July 1, 2024
Climbing the Mountain Together
As the church heads into the future, we may be overlooking one of our greatest resources: senior adults. . . .
Articles for tag: Senior Adults
May 3, 2020
Application for May 10: It’s Never Quite Enough
(This “Application“ column goes with the Bible lesson for May 10, 2020: “His Treasured Possession.”) By David Faust At age 86, Jackie Long died from injuries sustained in a car accident—an abrupt end to a fruitful life. Jackie worked tirelessly on our church staff for four decades, and then after retiring in her sixties, she continued to serve cheerfully as a volunteer for another 20 years. She welcomed guests, cared for those in need, coordinated countless weddings and funerals, took meals to shut-ins, ministered with senior adults, and volunteered with benevolence agencies in our city. Hundreds gathered at the funeral
August 21, 2019
Southeast Christian Launching Campus for Senior Adults (Plus News Briefs)
Compiled by Chris Moon and Jim Nieman Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Ky., will open its eighth campus this fall. The new Chapel in the Woods Campus will be near the main Blankenbaker Campus of the megachurch, one of the largest in the Restoration Movement. Chapel in the Woods will be geared for reaching senior adults. “We’ve built a beautiful facility across the street from our Blankenbaker Campus, and everything from the architecture to the parking lot makes this an incredible facility for our senior adults to connect and worship through hymns and classic worship,” said senior pastor Kyle Idleman.
August 7, 2011
Meeting Others” Needs on Behalf of the Church
By Jennifer Taylor After studying Nehemiah and the offering recorded in its final chapters, First Christian Church in Champaign, IL, collected its own special offering as a response of gratitude for God”s goodness””then gave some of it back to FCC members. Senior pastor J.P. Jones and his team designated $20,000 of the offering for the local community and involved the church in giving it away. Each week for four weeks, a different group received $5,000 with instructions to use the money to meet the needs of others on behalf of the church. The team selected a variety of people
March 26, 2006
A Surprising End to a Skirmish in the Worship Wars
By Nancy Karpenske My daughter was in one of those traveling Christian singing groups””one with loud, fast, contemporary songs, with choreography (not just moves, but all-out dancing), rap, flashing lights, and swirling scarves. The rest of our family packed up and traveled several hours to attend one of their concerts. We could barely contain our excitement. She and her group had been touring for several weeks. This was the first time they”d been scheduled near enough for us to attend. As we exited the freeway and turned into the neighborhood where the church was located, we saw that the houses
