Adult Ministry
Adult Ministries Leadership Tips –
Prime Time Ministries—National Stroke Association provides information about stroke to the general public and health professionals and offers supportive services to stroke survivors and their families. www.stroke.org
Prime Time Ministries—Parenting and Child Health—This site offers information for those interested in grand parenting issues. Type “grand parenting” in the search bar to access topics from grandparenting from a distance to step-grandparenting.
www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetails.aspx?p=114&np=99&id=17
Single Adult Ministries—Statistical information about single adults in Canada.
Single Adult Ministries—Statistical information about single adults in the United States.
Women’s Ministries—Summer programming ideas.
http://nazarene.org/ministries/ssm/adult/women/montlytips/display.aspx
Women’s Ministries—Informative articles to help protect children and young adults from pornography.
http://www.icarecoalition.org/icare.asp
Continuing Lay Training—Understanding those who shaped us helps us gain a clearer understanding of who we are. Read how God used John Wesley as an agent of change. http://www.christianitytoday.com/history/special/131christians/wesley.html
Continuing Lay Training—This time of year many people are packing up and moving into a new home. This article will help you and your church explore some ideas for reaching out to these newcomers in your community. http://clt.nazarene.org/images/LeadershipTools/Adults/newcomers.pdf
You will find “Newcomers” and many other helpful articles on the CLT web site www.clt.nazarene.org under Leadership Tools.
Men’s Ministries—This free site offers great men’s discipleship resources. Use it to find a resource (i.e., a book, dvd, music, or an individual/ministry), add a resource, learn about best practices and resources, or register for a course. disciplemen.com
Men’s Ministries—Official website of the National Coalition for the Protection of Children and Families, whose mission and goal is to educate the Christian community on sexual ethics, challenge Christians to live pure lives, engage Christians in public policy relative to sexual ethics, and embrace and help restore those harmed by pornography. (Note: Both Nazarene Women’s Ministries and Men’s Ministries are working with this organization.) nationalcoalition.org
Family Life Ministries—Preparing for Adolescence: How to survive the coming years of change by Dr. James Dobson. A great resource to use in your preteen groups to help them prepare for the adolescent years. Includes both book and workbook with tear-outs for each session. Teen leaders should consider this resource. It can be found at www.gospellight.com.
Family Life Ministries—Boundaries in Dating: Making Dating Work, by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend. This book will help single young adults take a new and Christian look at setting and maintaining healthy boundaries that include freedom, honesty, and self-control. This can be found at www.zondervan.com
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