by Kelley Hope | Aug 15, 2024 | News
POAMN requests your submissions of creative ways to minister to older adults for the 2025 Older Adult Ministry Planning Guide. This guide helps ministry leaders implement new ways of celebrating, stimulating, and fostering the spirituality of their older congregation...
by Kelley Hope | Aug 6, 2024 | News
– Recommendation by Gloria Sannermark Recently, a woman grasped my hand after church with an urgent question. “Our world is a mess. What can we do?” she implored. As a parent, grandparent, and retired pastor, I share her concerns. Biblically, we older ones are...
by Kelley Hope | Jul 9, 2024 | News
– Recommendation by Cindy Wright “Standing on the Promises,” a familiar hymn, leads the reader into a ‘hits close to home’ introduction of Jane Thibault’s purposeful book. She begins by compiling fears she heard often during her 30 years of conversations with...
by Kelley Hope | Jul 1, 2024 | News
POAMN held its 2024 conference at Solana Beach Presbyterian Church near San Diego, California, May 28-29. Some 75 people from across the USA participated. For about 40 percent of the attendees, this was their first POAMN event. RECENT POSTS From Generation to...
by Kelley Hope | Jun 11, 2024 | News
On May 16, POAMN’s membership elected four officers to lead the organization in the coming years. These four, plus those they have appointed to serve with them on the board, bring energy and valuable experience as POAMN launches a new organization structure and...
by Kelley Hope | Jun 5, 2024 | News
– Recommendation by Chris Pomfret The human body is amazingly adaptable and profoundly affected by how we live. When author Dan Buettner heard of small areas of the world where longevity far exceeded anywhere else, he decided to visit these microcosms. What he...