No more memorials for me

John Lee is a pastor in the Seattle area. His new blog has a post entitled ‘No more memorials for me‘ and I recommend it to you.

Unified Vision, Differing Needs

Two weeks ago I started a series on why demographic data alone is not sufficient for churches to use for proclamation or evangelism strategies. I wrote about how our Case Study approach differs from what companies offering US Census data can provide.
In this post I want to write about the theology behind what Church Resources [...]

Charles Mueller on John 20

Dr. Charles Mueller has a helpful article in this months issue of Just Watching, a newsletter published by Wheat Ridge Ministries. It’s worth your time as Charlie reflects on a lifetime of ministry, challenges and fine insights relating to the Lutheran church. Here is an excerpt from the article,
Developing better ministry choices reminds me of [...]

Does Census data help churches?

This is the first post in a series that deals with the differences between Demographic analysis and our Case Study approach for congregations. There are a many companies that offer demographic data products, (examples are here, and here) and are tailored to business use and market planning. They are worth it for your business, if [...]

Purpose of Older Adults

One purpose for older Christians is to train the church to honor and fear God.
Throughout the Bible, the role of older men and women of faith, both in Israel and the Church, was essential to the community’s understanding and rootedness in God. Older saints were not merely purveyors of good advice because they had [...]

Implementing the Senior Ministry Inventory in your congregation

There is a simple two-step process for congregations to implement the Inventory.

First, make a decision.  Receive the approval of your Church Council or appropriate Board or Committee. If you want to make a presentation to a group in your Church, you can download materials from our website by clicking on the Resources tab at the [...]

Christian propositions regarding aging

Yesterday I shared some statistics to illustrate what our country and congregations in America will encounter in the near future. But our hope is in Christ and what we need is to orient our view upon Him and the perfect work done for us which changes every perspective. Here are some Christian propositions regarding aging?

The [...]

Older Adult Resources

Finding good resources on the topics centering around older adult ministry is difficult. Many congregations interested in working in this field have a difficult time finding resources that don’t have a secular viewpoint. Christian themes like suffering, the cross, resurrection are few in what is available. While we don’t have any affiliation with any of [...]

Implications of Mass Aging

What are some of the implications of mass-aging?
Yesterday we posted about the differences between mere-aging and mass-aging. Following are some statistics that illustrate the implications associated with mass-aging. Tomorrow we will post some biblical propositions regarding aging. Stay tuned.

By 2015, of those over 65, the largest population segment in the U. S. will be single [...]

Mass-Aging in the 21st Century

Aging concerns are not new. The Church has always served those who are aging. However, as we enter the 21st century the new ministry challenge is not mere-aging but mass-aging.
Gary Andrews, speaking at the 45th annual meeting in 2003 of the American Society of Aging (ASA) said,
The world population increases with a net addition of [...]