OLDER ADULT MINISTRY RESOURCES

• Aging Parents: The Family Survival Guide. Book and 2 video tapes. An outstanding, comprehensive resource that provides a wide range of information for adults with aging parents. Some topics addresses are: Care Giving from a Distance, Family Dynamics, Housing Alternatives, Medical & Health Issues, Legal Issues, Government Programs, Death and Dying.
• Growing Old in Christ, Stanley Hauerwas, Carole Bailey Stoneking, Keith Meador, David Cloutier (eds.) Book. A serious theological reflection on what it means to grow old, particularly in our culture and as a Christian. 18 Christian thinkers survey biblical and historical perspectives on aging and describe the "Christian practice of growing old."
• Humanity Comes of Age: The New Context for Ministry with the Elderly, Susanne S. Paul, James S. Paul. CE8/PAU/h. Book.
  
• Growing Old Is a Family Affair, Dorothy Bertolet Fritz. Book. CL7/FRI/g.
• You Only Die Once: Preparing for the End of Life With Grace and Gusto, Margie Jenkins. Book. This book creates talk about death, assists in planning for your end-of-life years and sets you free to really enjoy the adventure!
• Grand Friends, Young Friends: A Mentoring Program for Older Adults and Older Children, Pat Roller. Booklet
  
• With God's Oldest Friends: Pastoral Visiting in the Nursing Home, Henry C. Simmons. CE20/SIM/w. Book.
• Surviving the Death of a Child, John Munday. Book. CL9/MUN/s. A story from grief to healing and a story of faith and love told so that others may find comfort and understanding.
• Aging Comes of Age: Older People Finding Themselves, Frank Hutchison. Book. CE20/HUT/a. Sound practical advice about how to adapt to old age and make the best of it.
• You Are One of Us: Successful Clergy/Church Connections to Alzheimer's Families, Lisa P. Gwyther. Book. CL7/GWY/y.
  
• Striking Sails: A Pastoral Psychological View of Growing Older in Our Society, Heye Faber. Book. CL7/FAB/s. The book provides a look a what older people feel and think, and probes their relationships with society, work, family, religion, and themselves.
• Aging: A Time for New Learning, David J. Maitland. Book. CL7/MAI/a. The author looks at aging from the religious perspective of life as religious experience…coming to terms with God…realizing life's potential…discovering the experiences of years…reflecting on the fulfillment of life.
• Devotions for Later Years, Wallace Fridy. Book. CL7r/FRI/d.
  
• Nice Things About Growing Older, Wim Meyer. Book. CE20/MEY/n. Meditations on growing older
• A Time to Live: Seven Tasks of Creative Aging, Robert Raines. Book. CE20/RAI/t. Kind, practical, helpful, and faithful, he guides one to reconcile with life and to harvest it fully.
• Graying Gracefully: Preaching to Older Adults, William J. Carl, Jr., editor. Book. CE20/CAR/g. This book gives practical instruction and examples of biblical and theological sermons for older adults.
• Retirement Planning Kit, T. Rowe Price. Kit. CE20/PRI/r.
  
• Sheltered By God's Love: 52 Bible Lessons for Senior Adults, Morton King. Book. CE20/KIN/s. A year's worth of Bible lessons intended to communicate God's unconditional love and grace for all God's children.
• Older Adult Ministry: A Guide for the Session and Congregation, PCUSA Congregational Ministries Division, Ed. Miriam Dunson. Book. CE20/DUN/o
• OLDER ADULT ISSUES SERIES:

• Older Adult Ministry: A Resource for Program Development. PPC. Book.
• Can We Uplift the Spirit as the Body Slows Down? Religion and Aging Articles for Your Publications. National Interfaith Coalition on Aging. Booklet.
• Grey Hair and I Don't Care: Leading Activities with Older Adults, Carlita Hunter. Book. CE20/HUNg.
  
• Get Your Activities Together: Activities for Adults of All Ages, Carlita Hunter. Book. CE8/HUN/g. This is a director's play book for creating new and entertaining activities for all occasions.
• A Very Present Help: Psalm Studies for Older Adults, Miriam Dunson. Book. CE20/DUN/v.
• Golden Opportunities: Older Adults and the Church, Kristen Kemper, ed. Book. This is a collection of how-to articles that will assist you in evaluating and meeting the needs of older adults in your church and community.
• Aging Me…Aging You…The Journey of a Lifetime, Video. This video and study guide offers for general audiences a glimpse into the journey called "Aging", seen as an adventure that begins with birth and goes throughout life. It presents aging realistically, including both the up-side and the down-side, and suggests models for ministry for older persons.
• Aging Me…Aging You…Exploring the Issues, Video. This is a study video that explores issues related to aging. Ageism, Death and Dying, Spirituality and Aging, Care for the Caregiver, Justice - Can be done in 6-one hour sessions.
  
• Praying Our Goodbyes, Joyce Rupp. Book. CE20/RUP/p. This book is designed to help the reader recognize, ritualize, reflect on and re-orient themselves - to help heal the hurts caused by goodbyes and the anxieties encountered by change.
• On Being a Widow, Helen Thames Raley. Book. CL9/RAL/o.
• The Bible Answers Senior Adult Questions, Elmer L. Gray. Book. CE20/GRA/b.
• Visible and Vital: A Handbook for the Aging Congregation, Harriet Kerr Swenson. Book. CE8/SWE/v.
  
• Adult Children Caring for Their Parents, John I. Rhea. Booklet. PCUSA, Older Adult Ministry. This is a training design for use with adult children caring for parents.
• Sing and Rejoice: Favorite Hymns in Large Print, William D. Auld, ed. Book. A superb array of cherished hymns, rekeyed for easier vocal reach and in large print.