Aging And The Church

A MEANINGFUL start

I am going to start posting some of the comments from WOW participants about the benefits for themselves and other older adults as a result of their participation in WOW. But first I want to post this helpful "summary" comment from Barb Shortz, a faithful participant in WOW activities,

"I have used the word *meaningful* a lot [when talking about the WOW program]
but that is what the WOW program seems to be about."

Bruce

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In response to this 2011 classified ad in The Lutheran magazine, “I need examples of how churches enable members over 65 to feel that they matter.” the stories of effective church activities and programs rolled in from parishioners and clergy across the country. They were testaments to the importance of purposeful and lively outreach to and from older adults and clergy leadership in our churches. Subsequently I have used those stories in my classes to illustrate the roots of well-being for older adults.

I continue to seek examples of church activities and programs that enable older adults to feel that they matter. This blog is an attempt to broaden the reach of these stories -- to enable more people to know and share a diversity of helpful activities and programs that enable older adults to sense that they “belong” and that they can “contribute” in ways that are meaningful. To matter, is to sense that wherever you are, you make a difference in life. It is a state of mind, your mind, that affects your life and well-being.
All readers are encouraged to write comments and reply to the writings of others. If you prefer, you can write directly to me at roberts@stolaf.edu.

Bruce Roberts

Notes

I have retired from teaching at St. Olaf College, but I still teach in the Cannon Valley Elder Collegium (http://cvec.org/) here in Northfield, Minnesota. My last class was The Art and Science of Mattering as we Age. For me, it is important to help older adults broaden their horizons of possibility and encourage them to build social and collective resources together – and have fun in the process! The core of this positive broaden and build dynamic is the widespread use of use of little “acts of mattering” to foster well-being and resilience in each other.

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