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Loving Your Neighbor with Dementia

By the end of 2015, more than 5,000,000 Americans were living with dementia. This number is expected to increase in the years ahead as the population ages.

Audio Audio | February 22, 2017

Nancy Gordon on Sensing the Sacred

Nancy Gordon adapted the multisensory Young Children in Worship program for people with dementia. Her model deserves to be spread and developed more widely.

Conversation Conversation | October 17, 2016

Older Adults and Worship

This topic showcases opportunities for churches to nurture faith formation in, by and with aging adults.

Topic Showcase Topic Showcase | October 05, 2016

Stephen Martin on Music that Wakes Up Older Minds

Your students or small group can use hymns and Christian songs to design meaningful personalized worship for older adults living in their own homes or in care facilities.

Conversation Conversation | August 02, 2016

Jane Chandler on Morning Prayer at Nursing Homes

Residents of senior living facilities do not have to be Episcopalian to appreciate regular onsite morning prayer services. Your congregation could offer a similar ministry.

Conversation Conversation | August 02, 2016

Aging Together in Grace

Churches can offer a countercultural message about the gifts of older adults and walking with them through the challenges of aging.

Feature Story Feature Story | August 02, 2016

Nancy Foran on a “Wisdom of Our Elders” Service

Residents of senior living facilities often are treated as recipients of worship services presented by visiting groups. Nancy Foran offers an alternative design to receive and honor the wisdom of older adults.

Conversation Conversation | August 02, 2016

Preaching to the Elder Brother

A guide for preaching to elder brothers.

Audio Audio | March 11, 2015

Liturgy, Anthropology, and Life Cycle

How do children worship best? How can worship help young people through the teen years? What practices of worship resonate most with adults and elderly people?

Audio Audio | February 23, 2015

Peggy Goetz on Planning Worship with Stroke Survivors

Peggy Goetz is a communication arts and sciences professor at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Observing her speech pathology students in Calvin’s stroke clinic sparked her to research the experience of stroke survivors in their church communities.

Conversation Conversation | September 12, 2014

Peggy Goetz on Churches and Stroke Survivors

Stroke is a leading cause of disability in adults around the world, so your congregation probably includes—or will soon include—stroke survivors. And about a third of stroke survivors suffer from some form of communication impairment. Peggy Goetz researches the experience of stroke survivors in their church communities.

Conversation Conversation | September 12, 2014

Christian Worship Experiences for Persons with Dementia

Dementia frequently interferes with a person's ability to connect with and to benefit from regular religious activities and worship styles that had been meaningful in the past. Yet, persons with dementia continue to need to worship and experience a comforting, deep encounter with Christ.

Article Article | September 27, 2012

Bringing the Bible to Alzheimer's patients

In a Schaumburg retirement community, a minister pioneers a new approach to telling stories from the Bible

Article Article | April 17, 2012

How to... Lead Worship in a Rest Home

Here are some things to keep in mind when addressing the elderly.

Article Article | November 19, 2010

The Church for the Sake of the World: Urban Challenges Today

This workshop focused on discerning and acting on the call to integrate worship with ministry in order to be with those who are least and last through the example of LaSalle Street Church in downtown Chicago with a 40 year history in social engagement.

Audio Audio | March 23, 2010

All Ages Needed for Intergenerational Worship

Though many churches offer multiple worship options, each pegged to an age or generation, Howard Vanderwell and Steve Burger make a case for intergenerational worship that has families worshiping together. A feature story exploring the importance of intergenerational worship.

Feature Story Feature Story | June 11, 2007

Joy: When all ages worship together

Geoffrey, age 7, interrupted the vicar's prayer. Hands on hips, he demanded, "You mean Jesus died?" What happened next reveals how one congregation answered a classic dilemma of intergenerational worship. A feature story exploring the importance of intergenerational worship.

Feature Story Feature Story | August 23, 2004

Nine Tips for Designing Intergenerational Worship

Looking for simple ways to introduce intergenerational worship ideas without totally overhauling everything about your worship services? Here are nine tips to get you started.

Feature Story Feature Story | August 23, 2004

Still a Child of God

It's heartbreaking to watch age or dementia claim a loved one's mind, body, and spirit. But it's a mistake to think that disease destroys a Christian's desire or ability to worship.

Feature Story Feature Story | August 06, 2004

The Church and its Elderly Members

Some reflections and suggestions for remembering the elderly in worshiping communities.

Article Article | June 01, 2004