{"id":3687,"date":"2018-03-23T18:57:51","date_gmt":"2018-03-23T18:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/?p=3687"},"modified":"2018-05-10T15:30:02","modified_gmt":"2018-05-10T15:30:02","slug":"introducing-senior-adult-ministries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/2018\/03\/23\/introducing-senior-adult-ministries\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing.. Older Adult Ministries!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Discipleship Ministries is pleased to announce Dr. Amy Hanson as the IPHC Older Adult Ministries Consultant!<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Amy Hanson leads a speaking, writing, and consulting ministry that equips the church for ministry with the new old. She is the author of the book, <em>Baby Boomers and Beyond: Tapping the Ministry Talents and Passions of Adults over 50 <\/em>and she regularly teaches gerontology courses to college students.\u00a0 Amy lives with her family in Council Bluffs, IA. You can read more about her ministry, and follow her blog at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amyhanson.org\">www.amyhanson.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Never before in history have so many adults moved into their later years of life with so much health and vitality.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/pewsocialtrends.org\/2010\/12\/20\/baby-boomers-approach-65-glumly\">Pew Research Center<\/a><sup>\u00a0<\/sup>reports that 10,000 adults are turning 65 each day and that in less then 15 years, almost 20% of our population will be over the age of 65. This unprecedented growth of the older adult population creates great opportunities for ministry.\u00a0 How do we best respond?<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cOver twenty-five years ago, God began stirring in me a desire to help older adults live out their lives with meaning and purpose.\u00a0 I believed then what I believe with even more fervor today:\u00a0\u00a0 everyone is valuable to God and we can all make our lives count for eternity.\u00a0 This is why I am thrilled that the International Pentecostal Holiness Church is committed to inspiring, equipping, and supporting ALL generations as we seek to glorify Christ, including those in the &#8220;second half of life&#8221;. I\u2019m grateful for the opportunity to serve alongside you as we together unleash the potential of every generation!\u201d<\/em> &#8211; Dr. Amy Hanson<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Dr. Amy Hanson<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"excerpt","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":3829,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[757,1,140],"tags":[704,797,796],"class_list":{"0":"post-3687","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-allgenerations","8":"category-general","9":"category-senior-adults","10":"tag-all-generations","11":"tag-dr-amy-hanson","12":"tag-seniors","13":"entry"},"title_es":"\u00a1Presentando, Ministerios de Adultos Mayores!","content_es":"\"Nunca antes en la historia tantos adultos se hab\u00edan mudado a sus \u00faltimos a\u00f1os de vida con tanta salud y vitalidad. <a href=\"http:\/\/pewsocialtrends.org\/2010\/12\/20\/baby-boomers-approach-65-glumly\">Pew Research Center<\/a> <sup>1<\/sup> informa que 10,000 adultos est\u00e1n cumpliendo 65 cada d\u00eda y que en menos de 15 a\u00f1os, casi el 20% de nuestra poblaci\u00f3n tendr\u00e1 m\u00e1s de 65 a\u00f1os. Este crecimiento sin precedentes de la poblaci\u00f3n de adultos mayores crea grandes oportunidades para el ministerio. \u00bfC\u00f3mo podemos responder mejor? La Dra. Amy Hanson dirige un ministerio de hablar, escribir y consultar que equipa a la iglesia para el ministerio con el nuevo viejo. Ella es la autora del libro, <em>Baby Boomers and Beyond: Aprovechando los Talentos del Ministerio y las Pasiones de Adultos mayores de 50 a\u00f1os<\/em> y regularmente ense\u00f1a cursos de gerontolog\u00eda para estudiantes universitarios. Amy vive con su familia en Council Bluffs, IA. Puede leer m\u00e1s sobre su ministerio y seguir su blog en <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amyhanson.org\">www.amyhanson.org<\/a> <em>\"<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amyhanson.org\">Hace<\/a> <em>m\u00e1s de veinticinco a\u00f1os, Dios comenz\u00f3 a despertar en m\u00ed el deseo de ayudar a los adultos mayores a vivir sus vidas con sentido y prop\u00f3sito. Cre\u00ed entonces lo que creo con a\u00fan m\u00e1s fervor hoy: todos son valiosos para Dios y todos podemos hacer que nuestras vidas cuenten por la eternidad. Es por eso que estoy muy contento de que la Iglesia Internacional de Santidad Pentecostal se comprometa a inspirar, equipar y apoyar a TODAS las generaciones mientras buscamos glorificar a Cristo, incluidos aquellos en la \"segunda mitad de la vida\". \u00a1Estoy agradecido por la oportunidad de servir junto a ustedes mientras desatamos el potencial de cada generaci\u00f3n! \"<\/em> - Dra. 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