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#206800 - 08/13/10 10:45 PM Christian Ministry in the 'Second Half' of Life?
DonnaJ Offline
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Registered: 11/01/03
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Loc: Ohio, USA
HI, everyone!

A couple of years ago, I attended a women's conference with a couple of women from my church, both in their 60's. While we enjoyed the Friday evening service, when it came time to choose workshops to attend on Saturday, we had slim pickins when it came to something appropriate for older women. I contacted the director and offered to come up with some ideas for classes that would appeal to the 'Boomer Women' and up.

Some churches focus on the younger generations, but I hope to show that with our experiences and perspectives, we still have a lot to offer the church in ministry, just in a different way. If you attended a Christian women's conference, what topics would interest you? What are the issues you face that affect how you fulfill your calling or ministry?

Thanks for any feedback!
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#206839 - 08/14/10 04:54 PM Re: Christian Ministry in the 'Second Half' of Life? [Re: DonnaJ]
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Did I put this in the right place? Perhaps I should have put it in another category. Suggestions?
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#206934 - 08/17/10 10:42 PM Re: Christian Ministry in the 'Second Half' of Life? [Re: DonnaJ]
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Registered: 05/23/09
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Loc: Missouri, recently moved from ...
Hi, Donna, you ask good questions. In my "old age" I find myself thinking about what kind of memories my grandchildren will have of me, what kinds of lessons my grandchildren will have learned from me when I die, etc. Such thoughts, I'm sure, were behind what happened a few years ago when I stumbled across some verses in Deuteronomy 4 about remembering what we've seen God do, and be sure to tell our children and grandchildren. (There are other Bible verses that encourage us to do that, too.) As a result, I developed a class on writing memoirs based on those verses. A number of people teach such classes, so perhaps that would be an idea for you. I suppose a weekend retreat would limit the time spent on such an endeavor but perhaps it would give people time to get started.

Another idea comes to mind: There's a blog and Facebook page called "My grandmother is ... praying for me," based on a book by the same name. The 3 ladies that run that would be great speakers for a conference like you described.

If I think of more ideas, I'll get back to you. Let me know how your plans fall into place!

Linda
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#206987 - 08/20/10 02:04 PM Re: Christian Ministry in the 'Second Half' of Life? [Re: LTWayfaringWords]
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Linda, thank you so much for your feedback! Wow - those few words really got my wheels turning. I'll check out the places you mentioned. Bless you!
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#207006 - 08/21/10 04:52 PM Re: Christian Ministry in the 'Second Half' of Life? [Re: DonnaJ]
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Hi, again, Donna. I am glad you have gotten some ideas. I thought of another good idea for you, but am having a senior moment.... sigh.... I can't remember it right now but will get back to you if and when I remember.
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#207010 - 08/22/10 01:42 AM Re: Christian Ministry in the 'Second Half' of Life? [Re: LTWayfaringWords]
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LOL!
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#207070 - 08/25/10 02:02 PM Re: Christian Ministry in the 'Second Half' of Life? [Re: DonnaJ]
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Registered: 02/17/05
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Well this thread reminds me of Joyce Meyer. She's our age and
is doing a bang-up job sharing God The Father, God The Son and The Holy Spirit with the world. I think a great ministry for
boomer women is visiting nursing homes and sharing love with
those confined in those facilities. Sharing a kind, gentle,
loving spirit with everyone around you, is a wonderful ministry,
IMO!

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#207083 - 08/25/10 06:42 PM Re: Christian Ministry in the 'Second Half' of Life? [Re: jabber]
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Registered: 06/03/04
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Linda, I love your ideas. I give a workshop on writing devotionals.The importance of the legacy we leave to our generations to come is at times underestimated. Writing our experiences with the Lord is a great legacy to leave our loved ones.

Prayer as a ministry is a great idea too. So many blessings flow from it. I've seen it in my own ministry.

Donna, perhaps a seminar on cooking nutritious meals would interest older ladies, as their experience is vast on cooking, and helping younger women learn to cook nutritiously can be done as a ministry.
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#207085 - 08/25/10 08:27 PM Re: Christian Ministry in the 'Second Half' of Life? [Re: Songbird]
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Registered: 02/17/05
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Songbird,
Haven't seen you around here in a while. Glad you're back!
Prayers and blessings...

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#207093 - 08/26/10 02:29 AM Re: Christian Ministry in the 'Second Half' of Life? [Re: jabber]
DonnaJ Offline
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Loc: Ohio, USA
More great ideas! My mom used to visit the nursing homes when she was my age.

I listend to Joyce almost every day while I'm working. She cracks me up sometimes! But she is very solid in her teaching. And yes - she is inspiring.

One of my ideas had to do with leaving a legacy to children, grandchildren, and even great-grandchildren. We have a couple at church who bring their daughter, then granddaughters, and now great-granddaughters to church.

Good idea about the cooking, too. Just today I was asking my sister about a recipe my grandma used to make when we visited her in Kentucky. I can still see her mixing up that bread. Good memories.
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