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About 13 percent of Americans are sixty-five or older, according to the most recent census. As baby boomers continue to age, retirement communities and senior living centers will need to expand to meet their needs. Today's modern seniors are looking for social events and challenging educational opportunities close to home. The Beginner's Book of Senior Activities provides dozens of ideas for entertainment, themed parties, low-key gatherings, and scripture-based activities to help event coordinators and ministers plan exciting, diverse programs. The book is well organized, with three event suggestions per month. A detailed description, decorating ideas, recommended Bible readings, jokes, games, video clip options, and more accompany each activity idea. A handy appendix includes 116 pages of ready-to-copy word games, trivia quizzes, crossword puzzles, and other handouts. In addition to providing specific activity ideas, the book provides step-by-step instructions for setting up a recreational program tailored to your group's needs and interests. Also included is a lengthy list of volunteer opportunities that can keep seniors active and engaged in their communities. This easy-to-use, faith-based guide will be indispensable for anyone responsible for planning enriching social events for nursing homes, retirement communities, church groups for older adults, and senior day care centers.

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Lisa and I share several similarities: we both love the Lord and we feel privileged and honored whenever we can bring hope to the hopeless. We're both creative and love thinking outside the box, and of course, we appreciate a good joke. Anyone who ministers to the same group of people week after week knows how easy it is to begin running out of ideas and things go flat. Lisa has provided a wonderful resource full of hundreds of creative ideas. Even though this book is targeted primarily to the over-50 age group, there are such fantastic ice breakers, humor, and teachings that I think anyone in creative ministry, regardless of the age one teaches, will find this book an invaluable tool. Enjoy! Chaplain Bart Larson Author, Hope in the Dark: A Positive Look at Life on the Edge of Eternity; co-author with Josh McDowell. Jesus: A Biblical Defense of His Deity

After 19 years of planning and executing activities in a retirement community, I can only ask myself, Where was this resource when I needed it? Lisa tells us everything we need to know-how to get started, how to make it interesting, and how to keep it going for years. She has done all the work, planning each event completely and providing us all the details to have a successful and fun party. I love the printable hand-outs. I can't wait to use 'The Beginner's Book of Senior Activities' in my community! Nina L. Meeks Director, of Resident Services, Heisinger Bluffs Continuing Care Retirement Community, Lutheran Senior Services I am really impressed with The Big Book of Group Activities for Seniors. There are so many great ideas that are so accessible and ready to use! I know that it will be a resource that I will be using for many years to come. Thanks for providing a wonderful resource for help leaders minister to others! Pastor Rod Maples Worship/Senior Adult Pastor/First Baptist Church Are you involved with senior citizens in a church, senior center, or retirement home? If so, Lisa Deutsch's book is just what you're looking for. It is filled with wonderful activities, exciting games, challenging quizzes, lots of humor, and much more. It will help you plan activities for an evening, a week, or even by the month. This is one of the best resources on the subject that I have seen. Susan Osborn Director of the Christian Communicator Manuscript Critique Service and author of over 30 books Lisa and I share several similarities: we both love the Lord and we feel privileged and honored whenever we can bring hope to the hopeless. We're both creative and love thinking outside the box, and of course, we appreciate a good joke. Anyone who ministers to the same group of people week after week knows how easy it is to begin running out of ideas and things go flat. Lisa has provided a wonderful resource full of hundreds of creative ideas. Even though this book is targeted primarily to the over-50 age group, there are such fantastic ice breakers, humor, and teachings that I think anyone in creative ministry, regardless of the age one teaches, will find this book an invaluable tool. Enjoy! Chaplain Bart Larson Author, Hope in the Dark: A Positive Look at Life on the Edge of Eternity; co-author with Josh McDowell. Jesus: A Biblical Defense of His Deity

