NATIONALBOOMERMINISTRY

CONFERENCE

SEPTEMBER 6 - 8 , 2 0 1 7P A R K C I T I E S BAPTIST CHURCH3 9 3 3 N O RT H W E ST P K W Y, D A L L A S , TX 7 5 2 2 5

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Wednesday12:00PM REGISTRATION

1:00-2:30PM WELCOME & KEYNOTE PANEL - KEITH LOWRY, AMY HANSON, KEVIN BURDETTE, LARRY LINK

2:30PM HEAD TO BREAKOUT SESSIONS

2:45-4:00PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS

5:30PM DINNER (ON YOUR OWN)

6:45 PM KEYNOTE:

Thursday(FULL DAY FOR PASTORS – WE WILL MAKE THURSDAY ONLY

REGISTRATIONS AVAILABLE FOR PASTORS)

8:30AM DENNIS SWANBERG

9:00-10:00AM KEYNOTE:

10:00-10:30AM VISIT EXHIBIT AREA

10:30-11:45AM BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Thursday Cont.12:00PM LUNCH (ON-SITE)

1:30-2:45PM KEYNOTE:

2:45-3:15PM VISIT EXHIBIT AREA

3:15-4:30PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS

5:00PM DINNER (ON YOUR OWN)

6:45PM KEYNOTE:

Friday8:30AM OPENING

9:30AM BREAKOUT SESSIONS

11:00AM KEYNOTE:

12:00PM ADJOURN

DENNIS SWANBERG CONCERT(TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE CONCERT ONLY)

STEVE STROOPESENIOR PASTOR, LAKEPOINTE CHURCH, ROCKWALL TX - WITH SR. ADULT CHOIR (TOM TILLMAN)

RON EDMONDSONPASTOR, IMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH, LEXINGTON, KY

TODD WAGNERSENIOR PASTOR, WATERMARK CHURCH, DALLAS, TX

AMY HANSONWWW.AMYHANSON.ORG

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BREAKOUT SESSIONS

NATIONAL BOOMER MINISTRY CONFERENCE

SEPTEMBER 6-8, 2017

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 - 2:45PM - 4:00PMID# Title Speaker

9611 Grandparenting On Steroids... “Cousins’ Camp” Intense grandparenting when you’re the only adults in sight w/6, or 8, or 10 grandkids!

Larry Link, FBC Arlington, TX

9612 Practical Financial Planning and Important Estate Planning Ideas - Tools and resources for those who minister to boomers; topics include financial planning, estate planning and other important issues that have impact on the lives of boomers, their families and church.

Kevin Burdette, Green Acres Baptist Church, Tyler, TX

9613 Good Grief – providing tools and resources to assist your boomers who are or will be dealing with grief

Jack Martin, PCBC, Dallas, TX

9614 Parents of Prodigals – Tools to equip parents who are dealing with adult children who have lost their way

Jimmy Storrie, www.LifeRecovered.com, Denton, TX

9615 Helping Boomers Discover their Life Purpose and Leave a Legacy of Impact - GPS Life Journey

Nolen Rollins, www.GPSLifeJourney.com, FL

9616 K.I.T. – Keeping in Touch with adults at home James Craver, www.SeniorAdultMinistries.com, Ft. Worth, TX

9617 Dementia: The Elephant in our Sanctuaries - Equipping churches to address the needs of families affected by Alzheimer’s and dementia

Mary Anne Oglesby, www.VerandaMinistries.com Nashville, TN

9618 Caring when they don’t care: Ministry with Depressed Boomers - Depression occurs among Boomers at a higher rate than any other generation. It is an unrecognized and unresolved concern in our churches and communities. Learn how you can more effectively recognize and respond to this mental health challenge that even Christians face.

Dr. Dennis Myers, Ph.D. LCSW, Kronzer Endowed Professor in Family Studies, Garland School of Social Work, Baylor University, www.baylor.edu

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 - 10:30AM - 11:45AMID# Title Speaker

9711 Choose ‘em or Lose ‘em - How do I get our pastor and staff to see the value of older adult ministry?

Chris Holck, www.LiveOaksChurch.org The Villages, FL

9712 HELP ME HELP MY AGING PARENTS: Preparing boomers for the challenges of caring for aging parents

Missy Buchanan, www.missybuchanan.com, Dallas TX

9713 Grandparenting On Steroids... “Cousins’ Camp” Intense grandparenting when you’re the only adults in sight w/6, or 8, or 10 grandkids!

