Events and Online Learning for Church Leaders and Older Adults

OLDER ADULT MINSTRY EVENTS

April 18, 2024: Building Community with Older Adults

ENCORE Ministry and UT Chattanooga School of Nursing's next in-person older adult ministry event will be April 18, 2024, at Mullins United Methodist Church in Memphis, Tennessee.  For a brief video about the event, click here. To register, click here. For those unable to attend, a link to recorded sessions will be posted a few weeks after the event. The day's events will include:

Watch October 26, 2023, Event: Building Community with Older Adults

ENCORE Ministry – in partnership with engAGING Communities TN, UT Chattanooga’s School of Nursing’s older adult initiative – hosted Building Community with Older Adults on October 26, 2023. Approximately 105 persons attended in person and 28 individuals/church groups participated via livestream. The event included sessions by area experts on topics impacting older adults such as grandfamilies, older adult care, legal services, mental health, transitions of care, and congregational care.

To view the workshop, visit https://youtube.com/live/VSVzXGcmu2I (programming begins at the 40-minute mark).

Click here for a booklet from engAGING Communities empowering congregations to support older adults and their caregivers.

NEW! MONTHLY ONLINE LEARNING SERIES

Join ENCORE Ministry and UT Chattanooga (UTC) School of Nursing's EngAGING Communities one-hour monthly online learning experience for clergy and church leaders interested in topics related to intentional ministry by, with, and for older adults. The online learning series will be held at noon Central on the third Tuesday of each month – except June, it's on June 11. Programs will be recorded and posted here for those unable to view live presentations.

April's program -- Powered by Connection: Congregational Care & Older Americans Month -- is presented by Rev. Sarah Carty, pastor of Adult Ministries at Franklin (Tennessee) First UMC and Stephanie Blaine, project manager, EngAging Communities. During the session, viewers will discover strategies to enhance congregational care and foster meaningful connections with our aging population. In addition, the presenters will delve into the significance of community support for older adults and ways to celebrate Older Americans Months during May. Time is built into the schedule for participant questions.

To watch the February program, click here.

To watch the March program, click here.

To sign up for the monthly series (you can chose multiple dates), click here.

2024 Schedule of Presenters and Topics and Series Overview