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  • Amazing Grays:Unleashing the Power of Age in Your Congregation, by Leona and Richard Bergstrom - Order Amazing Grays on the web.

    RESOURCES FOR MINISTRY WITH BOOMERS AND BEYOND
    Updated 4/2/08
  • Here are some books to help you understand ministry with midlife and older persons. Some are written from a Christian perspective, others are not.

    Age Wave, (1990), Age Power (1999), Ken Dychtwald,PhD, Tarcher/Putnam

    Aging, Henry Nouwen. Doubleday, New York, NY. 1974

    Aging and Spirituality, David O. Moberg, PhD, Haworth Pastoral Press, 2001

    Amazing Grays: Unleashing the Power of Age in Your Congregation, Leona and Richard Bergstrom, ChurchHealth, 2000

    Ambushed at Sunset: Coping with Mature Adult Temptations, John Gilmore. LangMarc Publishing, San Antonio, TX. 1998

    Another Country: Navigating the Emotional Terrain of Our Elders, by Mary Pipher, PhD., Riverhead Books, 1999

    Boomer Nation. Steve Fillon. Free Press, Simon & Schuster, 2004

    Boomers, Xers, and Other Strangers. Rick and Kathy Hicks. Tyndale House. 1999

    Catch the Age Wave, Win and Charles Arn, Beacon Hill Press, 1999

    Celebrating the Rest of Your Life. David Young. Augsburg Books. 2005

    Counting on Kindness: The Dilemmas of Dependency, Wendy Lustbader, MSW, The Free Press. 1991

    Dimensions of Older Adult Ministry: A Handbook, Richard Morgan, editor. Witherspoon Press, Louisville, KY. 2006

    Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life. James Hollis, PhD., Gotham Books, 2005

    Finishing Well. Bob Buford, Integrity Publishers. 2004

    Gray Dawn, Peter Peterson, Times Books, Random House. 1999

    Game Plan, by Bob Buford
    Winning strategies for the second half of your life.

    Halftime, Bob Buford, Harper and Collins, 1994

    How to Say It to Seniors, David Solie, MS, PA, Prentice Hall Press, 2004

    Longevity Revolution, Theodore Roszak, Berkeley Hills Books, 2001

    My Journey into Alzheimer's Disease, Rev. Robert Davis, Tyndale House, 1989

    One Church, Four Generations, Gary McIntosh, Baker Books, 2002

    Prime Time: How Baby Boomers Will Revolutionize Retirement and Transform America, Marc Freedman, Public Affairs Books, 1999

    Purpose and Power in Retirement, Harold G. Koenig, MD. Templeton Foundation Press. 2003

    ReFirement: A Boomer's Guide to Life After 50. James Gambone. Kirk House Publishers. 2000

    Senior Adult Ministry in the 21st Century, Dr. David P. Gallagher, Group, 2002

    Soulful Aging: Ministry through the Stages of Adulthood, Henry Simmons and Jane Wilson, Smyth and Helwys Publishing, 2001.

    Spiritual Marketplace: Baby Boomers and the Remaking of American Religion. Wade Clark Roof, Princeton University Press. 1999

    The New Senior: Preparing Your Church for the Age Wave. Charles Arn. Institute for American Church Growth. 2004

    White Unto Harvest, Charles Arn, Institute for American Church Growth. 2003

    Winter Grace, Kathleen Fischer, Upper Room Books, 1998

    Working the Gray Zone, Charles G. Oakes, Providence House Publishers, 2000