Making a case for an objective assessment of older-adult needs

We take measurement for granted. We get up at 6:00 and drink our 5-parts espresso with 1-part cream and a dash of sugar as we make our 55-minute commute to our 8-6 job. Our car gets 23 miles per gallon, the tires take 34 PSI and we don’t exceed the posted speed limit or we may pay a 10% surcharge on our automobile insurance. Our kids get a 92% average in school, score in the top 10% of their class, rank their top 5 college choices and have a 30% chance of getting an early entrance decision. We project 10 years into the future and calculate that we will need a second mortgage at 7% to pay for a combined 12-years of college for our 3 kids.

Measurement and data crunching is everywhere...and for good reason. Quantitative measurement not only tells how well we are doing (from losing weight to investment returns), but with the right analysis measurement statistics can inform us what we need to do to improve our situation. As the management adage states, “You cannot manage what you do not measure.” Effective local management requires effective local measurement.

Church Resources helps congregations and judicatories understand the quantitative face of aging. Using "case-study" research methodology Church Resources does not combine data from one congregation with another. Each congregation is treated as a separate case-study. The aging profile differs from one congregation to another and only specific local analysis can identify the difference.

Church Resources’ signature aging ministry tool is the Senior Ministry Inventory—a life inventory for older adults. On the next pages you will see the most common questions asked regarding the Senior Ministry Inventory, and you will discover how this diagnostic instrument can help you target specific ministry needs among older adults in your congregation and the communities you serve.

Now as we enter the 21st century the “age wave” has become a threatening tsunami and the challenges of aging pose both our greatest peril and our greatest potential. Facing the aging tsunami every congregation needs a dependable measurement of their aging needs.

Because Church Resources focuses on the end-goal of ministry application, we use a Case Study—Need Based methodology to collect data. We treat every congregation as a unique case. Data from one congregation is not mixed together with data from other congregations. Every individual, congregation and judicatory report is unique to each individual or group. The upside of Case Study research is that the information collected is extremely reliable and readily applicable. The downside of Case Study research is that it is more time consuming and costly.

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