Older Adult Ministries

"Could it be that God invented the Resurrection of Jesus as a dramatic reminder for us that death, for all of its power to imprison us in our fears, will not be the end of Life? " In a letter to his grandchildren reflecting on the odd occasion of Easter and April Fool's day sharing a date on the calendar, Rev. Paul Graves makes the case that it is perfectly appropriate.

Nurturing Elders and Others: Threshold Decisions Nearly Every Day By the Rev. Paul Graves In late June, I wrote my monthly faith-and-values column for the Spokesman-Review on...

Outside the Oklahoma National Memorial Museum is the children’s memorial to honor the children killed. The wall tiles and courtyard were designed by other...

Rosalee Mohney extends a warm invitation to older adults for the annual Lazy Daze Retreat held at Lazy F Camp and Retreat Center. Mark your calendars; this year's retreat will take place September 12-14.

Nurturing Elders and Others: Listen to Your Questions: Active Listening to Your Inner-Self By The Rev. Paul Graves Nearly four years ago, I began to verbalize a...

Dr. Gentzler presents a session at Energizing Elderhood at Des Moines UMC in 2010. For more photos, click here. Gentzler retiring as Center on Aging...

By Jesse N. Love with Rosalee Mohney This year’s Lazy Daze was held on September 13-15, 2016 at Lazy F Camp & Retreat Center. Participants...

Nurturing Elders and Others: When Jesus is the Question!? By The Rev. Paul Graves | Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons In a recent interview on National Public...

By the Rev. Paul Graves | Painting by Tizian For many years I've been professionally aware of older adults' tendencies toward balance issues -- often...

Housebreaking Ageism in the Church | By the Rev. Paul Graves A few months ago, I invited us to consider naming the unidentified elephants that...