Table of Contents

• About the Contributors
  
• Why Older Adult Ministry? (Donald R. Koepke)
  
• PART ONE: THE FUNDAMENTALS
  
• Step One: Who are the Elderly (Robert Carlson)
  
• Step Two: What Do You Want the Older Adult Ministry to Accomplish? (Donald R. Koepke)
  
• Step Three: Assessing Readiness for OAM (Older Adult Ministry) (Donald R. Koepke)
  
• Step Four: Planning for Older Adult Ministry (Donald R. Koepke)
  
• PART TWO: PROGRAMMING BASED ON SPIRITUAL NEEDS
  
• Spiritual Need One: Spiritual Development: The Aging Process: A Journey of Lifelong Spiritual Formation (Ray Mattes)
  
• Spiritual Need Two: Continued Learning for Older Adults and Older Adult Organizations (Rod Parrott)
  
• Spiritual Need Three: Opportunities to Serve Call Me a Master, Not a Senior Citizen (Bonnie Stover)
  
• Spiritual Need Four: Opportunities to Be Served and to Share with Others (Donald R. Koepke and James W. Ellor)
  
• Spiritual Need Five: Providing Quality Pastoral Care as a Congregation (Robert A. Rost)
  
• Spiritual Need Six: Community Building (Judy Armstrong Bever)
  
• PART THREE: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
  
• Building Blocks for Older Adult Ministry (Donald R. Koepke)
  
• Index
  
• Reference Notes Included
  

About the Author

Donald Koepke