Baby Boomers and Beyond: Tapping the Ministry Talents and Passions of Adults over 50
Product Type: eBooks
Product Price: $24.95
Manufacturer: Jossey-Bass
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How ministry leaders can help older adults be a vital part of Christian community
With the explosion of the older adult population, this important book explores the opportunities and challenges that this presents for the Christian community. Amy Hanson challenges us to let go of many old stereotypes regarding aging and embrace a new paradigm that sees older adults as active, healthy and capable of making significant contributions.
- Debunks the myths of aging that keep us from fully embracing the potential of people in life's second half
- Offers suggestions on how to re-invent ministry with older adults
- Focuses on unleashing older adults to serve and make an impact on churches and congregations
- A volume in the Leadership Network series
The author shows church leaders how they can unleash the power of the baby boomer population to strengthen their congregations.
Reviews
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-08-02
Summary: "Baby Boomers and Beyond"
Amy Hanson has done a fantastic job in this book as she narrows she narrows the focus of senior adult ministry to reach baby boomers, the "new old," in 2010. From both an educational and practical background she masterfully weaves stories from first hand interviews gathered from a variety of churches across the U.S. and explains why churches must discover new ways to minister to baby boomers. The author is a big proponent of involving boomers in intergenerational ministry. The author describes the "frail elderly," those roughly eighty five plus,explaining how the church can care for and reach these people. She then identified the second group as "seniors," those in their mid seventy's to mid eighty's. In the past, this has been the target group in churches for ministry to seniors. Now, the third group are imerging, the "new old," baby boomers, those born roughly between 1946 and 1964. This group as a strong desire not to get old and are doing all they can to stay young. Boomers are expected to live to their mid eighty's and beyond. The U.S. Census Bureau projects that across the world, by 2018, people over the age of sixty-five will outnumber children under the age of five. For the first time in history, there will be more older adults than children on the planet. The reader is encouraged to help boomers live a life of signifigance and to leave a legacy. Engaging older adults to make a major impact for Christ in the world should be the primary foundation for ministry with boomers. If you are working with people age fifty plus, I would highly recommend this book to you!
El Roy Pankow
Wilshire Avenue Community Church
Fullerton, CA
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-07-28
Summary: "Outstanding!"
Wow, this is one of the most incredible resources for leaders who want to be more proactive in embracing, engaging and reaching the Boomer generation. My husband & I devoured the book. Our ministry, YES! Young Enough to Serve, will highly recommend this book to the pastors and lay leaders we serve.