How ministry leaders can help older adults be a vital part of Christian community With the explosion of the older adult population, this important book explores the opportunities and challenges that this presents for the Christian community. Amy Hanson challenges us to let go of many old stereotypes regarding aging and embrace a new paradigm that sees older adults as active, healthy and capable of making significant contributions. Debunks the myths of aging that keep us from fully embracing the potential of people in life's second half Offers suggestions on how to re-invent ministry with older adults Focuses on unleashing older adults to serve and make an impact on churches and congregations A volume in the Leadership Network series The author shows church leaders how they can unleash the power of the baby boomer population to strengthen their congregations.

Aging is the most natural, unpredictable yet manageable part of humanity. Baby Boomers and Beyond is a self-help guide that provides easy-to-apply suggestions and practical advice for those with a desire to age both healthfully and gracefully. Michelle McAllister brings a wealth of professional knowledge and volunteer experience in a variety of geriatric healthcare settings as she shares key points that will help the elderly and their caregivers create an effective action plan to not only take charge and manage their healthcare, but also to: Create a secure, financial portfolio Evaluate when it is the right time to change living arrangements Stay fulfilled through activities, friends, faith, and family Enjoy life, stay positive, and pursue passions Deal with changing family dynamics Baby Boomers and Beyond will teach seniors how to create a lasting legacy, make a ripple in the universe, and leave an impression on the world. Isn't it time to take charge of your future?

Boomers and Beyond, Prescription for the Golden Years provides helpful nuts and bolts-information for 77 million Baby Boomers and 36 million American Seniors. Fear of declining physical and mental health, losses of loved-ones, financial losses, loneliness and feelings of helplessness when faced with one's own mortalilty are among those giants waiting to attack. Is there hope and purpose, or is senior life an expected downhill spiral? Seasoned with humor, quotes, lists, personal stories, the author shows how faith, love, and a positive mindset are vital for living the "Golden Years."

This title shows leisure industry professionals how to attract the emerging and lucrative 'Baby Boomer' market by using evidence based research to understand the 'Boomer' generation's leisure values, interests and needs. It contains staff training strategies, marketing strategies and a guide to developing successful 'Boomer' programmes.

In this provocative new book, Cravit, author of "The New Old, " dissects the apparent war between the baby boomers and the millennials and comes to some surprising conclusions.

Improving with Age addresses the triumphs and challenges of aging Christians and examines the uniqueness of skills and resources they bring to their church communities. Through Scripture and story, the Briscoes assert that aging is not only normal, but it is a joyful and productive life season.

This book traces the history of the baby-boomers, beginning with an explanation of the cause of the post-war baby boom and ending with the contemporary concerns of ageing boomers. It shows how the baby-boomers challenged traditional family attitudes and adopted new lifestyles in the 1960s and 1970s. Drawing on 90 interviews conducted with baby boomers living in London and Paris, the book demonstrates how their aspirations for leisure and consumption converged with family responsibilities and obligations. It shows how the baby boomers emerged from an authoritative upbringing to challenge some of the traditional assumptions of the family, such as marriage and cohabitation. The rise of feminism led by the baby-boomers is examined, together with its impact on family forms and structures. The book shows how women’s trajectories veered between the two extremes of family and employment, swerving between the models of stay-at-home mother and working woman. It demonstrates how new family configurations such as solo parenting, and recomposed families were adopted by the baby boomers. Today, as they enter into retirement, the baby-boomers remain closely involved in the lives of their children and parents, although relationships with elderly parents are maintained primarily through a sense of duty and obligation. The book concludes that the baby boomers have both been influenced by and actors to the changes and transformations that have occurred to family life. They reconciled and continue to reconcile, individualism with family obligations. As grandparents often with an ageing parent still alive, the baby boomers wish to keep the independence that has been the hallmark of their generation whilst not abandoning family life.