Chip Mansfield

One of the most encouraging outcomes of the “Seven Essentials for Finishing Well” study is that it rarely stays confined to a single group or short-term experience. Instead, it often becomes a catalyst—igniting a broader vision for how a church can intentionally engage and mobilize its older adult population.

What a great promise. I call this fifth essential being available, reflecting this commitment: we will be available as God calls us to serve others, develop our own gifts, and strive to develop a sense of mission and work at this season of life. Let me set the stage for his study by briefly outlining the components of what it means to be available to God and others.

The whole idea of investing is to pour our lives and/or resources into something for which we expect a return. I believe God wants us as agi