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Nursing Home Ministry:

Administration on Aging (AoA): http://www.aoa.gov/
The Administration on Aging (AoA) web site is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of a wide variety of topics, programs and services related to aging. Whether you are an older individual, a caregiver, a community service provider, a researcher, or a student, you will find valuable information provided in a user-friendly way. A government agency. Excellent information.

American Health Care Association: “AHCA” — http://www.ahca.org
The American Health Care Association (AHCA) is a federation of 50 state health organizations, together representing nearly 12,000 non-profit and for-profit assisted living, nursing facility, long term care, and subacute care providers that care for more than one million elderly and disabled individuals nationally.

CareGuide: http://www.careguide.com
The company was founded to provide a comprehensive free resource of national care solutions to meet the needs of caregivers, whether they are searching for local or long-distance care. More than a listing of providers, CareGuide also provides valuable information and resources related to child and elder care. Through tools and content, CareGuide seeks to educate and empower caregivers about issues related to finding care and enable them to make the best possible decisions based on their needs.

Christian Association of Senior Adults – “CASA”: http://www.gocasa.org/about.htm
Christian Association of Senior Adults’ vision is to develop and provide ministry resources and leadership training for pastors and leaders of seniors ministries; and to encourage outreach and evangelism, service and assimilation, fellowship and spiritual/personal growth for all middle [50-69] and mature [70+] adults.

Christian Fellowship of Care Center Ministries - "CFCCM":
http://www.cfccm.net/
CFCCM is a group of leading ministries from North America who work with their region's churches and individuals to develop Christ-centered outreach programs for residents of long term care centers. Christian Concourse is blessed to participate with this growing fellowship.

Desert Ministries: http://www.desertministries.org
Desert Ministries is a non-profit organization that reaches into care facilities such as elderly nursing homes, intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded (ICFMR), rehabilitation units and psychiatric units for children. Since August 1992, Desert Ministries has worked to give hope and love to people who feel like they are in a desert-like condition: hopeless, isolated and discarded by society because of Alzheimer’s disease, advanced age, terminal illness, depression and other maladies.

Eldersource: http://www.dobsonministries.org/eldersource/ As a free service to elder care facilities in the United States and Canada, ElderSource partners with facility activity directors to develop effective volunteer-based one-to-one and group ministries, featuring a Resource Pack of Christian-based audio/video materials. If you are an activity director, contact Eldersource today for their excellent, free materials!

Faithful Friends Nursing Home Ministry: http://www.faithfulfriends.org
Faithful Friends’ mission is to spread the love and message of Jesus Christ in the nursing home environment, providing support and encouragement by regular visits of caring Christians. They support other interested groups and churches with training, multimedia ministry materials, and assistance in recruiting volunteers. This is the patriarch of nursing home ministries on the web. To this site all others are compared!

Federal Interagency Forum on Aging Related Statistics: Older Americans 2004: http://www.agingstats.gov
This website is provided for all to access the federal government's statistical evaluation of the key indicators of well-being for older Americans in 2004. There are free .pdf files, power point files and MS Excel files that you can download. If you are curious about the impact the "babyboomer" effect will have on the demographics of long-term care, you will find a great reference here. Every conceivable category is covered thoroughly. A few short glimpses at the charts and tables afford a startling perspective on the realities we face as nursing home ministers.

God Cares Ministrty: http://www.godcaresministry.net/
This ministry in Northeast Ohio exists to equip Christians to help meet the spiritual needs of people in long term care facilities by recruitment, training and support.

Love Your Neighbor Ministries: http://www.lyn.org/
Love Your Neighbor Ministries exists to equip the church to reach out in compassion to people in care settings . . . including hospitals, nursing homes, retirement communities, hospice care and private homes.

Nursing Home Ministries: http://www.nursinghomeministries.com/
The goal of Nursing Home Ministries is to reach out to adult care facilities in America with the love of the Lord. Through commissioned chaplains and volunteers, they are gaining access to and ministering in hundreds of adult care facilities throughout the USA.

Sharing Jesus Ministries: http://www.sharingjesusministry.org/
Nursing home ministers doing non-denominational services to meet the spiritual needs of a diverse population. Many good links.

Sonshine Society: http://www.sonshinesociety.org/
"The Sonshine Society is an interdenominational organization for the purpose of challenging local churches and individual Christians to provide a consistent and effective Christian witness to people who, due to age or physical impairment, are unable to participate in the worship and instructional services of the Christian church." This is the premier nursing home ministry in America! They have the most comprehensive battery of resources and tools for care facility ministry in the world! And they are really humble children of the King.

