Being Objectives (Spiritual Formation): The student will

1. exhibit characteristics of a spiritual missionary, whose habit for life and ministry centers in the Lord Jesus Christ found in Scripture;
2. acquire an appreciation for older adult ministry and the real needs which impact healthy and whole living as people age;
3. value the gifts and skills older adults have been given to impact missional living, thinking, and ministry.

Knowing Objectives (Cognitive Formation): The student will

1. identify the ministry gifts and skills older adults bring and offer to missional living, thinking, and ministry;
2. learn the Biblical mandates for a missional grace-filled response to elderly care and ministry;
3. begin to develop an understanding and a response to the challenges older adults bring to the ministry.

Doing Objectives (Conative Formation): The student will

1. study the demographics of aging and the effect on congregational and community life;
2. become involved in visiting and working with older adults in homes, care facilities, and congregational ministries;
3. develop a basic outline to incorporate older adults into the missionary activity of the congregation.