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Tools for Congregations
Presbyterian Older Adult Ministries Network (POAMN) Conference
POAMN has planned an exciting conference — Leaving a Living Legacy — April 22-25, 2008 at the Marriott St. Louis West (St. Louis, Missouri).
Download the detailed brochure and registration form. 
POAMN is the Presbyterian Older Adult Ministries Network, a network of persons who are engaged in ministry with older adults. These people work in presbyteries and synods, they are leaders in congregations, and some serve in specialized ministries such as chaplains in care facilities and presbytery staff who are involved with older adult ministry committees. POAMN is related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) as a covenant network of the General Assembly Council.
POAMN’s purpose is:
- To equip and assist the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in developing older adult ministries throughout the church.
- To provide leader training through conferences and material resources.
- To provide opportunities for mutual support and networking among its members.
- To maintain communication between its members and the connectional church through the mission and program of the General Assembly Council.
Learn more about POAMN. |
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Presbyterians, like many of
our colleagues and neighbors, tend to live rather sedentary
lives. We often sit behind desks or around committee tables
exercising our minds, but not our bodies. This lifestyle,
combined with a life-long opportunity to eat as often and as
much as we like, can contribute to our individual girth and
place us at increased risk for cardiovascular events and diabetes.
Walking programs are an ideal way for congregations to focus
on an opportunity for individual Presbyterians to practice
good stewardship of our own bodies and health collectively.
Many congregations are already using walking as an activity
and some have formal walking programs in place. Let's
Get Moving is an option for those who wish to have a more formalized
program. Learn more. |
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 "Health Ministry in Action" at the 214th General Assembly Health Risk Assessment. Photo by Pat Gleich This resource has been developed
as a guide to conducting a health fair. Each health fair will
be different
based on the needs of the congregation /community, supporting
agencies and financial and volunteer resources. While this
may seem a complicated process, you may find reading through
the
suggestions helpful as you gear your health fair toward the
particular needs of your congregation.
The church has been
active in promoting
spiritual, mental and physical health for centuries. When we
speak of "holistic healing" involving the mind, body
and spirit; who better than the church can seek to integrate
all
these dimensions through a health ministry. Learn more. |
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Today, many congregations have responded to the call to be a place of health and wholeness and have developed health ministries programs unique to their own congregation and community. Most churches cannot build hospitals or clinics, but they can become a community of caring that seeks to sustain each person in body, mind and spirit; teaching that faith and health are interwoven and cannot be separated. Learn more about congregational health ministries from National Health Ministries. |
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Parish nursing is an idea born out of the understanding of the healing ministry of the church and the need to return to health care that focuses on the whole person to emphasize wellness, disease prevention, and health promotion. Learn more about parish nursing from National Health Ministries. |
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Membership in Association for Retired Ministers, their Spouses or Survivors (ARMSS) is open to retired Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) clergy, spouses and their survivors. Membership is automatic when a minister is honorably retired, or is a spouse of an honorably retired minister or the spouse of a deceased minister. Learn more about ARMSS. |
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