July 24, 2013
Interview with Amy Hanson
Amy Hanson, author of Baby Boomers and Beyond, tells CHRISTIAN STANDARD Editor Mark Taylor seniors ministry must change if we are to engage the next generation of retirees. See the interview here.
Articles for tag: Amy Hanson
July 6, 2013
40 Under 40: Amy Hanson
AMY HANSON Speaker, writer, and consultant When I first heard about Amy Hanson, I had to ask twice to be certain my unreliable hearing hadn”t deceived me. She”s the 50s-plus ministry director? At the huge Central Christian Church in Las Vegas? And she”s how old? Yes, I had heard it right. She was not yet 30 and was in charge of a megachurch”s older adult programming. Dr. Amy Hanson is one of the most dynamic young leaders among us. You don”t have to take my word for it. You can check out Amy”s blog at amyhanson.org, where you”ll find her addressing
December 15, 2011
The New Old: Are We Ignoring One of America”s Largest Generations?
By Amy Hanson Question: What do NPR, USA Today, Chico”s clothing store, CVS pharmacy, Whole Foods Market, CNN, and the Obama administration all have in common? Answer: They are all investing significant amounts of time, money, and research into one of the biggest demographic shifts ever to occur in America””the aging population. Specifically, these entities, as well as hundreds of others, are studying baby boomers and the impact this huge group will have on society. The baby boom generation (whom I like to refer to as “the new old”) includes 78 million people born between 1946 and 1964. Pew Research
May 14, 2011
Service and Love: Paths to Change
By LeRoy Lawson Baby Boomers and Beyond: Tapping the Ministry Talents and Passions of Adults Over 50 Amy Hanson San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2010 Tea with Hezbollah: Sitting at the Enemies” Table; Our Journey Through the Middle East Ted Dekker and Carl Medearis New York: Doubleday Religion, 2009 To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World James Davison Hunter New York: Oxford University Press, 2010 Imagine my surprise when I heard the seniors” minister at the dynamic Central Christian Church in Las Vegas, Nevada, was a 23-year-old woman. The seniors” minister. Then I
May 17, 2009
Leading Older Adults to Find Places of Service
 By Amy Hanson VolunteerMatch, an organization that helps to connect people with community groups, commissioned an extensive research study in 2006 and discovered that more than half of adults 55 and older are interested in volunteering. The challenge is that many of them are having difficulty finding the right way to share their skills and experience. As leaders, what can we do to help people in the second half of life discover their unique place to serve?  Connect people to God so he can lead them. A few years ago I met a man named Hal who was
May 17, 2009
Helpful Resources for Older Adult Ministry
 Compiled by Amy Hanson “¢ Christian Association Serving Adult Ministries (CASA): A national organization that provides resources for church leaders who are ministering with people in the second half of life. See www.gocasa.org. “¢ Building Adult Ministries: A blog affiliated with Christianity Today and CASA that shares relevant articles regarding ministry with adults 50 and older. CLICK HERE. “¢ Churches Responding to the Age Wave, Creating New Opportunities for Older Adults to Serve, and Breaking Down the Age Barriers: These are concept papers by Amy Hanson available at www.leadnet/encoregeneration.org. These papers share insights and examples from a number of
