Biblical Perspectives on Aging

Listen to part 2 of our interview with Dr. Elmer Towns, best-selling Christian author, speaker, and co-founder of Liberty University. At 88 years young, Dr. Towns continues his discussion on the importance of serving God in the twilight years and shares how he coped with the loss of his beloved wife of 60 years.

In this episode, listen as Dr. Elmer Towns, best-selling Christian author, speaker, and co-founder of Liberty University along with the late Jerry Falwell, discusses the importance of senior mentorship from a biblical perspective. "The things that God has taught you, you have to teach them."

Listen to the full interview with Tom Turner, president and CEO of South Carolina Baptist Ministries of Aging, as he shares about the important ministry work his organization is doing to provide opportunities for enrichment and continued service for residents in their retirement communities. With more than 27 years of experience in senior care, Tom brings a unique perspective on the importance of mission in caring for the aging in a non-profit versus for-profit environment.

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Join us for part 2 of the interview with Tom Turner, president and CEO of South Carolina Baptist Ministries of Aging, as he discusses both the similarities and differences in the approaches to providing senior care in a non-profit versus a for-profit environment. As Christians, why do these differences matter when selecting a senior living community for ourselves or a loved one?

In this episode, enjoy an interview with Tom Turner, president and CEO of South Carolina Baptist Ministries of Aging (SCBMA). Tom shares about the exciting work Baptists in South Carolina are doing to provide both continued opportunities for ministry work and personal enrichment for aging adults who live in their retirement communities.

Listen to the full interview with Dr. Ron Mackey, vice president of Community Engagement at The Baptist Home, as he shares the "why" of The Baptist Home ministry and answers the question, "What does God's Word say about aging?"

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What does God's Word say about aging? In part two of our interview, Dr. Ron Mackey, vice president of community engagement at The Baptist Home, examines Psalm 71 and explains how having a biblical worldview can help us age well to the glory of God. He also shares how The Baptist Home has responded to COVID-19 and future plans for expansion of the ministry.

Curious about the ministry of The Baptist Home? Listen as Dr. Ron Mackey, vice president of community engagement at The Baptist Home, answers the "why" of this 107 year old ministry to the aging. What is their mission? Who do they serve? Why do they do what they do?

Listen to the full interview with Dr. Alan Branch, ethicist and professor at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, as he discusses Euthanasia, Eugenics, and the concept of Developmental Personhood as it relates to aging and the way we, as Christians, should evaluate these difficult topics from a biblical perspective.

 

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We live in a culture addicted to beauty and increasingly desensitized to the value of human life. In part 2 of our interview, Dr. Alan Branch, ethicist and professor at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, explains the meaning of eugenics and developmental personhood while explaining the moral issues with both arguments that "making a person better from birth can also make the person better at the end of life" and "loss of attributes equals loss of personhood."