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A Vision for the Aging Church: Renewing Ministry for and by Seniors
Contributor(s): Houston, James M. (Author), Parker, Michael (Author)

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ISBN: 0830839488     ISBN-13: 9780830839483
Publisher: IVP Academic
OUR PRICE: $29.40  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: October 2011
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BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christian Ministry - Adult
- Religion | Christian Living - General
- Religion | Christian Ministry - Pastoral Resources
Dewey: 259.3
LCCN: 2011023156
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 8.9" L (0.95 lbs) 279 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Christian
Features: Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
Review Citations: CBA Retailers 11/01/2011 pg. 48
 
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Are we ready for the opportunities and challenges facing the aging church? Now is the time for the church to offer ministry to its increasing numbers of seniors and to benefit from ministry they can offer. In this book James M. Houston and Michael Parker issue an urgent call to reconceive the place and part of the elderly and seniors in the local church congregation. Confronting the idea that the aging are mostly a burden on the church, they boldly address the moral issues related to caring for them, provide examples of successful care-giving programs and challenge the church to restore broken connections across the generations. Cowritten by a noted theologian and an expert in the fields of social work and gerontology, this interdisciplinary book assesses our current cultural context and the challenges and opportunities we face. The authors show us that seniors aren't the problem. They are the solution.


Contributor Bio(s): Houston, James M.: - James M. Houston (D.Phil., Oxford) is founding principal, former chancellor and emeritus professor of spiritual theology at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is the author of some forty books.Parker, Michael: - Michael Parker (Ph.D./DSW, LCSW, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army Retired [AMEDD]) is associate professor in the School of Social Work and at the Center for Mental Health Aging at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and adjunct associate professor in the Division of Geriatric Medicine Palliative Care and Center for Aging, also at the University of Alabama.
 
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