What do you do when you’re 47 years old and wondering what you want to do when you grow up? While working in telecom, I was tossing and turning late one night over a project when the question hit me: In the grand scheme of things, is this telephone system installation really worth all this emotional energy? When your career and the phrase “grand scheme of things” intersect, watch out. I'd heard so many voices advising to work where your passions are, but it’s hard to be passionate …
The PAR and DIGM of Paradigm, and What’s With the 2?
One thing that surprised me most on my journey to starting this site was seeing my own view change on the importance of dedicated pastors in senior adult ministry. Their presence (or lack thereof) was to me a barometer of the priority and growth of seniors ministry. If we care about youth ministry, we have youth pastors, so if we care about our older adults.... you get the picture. That view has evolved. Sometimes I think if having a pastor means all we have is fellowship and activity …
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A Different Approach to Senior Adult Ministry: How Can it Benefit the Overall Ministry of Your Church?
How is it that senior adult ministries seem to be on the decline at the same time that the average age of church members increases? While the alarms sounded about the aging of the Baby Boomer generation, I've watched churches create 55-plus ministries, only too often to scale back or discontinue these ministries because the Boomers just don't seem interested. I’ve heard the question asked often by leaders of seniors ministries: Why aren’t the Boomers joining us? Maybe it’s denial : …