Celebrating the Graying Church: Mutual Ministry Today, Legacies Tomorrow - Paperback

by Richard P. Olson (Author)

This book offers opportunities, ideas, and guidance for future generations of ministry, while also describing how aging adults in ministry can support each other and their faith communities.

Author Biography

Richard P. Olson retired as Distinguished Professor of Pastoral Theology at Central Baptist Theological Seminary in 2016. He served as a parish minister for nearly forty years and is the author of a number of books. In 2000, the Academy of Parish Clergy selected Ministry with Families in Flux (coauthored with Joe Leonard) as one of the year's ten best books. In 2018, the Academy of Parish clergy recognized Olson's work again, naming A Guide to Ministry Self-Care (coauthored with Ruth Lofgren Rosell, Nathan S. Marsh, and Angela Barker Jackson) as one of the year's ten most important books for ministers.