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Your congregation can take simple steps to become more dementia friendly. Conversation | September 07, 2023 Rosemary Apol-Hoezee on Dementia and Worship Chaplains have been using the Evening Star worship manual in memory care facilities for almost twenty years. The second edition incorporates new research on dementia to create a worship model that is even better at engaging people who live with dementia. Conversation | September 07, 2023 Richard Bodini on the Pandemic and Senior Faith Formation The COVID-19 pandemic has forced care facility chaplains to adapt. Your church can apply some of these best practices—and remember to include senior care residents and staff in congregational prayers. Conversation | May 12, 2021 LaTonya McIver Penny on Worship with Differently Abled People Churches decide to include people with disabilities when they realize God sees us all as equals and all as differently abled. LaTonya McIver Penny advocates for inclusive worship, especially in African American congregations. Conversation | February 25, 2020 Intergenerational Worship Model Based on Scripture and Story Residents of senior living communities often feel cut off from church life. Meanwhile, congregations often feel segregated by age. This participatory intergenerational worship model brings people together around Scripture and life stories. Feature Story | January 06, 2020 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 | 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 | 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 | October 05, 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 | 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 | 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 | August 02, 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 | August 02, 2016 Preaching to the Elder Brother A guide for preaching to elder brothers. 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 | February 23, 2015 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 | September 12, 2014 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 | 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 | 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 | April 17, 2012 How to... Lead Worship in a Rest Home Here are some things to keep in mind when addressing the elderly. 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 | March 23, 2010 1 2 Next »