Designing an Older Adult Ministry
Author Rick Gentzler gives readers ways to develop and strengthen ministries with older adults
August 16, 2020
Author Rick Gentzler gives readers ways to develop and strengthen ministries with older adults
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Declining memberships, dwindling finances, and efforts to reach a new generation may consume church leaders so that learning to appreciate the unique challenges and gifts of aging get in the way of emphasizing older adult ministry.
By Richard H. Gentzler, Jr., D.Min. “In old age they still produce fruit; they are always green and full of
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