Articles for tag: Life Transitions

March 7, 2016

By Susan Lawrence Sometimes we think we”re done. It”s time to move on. We”re ready to be finished with a season because we”re exhausted or we see a better offer. Things aren”t going well, or things are going exceptionally well. For whatever reason, we assess (or rationalize) that God is prompting us to take a step away from where we are and move on to something else. When this is the case, and we”re ready to go, it”s hard when we sense God saying, “Wait just a minute.” It happened to Simon in Luke 5. Simon and other fishermen had

May 17, 2009

Christian Standard

Church & Ministry Community Outreach

Dispelling the Myths

Â By Bill Tennison Â Want to be effective in your ministry with adults over 50? Then get rid of these commonly held myths about older adults. Â Â Â Seniors think they have “done their time” and don”t want to participate in the life of the church.Â Â “It”s a myth that senior adults no longer want to contribute,” wrote David P. Gallagher in Senior Adult Ministry in the 21st Century: Step-By-Step Strategies for Reaching People Over 50. “It”s equally untrue that senior adults don”t want to be actively involved. Senior adults do want to be involved.” In a