In this episode we discuss...

• How do we help somebody grow who is already a lot older than we are?
  • Sometimes, it can be really hard to teach old dogs new tricks!
    • Familiar worship music and liturgy is comfortable for them and makes them resistant to change.
    • Politics and patriotism. Patriotism is equal to Christianity.
    • The past is perfect. It was never like this when I was a kid!
    • Not as eager to volunteer because they’ve probably volunteered for years already.
    • It is really, really hard to unteach something that is incorrect that has been taught wrongly for a long, long time, especially if their parents, and grandparents believed a certain way.
    • When young families come in for a visit and don’t stay, the older folks have no idea why.
  • How can we faithfully shepherd our older generations through these issues?
    • Remember, you aren't teaching your truth, you're teaching God's truth.
    • This is the flock God has given you. It is NOT a stepping stone in the ministry ladder!
      • Acts 20:28
      • 1 Timothy 4:12
    • Correct them gently.
      • 1 Timothy 5:1
    • Help them finish well.
      • Proverbs 16:31
      • Job 12:12
      • Job 32:7
    • Disciple them! Teach them to be disciples who make disciples!
      • Proverbs 4:6-7

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• Finding your natural lower register
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