As I mentioned here a few weeks ago , I was invited to give a presentation to the Wisconsin Alzheimer's Association on April 20. My topic: Why and How to Provide Spiritual Care During Dementia. I'm honored to have been featured, and I'm happy to say that it was recorded! If you registered but were … Continue reading Alzheimer’s Association webinar on spiritual care
This week I recorded a new version of my nondenominational church service for Mother's Day. As always, this church service is suitable for older adults with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. I hope you both enjoy it as you remember and celebrate the role of motherhood, which I believe originates with God. Watch the 44-minute … Continue reading Dementia-friendly church service: Mother’s Day
A few weeks ago, I exchanged emails with a lovely reader who ministers to elders with dementia. She described how one person living with dementia (PLWD) was tormented by past mistakes, unable to forgive himself. She wondered what she could do to help him accept God's forgiveness. What a beautiful question! This is what spiritual … Continue reading Prayer of forgiveness to help elders with dementia
I've updated this week's nondenominational worship service on hope to fix sound issues (again). As always, this service is suitable for older adults with Alzheimer's and other dementias. Watch the 43-minute video church service on hope here. And if you're providing the service yourself, here's the written agenda on hope. Thank you, thank you, thank … Continue reading Dementia-friendly church service: Hope
I've uploaded three more Bible study activity videos for you to use with groups or individual elders, especially those with Alzheimer's and other dementias. These all look at passages from New Testament letters, written to early churches who were generally struggling to survive. 1 Thessalonians 5:12-18 -- How to Treat Each Other (18 minutes), plus … Continue reading More Bible study activity videos for elders
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