| Title | : | R.E.S.P.E.C.T |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | Bill Craig & Donna Gandy |
| Release | : | 2009-12-01 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Christianity, Books, Religion & Spirituality |
| Size | : | 2261681 |
| A ministry message to and about boomer adults—the impact they have had in everything they have touched and will continue to have, including in churches. A concise look at the baby-boomer generation and how its members are relating to the church. Chapters: • 1. The Times They Are A'Changin': Meaningful Ministry to Baby Boomers in Your Church and Community - Introduction by Bill Craig, director of Leadership and Adult ministry; provides background for the book and research • 2. My Generation: Who are boomers? • 3. Satisfaction (I Can't Get No): Boomers and the church yesterday, today, and tomorrow • 4. Fun, Fun, Fun: First steps to starting meaningful Boomer Ministry in your church and community • 5. Come Together: Connect Establishing relationships between boomers and God, the church, and each other • 6. Blowin' In the Wind: Grow Leading boomers to know God's Word and how it makes a difference in their lives every day • 7. Light My Fire: Serve Enlisting boomers to invest themselves in meaningful ministry through the church • 8. Pass It On: Go Challenging boomers to reach others with the Gospel of Jesus Christ through evangelism and missions Features: • Inexpensive ministry message • Written in a conversational voice • Includes testimonies from boomers represented in research • Highlights several representative churches doing ministry with emerging boomers • Each section identified by song titles that represent eras in which boomers grew up • Based on extensive research and demographics into boomers and boomer ministry • Low cost allows more individuals/leaders to access research and its implications • Helps church leaders understand changes that will be coming in their churches as boomers age • May be used by individuals or ministry teams to work through together as needed/desired • Unpacks LifeWay's Adult Ministry Strategy—Connect Grow Serve Go—for use with boomer adults |
