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Ministering to older adults :

Ministering to older adults : the building blocks / Donald R. Koepke, editor. - New York : Haworth Pastoral Press, c2005. - xvi, 209 p. ; 22 cm.

"... has been co-published simultaneously as Journal of religion, spirituality, and aging, Volume 17, Numbers 3/4 2005."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Why older adult ministry? / Who are the elderly? / What do you want the older adult ministry program to accomplish? / Assessing readiness for OAM (Older Adult Ministry) / Planning for older adult ministry / Spiritual need one: spiritual development: the aging process: a journey of life long spiritual formation / Spiritual need two: continued learning for older adults and older adult organizations / Donald R. Koepke -- Robert Carlson -- Donald R. Koepke -- Donald R. Koepke -- Donald R. Koepke -- Ray Mattes -- Rod Parrott -- Pt. 1: The fundamentals -- Step one: -- Step two: -- Step Three: -- Step Four: -- Pt. 2: Programming based on spiritual needs -- Spiritual need three: opportunities to serve, "Call me a master, not a senior citizen" / Spiritual need four: opportunities to be served and to share with others / Spiritual need five: providing quality pastoral care as a congregation / Spiritual need six: community building / Building blocks for older adult ministry / Bonnie Stover -- Donald R. Koepke and James Ellor -- Robert A. Rost -- Judy Armstrong Bever -- Donald R. Koepke. Pt. 3: Putting it all together --

0789030489 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0789030497 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780789030481 9780789030498

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Church work with older people.
Aging--Religious aspects--Christianity.

BV4435 / .M54 2005

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