4. Senior Adults Bring Wisdom to the Table.
They have been down the road farther than those coming behind them. They can offer great insight and instruction if you will ask them.
When you combine the wisdom of senior adults with the zeal of youth, great things happen.
5. Senior Adults Can Impact the Next Generation.
Cast vision to your senior adults for this. Help them see the huge impact they can have if they will invest in the generations coming behind them.
6. Senior Adults Bring Balance to a Church.
As I stated at the beginning of this article, a healthy church is made up of all generations. The unhealthy extremes are only having young people in your church or only having senior adults in your church.
Here is a bonus tip if want to measure the generational health of your church. In a balanced church, children (birth through 5th grade) will make up 15-20% of the congregation. Here’s an example. If you have 100 people attending your church, then a minimum of 15 to 20 of them should be children. In a really healthy church, it can trend as high as 30% being children.
7. Senior Adults Can Help Finance the Mission of the Church.
Giving in many churches depends heavily on the tithes and offerings of senior adults. The Boomer and older generations were raised to be faithful in their giving. Share with them the importance of investing financially in the next generation.
Often senior adults have the financial means to help move the church forward. I have seen this happen firsthand. At one church where I served, we were able to purchase a new church building because a widow lady left $6,000,000 for the ministry in her will.
Some senior adults live on a fixed income. Although they may not be able to give $6,000,000 they can be faithful with their tithes and offerings and God can use it to help build the ministry and reach people for Christ.
8. Senior Adults Can Bring God’s Blessings to a Church.
I believe God will bless the church that not only focuses on the younger generations, but senior adults as well. Throughout Scripture, we read that we should honor and respect the older generation. God will bless the church that does so.
Although most people think I look a lot younger than I really am, that is beginning to change. A few weeks ago, I was checking out at a store. The cashier looked at me and asked if I would like the senior discount? What????? Do I look like a senior adult???? This is the first time I have been asked this question. She explained that people 55 and older got a 20% discount. Of course, I then let her know I was 55. It reminded me that my senior adult years are not too far ahead of me.
As I continue to journey toward my later years, I want to serve Jesus with all of my heart. May we all serve Him until our last breathe takes us to be with Him.
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