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Journal of Religion, Spirituality & Aging. 31:1-149
The American Society on Aging was founded in 1954 as the Western Gerontological Society. The American Society on Aging (ASA) is an association of diverse individuals bound by a common goal: to supp...
Autor:
Donald R. Koepke
Everyone who provides services to older adults believes in the biomedical model that addresses the body, mind, and spirit of their clients. On the whole, service providers--be they long-term care professionals, academics, social workers, program prof
Autor:
Donald R. Koepke
Publikováno v:
Journal of Religion, Spirituality & Aging. 23:18-32
Many congregations in America are full of white hair. The “Age Wave” described by Ken Dychtwald (1990) is upon us. As a whole, seminary education seldom prepares clergy to meet the new demands and opportunities that come with a ministry to older
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Journal of Religion, Spirituality & Aging. 18:97-107
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Journal of Religion, Spirituality & Aging. 17:1-6
SUMMARY Ministering to Older Adults: The Building Blocks offers an approach to the systematic development of programs and services for the aged that focuses on spiritual not just psychosocial needs. This model has been proven to work in over forty co
Autor:
Donald R. Koepke
Publikováno v:
Journal of Religion, Spirituality & Aging. 17:169-195
SUMMARY The final building block is deciding what program fits ministry goals, congregational resources and skills, and the needs of the older adults who will benefit from this ministry. A final form is used to choose, from the many options gathered
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Journal of Religion, Spirituality & Aging. 17:97-119
SUMMARY Older adults have unique opportunities to be served and to share with others through groups and individual relationships and programs in religious congregations. Where programs and senior centers with public funding can provide only for physi
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Journal of Religion, Spirituality & Aging. 17:33-48
SUMMARY Assessing existing programs as well as the readiness of the congregation to receive new programs in the area of older adult ministry is an essential building block. An assessment of existing ministries is essential to discovering what needs t
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Journal of Religion, Spirituality & Aging. 17:49-54
SUMMARY Steps one, two, and three are now integrated into a planning tool for older adult ministry programming. Because of the diversity of older adults, a diversity of programming is required. A planning grid (tool) is described that can be used thr
Autor:
Donald R. Koepke
Publikováno v:
Journal of Religion, Spirituality & Aging. 17:19-32