Larry Link, FBC Arlington, TX

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9714 Finishing Well - Robert Browning wrote, “Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be.” What does that mean? What does it look like? How can we encourage retiring boomers and seniors to hear God’s call to them in their “best” years?

Rev. Hal Habecker, www.FinishingWellMinistries.org, Dallas, TX

9715 How do you FIND and ATTRACT Boomers? Kevin Burdette, Green Acres Baptist Church, Tyler

9716 Overview – Building a Boomer Ministry from Scratch Amy Hanson, www.amyhanson.org

9717 Staff Assignments and Realignments leading to effective change Ron Edmondson, Immanuel Baptist Church, Lexington, KY, www.ibclex.com

9718 The Other Talk: A Practical Guide to Beginning the Conversation about End of Life Issues

Laura Reese, PCBC, Dallas

9719 Helping Boomers Discover their Life Purpose and Leave a Legacy of Impact - GPS Life Journey

Nolen Rollins, www.GPSLifeJourney.com, FL

97110 Boomers and Older Adults can be disciples - and disciple makers - Investigate ways to help boomers both become and make disciples.

David Apple, Lifeway Christian Resources, www.lifeway.com, Nashville, TN

97111 “Navigating the Healthcare Maze” Panel discussion where professionals give a glimpse at various levels of care/ options for senior adults, as well as define Home Health and Hospice

Karen Cone & Brookdale Senior Livingwww.brookdale.com

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 - 3:15PM - 4:30PMID# Title Speaker

9721 Finding your FIT Flying Solo - an interactive session where we explore challenging issues including the death of a loved one, the grieving process, the pain of divorce, the question of remarriage and much more.

Richard Pearce, Fresh Horizons Ministry, Australia

9722 Practical Financial Planning and Important Estate Planning Ideas - Tools and resources for those who minister to boomers; topics include financial planning, estate planning and other important issues that have impact on the lives of boomers, their families and church.

Kevin Burdette, Green Acres Baptist Church, Tyler

9723 Boomers and Millennials Doing Ministry TOGETHER! A look at these two very different generations and how they can complement and help one another in the church

Eric Whitmore, Associate Endorser, Chaplaincy Calling and Endorsement, Texas Baptists,texasbaptists.org/chaplaincy

9724 We Gather to GO, not just to GROW – Developing a missional lifestyle Chris Holck, www.liveoakschurch.org, The Villages, FL

9725 The Other Talk: A Practical Guide to Beginning the Conversation about End of Life Issues

Laura Reese, PCBC, Dallas

9726 Debunking the Myths – what’s true and what’s not about these baby boomers Amy Hanson, www.amyhanson.org

9727 Dealing with Loss – providing tools to assist boomers, in advance, in dealing with the losses they will experience.

Larry Link and Dr. Dennis Myers

9728 Parenting as a Grandparent – when you find yourself raising your grandkids Donnie O’Fallon, North Side Baptist Church, Weatherford, TX

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9729 Don’t Forget Me - Preparing Boomers to Minister to Aging Parents with Alzheimer’s

Jane Nunnelee PhD, RN-BC, GNP, CDP, Dallas TX

97210 Boomers Love to Have Fun! How to plan fun activities for Boomer events Nolen Rollins, www.GPSLifeJourney.com, FL

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 - 9:30AM - 10:45AMID# Title Speaker

9811 Nuts & Bolts – How to START your Boomer Ministry Amy Hanson, Larry Link, Kevin Burdette, and more

9812 You’re Standing on my Air Hose! – What NOT to say and do in hospital visi-tation

Charles Lowry, Jr, Hospice Chaplain, Tampa, FL

9813 Dementia: The Elephant in our Sanctuaries - Equipping churches to address the needs of families affected by Alzheimer’s and dementia.

Mary Anne Oglesby, www.VerandaMinistries.com, Nashville, TN

9814 Investing Life in Ministry After Retirement Dr. David Strawn, College Station, TX

9815 Caring for the Caregiver – Caregiver syndrome is a real, dangerous, and often overlooked issue that often has far-reaching and deadly consequences. Learn how to recognize the symptoms and help caregivers get the help they need.

Jimmy Storrie www.LifeRecovered.com, Denton, TX

9816 HELP ME HELP MY AGING PARENTS: Preparing boomers for the challenges of caring for aging parents

Missy Buchanan www.missybuchanan.com, Dallas TX

9817 Boomers Love to Have Fun! How to plan fun activities for Boomer events Nolen Rollins, www.GPSLifeJourney.com, FL

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