This on-demand webinar begins by looking at what a faithful death looks like. It focuses on techniques to assist older adult ministry leaders to help those they serve by imagining their own deaths and overcoming fears of the unknown.
One concentration of the session will be on how to assist leaders in raising the larger existential questions about death when even leaders are uncomfortable with the subject matter. Finally, it will cover and educate leaders about how to evaluate and adapt death preparation resources for their own setting.
PRESENTER: Will Randolph, Director of Aging and Older Adult Ministries (recorded 08/04/2017)
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Being Present and Effective When Someone Dies (Metropolitan Community Churches)
This webinar (open to all but specifically relevant to chaplains, pastors, and any church leaders offering pastoral care) will provide information about the dying process, space for reflection and conversation, and practical tools for communicating with the bereaved.
Specifically, this webinar will assist participants in:
- Comfortably discussing death and the dying process with peers, family members, and non-clinicians.
- Explaining the death and dying process to persons that are emotionally attached to the dying person, with verbiage that is appropriate to their ability to listen, understand, and accept.
- Having increased awareness of one’s personal context and the capability of correctly investigating the context of others, to better communicate important information.
- Helping better support families before, during, and after a person dies.
The webinar is being presented by Rev. Tim Hamilton and will qualify for CEUs for clergy.
This webinar is appropriate for local churches as a part of their congregational care team training. Groups are welcome to participate together, from a central location or from their individual computers.
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Presenter Bio:
Rev. Tim Hamilton has been a Hospice Chaplain since 2000, when he was with AIDS Healthcare Foundation. Currently, he is a Hospice Chaplain and Grief Counselor for Kaiser Permanente Foundation. During his ten-years with Kaiser, Tim has increased accessibility to the Los Angeles Bereavement Groups, which are now open to the public and 
welcoming of the LGBTQI communities. This part of his ministry is important to him, as bringing people together in times of suffering is an excellent opportunity to narrow divisions and draw comfort from all people.
Rev. Tim responds to all hospice calls, including crisis visits and death pronouncements. Expanding the understanding of the death process, how it fits under the spiritual umbrella, and integrates into the clinical team, is a key ministry for Rev. Tim.
Rev. Tim was ordained into MCC in 2008, graduated from The Pacific School of Religion, is a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist, and Certified Grief Counselor. He has completed internships at St. Luke’s (San Francisco) and Children’s Hospital (Los Angeles). Tim has attended End-Of-Life Doula workshops, complicated grief courses, and taught Understanding Spiritual Aspects of End-of-Life to clinicians and laity.
Asian American & Pacific Islander Caregivers (AARP)
The guest speaker for this on-demand webinar was AARP Community Ambassador (Ret.) Maj. Gen. Taguba. Faced with tough decisions about his parent’s health and finances, General Taguba and his siblings managed to care for them the best they could. To help others, General Taguba now advocates for caregivers and their families.
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Leading Adult Spiritual Life Retreats (United Methodist Church)
Come ready to unleash the possibility of God’s holy presence as fundamentals of spiritual formation with adults and prayer disciplines are shared. Glean effective ideas and approaches for adult spiritual life retreats. Participants will experience three adult formation techniques as well as the opportunity to ask questions and share ideas.
Presenters: Brenda Buckwell, Spiritual Director and Retreat Leader – Living Streams Flowing Water
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Seasons: The Liturgical Year Opportunities for Older Adult Ministry (United Methodist Church)
This on-demand webinar looks at both liturgical seasons and special days as an opening to target the unique gifts and desires of older adults in worship. Themes such as death preparation, the purpose and meaning of life, the changing nature of calling, and legacy through story, will be explored in this webinar. This webinar will begin with Advent/Christmas with practical suggestions such as Advent Calendars and Blue Christmas and continue through Kingdom Sunday, looking at all aspects of worship, both contemporary and traditional, including music, prayer, and litanies.
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Rites of Passage & 21st Century Community (United Church of Canada)
Historically, intentional rites of passage marking the life stage transition from adolescence to adulthood were intrinsic to human culture. In the current 21st century life they are virtually and conspicuously absent. Presented by David Hatfield, this webinar will highlight the hallmark features that compose a grounded, intentional rite of passage process. It will also explore how youth are initiating themselves into adulthood in the absence of intention, community-based rites of passage. Ultimately, the webinar will look at examples of contemporary rites of passage programming and how caring adults and organizations can make an offering of effective and compelling rites of passage experiences to adolescents and young adults.
Questions the webinar will explore include: What information and skills do youth need to navigate 21st century adulthood? What balance needs to be made in rites of passage work between the wisdom of traditional and indigenous practices, and the use of innovative and contemporary practices? How can people develop and define their own eldership – who is an elder, and who defines eldership? What is the story we are inviting young people into, and is it compelling enough to engage their passions and gifts?
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The Importance of Preaching for Children (United Methodist Church)
A one-hour on-demand webinar discussion on preaching to reach listeners of all ages and abilities! In this webinar, you will learn tips and strategies for helping your message make sense to the entire congregation.
Presenters: Melanie Gordon and Dawn Chesser.
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Worship Can Be Meaningful for All the Generations (Practical Resources for Churches)
This on-demand webinar proposes churches to rethink children in worship and find ways to create meaningful worship inclusive of all the generations.
Leader: Ivy Beckwith
Ivy Beckwith is a Faith Formation Team Leader for the United Church of Christ. She is a speaker, consultant, and author of “Children’s Ministry in the Way of Jesus” (with David Csinos), “Postmodern Children’s Ministry,” “The Ultimate Survival Guide for Children’s Ministry Workers,” and “Formational Children’s Ministry.” Ivy grew up in Guilford, Connecticut, about 90 miles outside of Manhattan. She holds a BA in English, a Masters of Religious Education, and a PhD in Religious Education and has held educational positions in churches in both the Midwest and on the East Coast.
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How to Make Your Worship Service More Engaging for All Ages (Practical Resources for Churches)
This on demand webinar will have a special focus on inter-generational worship and incorporating interactive elements into existing worship services.
Karen Ware Jackson is a dynamic pastor leading worship accessible for all ages at Faith Presbyterian Church, a small but mighty congregation in Greensboro, NC. As the mother of two preschoolers who worship front and center, she knows firsthand the joys and challenges of parenting a child through an entire service while leading an inter-generational congregation. She blogs about parenting, pastoring, and engaging all ages in worship at www karenwarejackson.com.
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Intergenerational Worship (United Church of Canada)
At its worst, intergenerational services become a congregation’s way to showcase their young people. At its best intergenerational services create transformational experience that people of different cultures can share together.
This webinar defines intergenerational services as intercultural worship spaces, where each generation brings and shares their own cultural learning to the corporal experience. With this understanding, we will explore ways of creating cross-culture experiences in worship that attempt to connect generational gaps. We will explore ways of honouring and respecting this cultural diversity by becoming more aware of the common developmental stages and cultural trends of different age groups within the worshiping community and discussing how this knowledge can be applied to creating meaningful and engaging worship experiences.
Presenter: Alydia Smith
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