{"product_id":"a-vision-for-the-aging-church-renewing-ministry-for-and-by-seniors-paperback","title":"A Vision for the Aging Church: Renewing Ministry for and by Seniors - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames M. Houston\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Parker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAre we ready for the opportunities and challenges facing the aging church?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow is the time for the church to offer ministry to its increasing numbers of seniors and to benefit from ministry they can offer. In this book James M. Houston and Michael Parker issue an urgent call to reconceive the place and part of the elderly and seniors in the local church congregation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConfronting the idea that the aging are mostly a burden on the church, they boldly address the moral issues relatedto caring for them, provide examples of successful care-giving programs and challenge the church to restore broken connections across the generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCowritten by a noted theologian and an expert in the fields of social work and gerontology, this interdisciplinary book assesses our current cultural context and the challenges and opportunities we face. The authors show us that seniors aren't the problem. They are the solution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames M. Houston\u003c\/b\u003e (D.Phil., Oxford) is founding principal, former chancellor and emeritus professor of spiritual theology at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is the author of some forty books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Parker\u003c\/b\u003e (Ph.D.\/DSW, LCSW, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army Retired [AMEDD]) is associate professor in the School of Social Work and at the Center for Mental Health Aging at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and adjunctassociate professor in the Division of Geriatric Medicine Palliative Care and Center for Aging, also at the University of Alabama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 279\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 10, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45868246171845,"sku":"9780830839483","price":41.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/VyipwxuTCB9780830839483.webp?v=1781389858","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/a-vision-for-the-aging-church-renewing-ministry-for-and-by-seniors-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}