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Hosmer, Jeffrey Arthur.

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Romans 12 Living: Older Adults and the Call to Serve.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Romans 12 Living: Older Adults and the Call to Serve./
Author:	Hosmer, Jeffrey Arthur.
Published:	Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, : 2017,
Description:	213 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 78-10(E), Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International78-10A(E).
Subject:	Religion. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=10284821
ISBN:	9781369824971

Romans 12 Living: Older Adults and the Call to Serve.
Hosmer, Jeffrey Arthur.

Romans 12 Living: Older Adults and the Call to Serve. - Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2017 - 213 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 78-10(E), Section: A.

Thesis (D.Min.)--Asbury Theological Seminary, 2017.

North Lake Presbyterian Church in Lady Lake, Florida, is a flourishing congregation in a burgeoning retirement community. With a congregational median age over 70 years, the challenge is to sustain effective discipleship with older adults. In particular, some older members seem to edge toward a spectator faith, eager to attend worship and receive ministry from the church but less inclined to engage in ministry themselves. This project considers how (1) to promote the perception that Christian vocation or calling extends well into advanced adulthood, (2) to encourage the members' recognition of their capacity to serve, and (3) to spur members to pursue active engagement in ministry. These three underlying and interrelated questions---calling, capacity, and commitment to serve---generate the purpose for this research project.

ISBN: 9781369824971Subjects--Topical Terms:

516493
Religion.

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520 $a The ministry intervention was a seven-week sermon series and congregation-wide focus on Romans 12 living with four accompanying shared practices involving prayer, remembering the baptism covenant, video testimonies, and discernment questions. Preintervention and postintervention surveys examined the calling, capacity, and commitment to ministry among older adults, as well as the impact of the Romans 12 series. With over nine hundred questionnaire respondents, and fourteen participants in a follow-up focus group, the research probed the correlation between aging and Christian serving.
520 $a The data helped to confirm and quantify several suppositions for ministry with older adults. The research also uncovered dynamics that impact effectiveness at engaging older persons in volunteer roles. First, the sense of calling declines with age. This finding is nuanced because even the 85+-age group affirms overwhelmingly that serving is an essential part of the Christian faith, and many commit to serve as their calling diminishes. However, the individual's reported sense of calling diminishes with the advance of years. Second, the perception of capacity declines with age. Many older adults believe they are unable to volunteer because of personal limitations and circumstances. Those feelings of incapacity increase with age and predominate the 85+-age group. Third, ages 65-84 encompass the peak years for volunteering. These years represent a stage of life when family and career obligations are generally reduced while capacity is strong. Persons in this age group play a huge role in the mission of God through the church and beyond. Fourth, a surprisingly large number of older adults feel underutilized in the church. They have abilities and time to offer but are not sure how or where to serve. They are waiting for someone to ask them or to receive a clear, calling signal from God. Finally, the Romans 12 message and framework provide an effective way to promote serving and voluntarism. A therefore mentality links serving to what God has already done in Jesus Christ. It integrates serving and faith in a way that reduces the sense of duty and obligation, emphasizing instead a joyful, living response and self-offering. This emphasis creates a healthier environment to enhance a sense of calling, capacity, and commitment.
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