Older Adults

Older Adult Coordinators: Gordon Johnson • 817/460-4212 • gordon@nwumc.org; Dan Bonner • 512/868-1205 • dbonner@wesleyanhomes.org

Conference Associate Director of Christian Education: Karen Granderson • 817/877-5222 • 800/460-8622 • karen@ctcumc.org

There are currently four generations of adults among our church members. Among the generations and within them, as well, persons are at different stages of life and dealing with very different challenges and issues. As we seek to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world, we need to meet persons where they are in their life and on their faith journey. That means that we have to understand who they are, how they learn, how they engage with the world, and how they grow in faith. The General Board of Discipleship is one of the United Methodist Church’s primary resources for engaging in ministries in our local churches. Below are several links which will take you to pages on the GBOD website which contain information that can help your Adult Ministries team as you plan for and engage in the challenge of making disciples and offering life-long learning opportunities for your members.

One other resource here in the Central Texas Conference is the group of persons who have connected to learn about and share with each other about Adult Ministries/Adult Discipleship. Several of these persons are engaged now in building “discipleship systems” in their local churches. If you wish to connect with this group, you can go to the Facebook page, CTC Adult Ministries/Adult Discipleship and join. For further information, contact Karen Granderson, 817-877-5222; 800-460-8622; karen@ctcumc.org.

GBOD Adult Minitries Links:

Adult Formation/Discipleship 2-hour Workshop Model

Grants for Caregiving Ministry - Grants provided by the United Methodist Committee on Older Adult Ministries are part of the Comprehensive Plan for Older Adult Ministries adopted by General Conference 2008.

The United Methodist Committee on Older Adult Ministries will award grants for Caregiving Ministries in 2011. Grants for Intergenerational Ministries were provided in Fall 2010.

To Apply for a Grant

All grant applications must be submitted to the Center on Aging & Older Adult Ministries, PO Box 340003, Nashville, TN 37203-0003. Grant applications that meet the criteria will be forwarded to the United Methodist Committee on Older Adult Ministries for review. All applications must include the required signatures A copy of the grant application should be sent to your Annual Conference

The maximum grant per quadrennium per recipient is up to $2500 seed money for the starting of a new ministry or up to $4000 for continuing ministries with matching funds or in-kind contributions.

Caregiving Ministry Grant Application