After 19 years of planning and executing activities in a retirement community, I can only ask myself, Where was this resource when I needed it? Lisa tells us everything we need to know-how to get started, how to make it interesting, and how to keep it going for years. She has done all the work, planning each event completely and providing us all the details to have a successful and fun party. I love the printable hand-outs. I can't wait to use 'The Beginner's Book of Senior Activities' in my community! Nina L. Meeks Director, of Resident Services, Heisinger Bluffs Continuing Care Retirement Community, Lutheran Senior Services Lisa and I share several similarities: we both love the Lord and we feel privileged and honored whenever we can bring hope to the hopeless. We're both creative and love thinking outside the box, and of course, we appreciate a good joke. Anyone who ministers to the same group of people week after week knows how easy it is to begin running out of ideas and things go flat. Lisa has provided a wonderful resource full of hundreds of creative ideas. Even though this book is targeted primarily to the over-50 age group, there are such fantastic ice breakers, humor, and teachings that I think anyone in creative ministry, regardless of the age one teaches, will find this book an invaluable tool. Enjoy! Chaplain Bart Larson Author, Hope in the Dark: A Positive Look at Life on the Edge of Eternity; co-author with Josh McDowell. Jesus: A Biblical Defense of His Deity Are you involved with senior citizens in a church, senior center, or retirement home? If so, Lisa Deutsch's book is just what you're looking for. It is filled with wonderful activities, exciting games, challenging quizzes, lots of humor, and much more. It will help you plan activities for an evening, a week, or even by the month. This is one of the best resources on the subject that I have seen. Susan Osborn Director of the Christian Communicator Manuscript Critique Service and author of over 30 books After 19 years of planning and executing activities in a retirement community, I can only ask myself, Where was this resource when I needed it? Lisa tells us everything we need to know-how to get started, how to make it interesting, and how to keep it going for years. She has done all the work, planning each event completely and providing us all the details to have a successful and fun party. I love the printable hand-outs. I can't wait to use 'The Beginner's Book of Senior Activities' in my community! Nina L. Meeks Director, of Resident Services, Heisinger Bluffs Continuing Care Retirement Community, Lutheran Senior Services

After 19 years of planning and executing activities in a retirement community, I can only ask myself, Where was this resource when I needed it? Lisa tells us everything we need to know-how to get started, how to make it interesting, and how to keep it going for years. She has done all the work, planning each event completely and providing us all the details to have a successful and fun party. I love the printable hand-outs. I can't wait to use 'The Beginner's Book of Senior Activities' in my community! Nina L. Meeks Director, of Resident Services, Heisinger Bluffs Continuing Care Retirement Community, Lutheran Senior Services Are you involved with senior citizens in a church, senior center, or retirement home? If so, Lisa Deutsch's book is just what you're looking for. It is filled with wonderful activities, exciting games, challenging quizzes, lots of humor, and much more. It will help you plan activities for an evening, a week, or even by the month. This is one of the best resources on the subject that I have seen. Susan Osborn Director of the Christian Communicator Manuscript Critique Service and author of over 30 books Lisa and I share several similarities: we both love the Lord and we feel privileged and honored whenever we can bring hope to the hopeless. We're both creative and love thinking outside the box, and of course, we appreciate a good joke. Anyone who ministers to the same group of people week after week knows how easy it is to begin running out of ideas and things go flat. Lisa has provided a wonderful resource full of hundreds of creative ideas. Even though this book is targeted primarily to the over-50 age group, there are such fantastic ice breakers, humor, and teachings that I think anyone in creative ministry, regardless of the age one teaches, will find this book an invaluable tool. Enjoy! Chaplain Bart Larson Author, Hope in the Dark: A Positive Look at Life on the Edge of Eternity; co-author with Josh McDowell. Jesus: A Biblical Defense of His Deity

Author Information

Lisa C. Deutsch grew up in North Carolina and has always loved working with senior adults. She has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a minor in Intercultural Studies from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a Master of Arts in Theology from the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary in Springfield, Missouri. Lisa spent her early career working overseas, where she felt a call to ministry. She has been a minister for nineteen years, and of those, the last eight were spent in senior adult ministry. She and her husband, Paul, have two children. Holly Hyde is the owner and Creative Director at Posy Creative in Jefferson City, Missouri. She has been passionate about graphic design for many years and is self-taught. She enjoys taking an idea and watching it bloom into something fresh and colorful. She and her husband, Michael, have three children who always keep them laughing and full of joy.

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