A SPIRIT for CONGREGATIONS is a free eNewsletter designed for leaders of churches, temples, synagogues and mosques interested in developing or sustaining an Older Adult Ministry within their faith community. It is published three to four times a year.

eNewsletters

• Spirit for Congregations July 2011
• Spirit for Congregations August 2010

Articles

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• Re-imaging Older Adult Ministry
• Forget Memory: A Call to Care
• Life Story in the Congregation–Articles and Resources
• Resources for Ministry to those with Alzheimer’s Disease
• The Spiritual Care of Persons with Dementia
• Older Adults An Advantage to a Congregation
• Home Visitation Made Easier
• Beginning an Older Adult Ministry
• Older Adult Ministry: More Than a Pot Luck
• Not Enough Time to Develop an Older Adult Ministry?
• Why an Older Adult Ministry?
• The Congregation and Alzheimer’s
• Why Do I Suffer?
• Suffering Is a Mystery
• A Prayer for Later Years

Links of Interest

• CASA Network
  Christian Association Serving Adult Ministries Network site with resources and conference information
• Johnson Institute for Senior Adult Ministry
• for laypersons who work with adults in the second half of life