling tool in the pastor's/social worker's office when individuals seek advice and help with the needs and problems that face older adults.
It's Your Move: A Guide for Clergy, Counselors and Social Workers
Type: BOOK
Author: Gager, Dorothy
Author: Gager, Dorothy
Older Adults Choose How to Live. Clergy, older adults, social workers, and the children of older adults can use this book and he companion guidebook while looking together at alternative housing arrangements and extended care. Helps you choose the best services and solutions which match the needs and problems that face older adults. Goes through medical, financial, social/emotional, environmental, and self-help needs that face older adults.
Late Frost, A: Reflections on Aging
Type: VHS
Author:
Author:
Divided into approximately ten 5-minute segments dealing with aging issues. Useful for all who interface with the elderly, and especially Stephen Ministry programs. The video often shows older adults as seen through the eyes of children and youth. Includes discussion guide.
Minnie Remembers
Type: VHS
Author: Henderson, Arnold and Smith
Author: Henderson, Arnold and Smith
A deeply-moving visual poem about the quiet despair, the sense of futility, and the sometimes incredible loneliness that is often part of aging. Includes leader's guide.
No Wrinkles on the Soul: A Book of Readings for Older Adults
Type: BOOK
Author: Morgan, Richard L.
Author: Morgan, Richard L.
Series of 62 meditations, ideal for use by an individual as daily devotionals as well as for small group devotional use. Relate to a variety of situations in which older adults find themselves living - in their own homes, retirement centers, nursing homes or the home of a relative.
One Who Was There
Type: VHS
Author: O'Sullivan, Maureen
Author: O'Sullivan, Maureen
As a mysterious woman travels from Jerusalem to her birthplace in Galilee she is touched and transformed by the discoveries of the journey. The people she meets and the realities of the present recall memories of her past.
Openings for Sunday School Assemblies
Type: BOOK
Author:
Author:
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Adult
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General
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Lower Elementary
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Older Adult
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Preschool Programs
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Program Structure
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Programming
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Sunday School
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Upper Elementary
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Youth
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A leader's resource of program ideas for inter-generational/multi-age-level joint Sunday school openings. Ideas for 10-15 min openings .