Senior Adult Ministry in the 21st Century

by David P. Gallagher

Overview

The Complete Guide for Senior Adult Ministry Over one quarter of Americans are age fifty or older. This sizable group has unique needs and requires specialized ministry. In this resource, pastor to senior adults Dr. David Gallagher offers invaluable insights, practical ideas, and successful strategies for ministering effectively to people over 50. In this book you'll find: - THE BIG PICTURE AND NUTS AND BOLTS OF SENIOR ADULT MINISTRY. This book offers a fresh framework of ministry goals and vision, as well as the practical insights to accomplish them. It includes steps for effective senior adult ministry, characteristics of senior adults, ways to involve senior adults in ministry, and more! - 150 SOLID GOLD MINISTRY TIPS, TIME-SAVERS, AND LIFE-SAVERS. This priceless help will be useful to both those new and experienced at senior adult ministry. - POWERFUL OUTREACH ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS. These tested and proven-effective ideas help meet the social, emotional and spiritual needs of seniors! - REPRODUCIBLE WORKSHEETS AND HANDOUTS. Found in most chapters, you'll find these reproducible helps invaluable for sparking creativity for all areas of senior adult ministry. A must-have, fresh, new resource for churches who truly desire to effectively reach everyone in their community., Dr. Dave Gallagher is a nationally known author, speaker and pastor emeritus who also serves on the staff at Green lake Conference Center in Green Lake, Wisconsin and partners with Church Growth, Inc., Monrovia, California. He is a widely respected authority who has written extensively in the field of pastoral and adult ministry. Gallagher's most recent book is Healing Takes Time (Liturgical Press, 2005).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781597526630
Publisher:	Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date:	05/01/2006
Pages:	150
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.32(d)

About the Author

Dr. Dave Gallagher is a nationally known author, speaker and pastor emeritus who also serves on the staff at Green lake Conference Center in Green Lake, Wisconsin and partners with Church Growth, Inc., Monrovia, California. He is a widely respected authority who has written extensively in the field of pastoral and adult ministry. Gallagher's most recent book is Healing Takes Time (Liturgical Press, 2005).