Suwannee Valley Nursing Home Ministry http://www.crossspot.net/svnhm/
Our organization is called to spread the love and message of Jesus Christ in the nursing home/care center environment, providing support and encouragement by regular visits by caring Christians. "It is our prayer that something on these pages will be of benefit to you."

The National Institute on Aging (NIA): http://www.nih.gov/nia/health/
The NIA, one of the 25 institutes and centers of the National Institutes of Health, leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life. In 1974, Congress granted authority to form the National Institute on Aging to provide leadership in aging research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs relevant to aging and older people. Subsequent amendments to this legislation designated the NIA as the primary federal agency on Alzheimer’s Disease research. Excellent information on illnesses specific to aging.

Bible Study:

Walking With Jesus Ministries: http://www.wwj.org.nz/
Presented by David Tait of New Zealand. You will find here the ‘WALKING WITH JESUS’ Bible study course. This is a 3-part course of understanding based on Revelation 12:11. An easily understood, practical series on living the Christian life today. Compiled in 1993-4, the 3 studies, each accompanied by 6 hours of tapes, have been used by over 10,000 New Zealanders plus many overseas, to gain an increased understanding of what ‘walking with Jesus’ is all about. Is useful for enquirers, new Christians and particularly, those seeking an extra dimension to their faith. Ideal for home groups and church teaching sessions too. A non-denominational course, it is supported by Christians from diverse backgrounds. The materials can be downloaded for free or ordered for the cost of postage and handling.

We strongly urge all to read David's testimony in his section called "What We're All About"! This site also offers "ezines" for Christian edification. Includes a "Tape of the Week" with great teaching material transferred from magnetic to MP3 format, available for free download. There is a three-part book offered on the site for free download that Bro. Tait wrote in which he shares his insights on the Body of Christ in our times.

Online Bible: http://www.onlinebible.net/
A freeware, downloadable comprehensive Bible study computer program with amazing speeds, many translations, many commentaries, maps, study helps, etc. We have been using it for years! It is our favorite, not just because it is free, but because it works very well. And if you have a problem, the online support actually produces fixes for your glitches!

Bible History Online: http://www.bible-history.com/
The focus at Bible History Online is history and the Bible. The Bible is about God's activities in history. It deals with actual people in an actual geographical area during actual specified historical times who had contact with other actual peoples and empires whom we know of from sources outside the Bible. Knowledge of the historical background of the Bible is essential to any serious student of the Scriptures. Recent archaeological discoveries as well as comparative historical research and philological studies, along with an analysis and interpretation of the Old Testament text have made possible a fuller and more reliable picture of Biblical history than in previous eras. The Lord has allowed our studies of the Bible to be greatly enhanced with the tremendous technology of the computer and the Internet bringing the pictures of the past as well as the work of devoted teachers and scholars right into our homes.

Prayer:

International Renewal Ministries: http://www.prayersummits.net
This ministry specializes in group prayer meetings called "prayer summits." They have been promoting this format for several years and are a strong participant in the movement to intercede for revival in America and around the world.

Project Pray: http://projectpray.org/
ProjectPray Southeast is a working partnership between Alive Ministries and International Renewal Ministries (the prayer summit movement). Doug Small, the director of Alive Ministries, serves twelve southern states as a representative and consultant to prayer-driven, pastor-led, city-wide renewal initiatives. In addition, Doug serves as a member of the City-Impact Roundtable, a division of Mission America and as a member of the National Prayer Committee. Project Pray represents a number of initiatives: 1) Prayer Summits 2) Local Church Prayer Renewal 3) City-Wide Transformation Initiatives 4) Consultation on Prayer Ministries The ProjectPray website has many great links to other Christian websites promoting prayer: http://www.projectpray.org/home/prayer_links.html

MyPrayerTeam: http://www.myprayerteam.com
If you feel like you are too busy to pray, but you want a more dynamic and consistent prayer life, MyPrayerTeam.com can help. This is a free, fast and convenient tool for two friends to faithfully pray for each other’s current needs. Pastors! MyPrayerTeam.com is also a great way to make your church a House of Prayer.

Intercessors Arise International: http://www.intercessorsarise.org
This is a ministry with a vision to unite, train and network the corporate power and vision of intercessors worldwide in order to see a release of God's power and glory for the furtherance of world evangelization. There is power released when the intercessors unite worldwide in fervent prayer. Join our networks and receive free prayer training that is designed to transform your prayer life and teach you in intercession

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