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CHURCH RESOURCE ENGAGE 11 Aging Years Are the Best Finishing Well Ministries (FWM) aims to stir up a vision for living well in a senior generation. Seniors have tremendous potential for encouraging each other and impacting the generations that follow them. Over 10,000 boomers turn 65 every day. Yet our society tends to marginalize older people when they retire and lose productivity. This even happens in the church. Older believers may feel as if they have done their share and believe it's time to turn ministry over to a younger generation. Yet our Savior's mandate to "make disciples" (Matt. 28:19) and to "grow in grace" (2 Pet. 3:18) are not limited by age. As we grow older, we have more to offer our families and the church than ever before. FWM works through churches, senior living facilities, and open workshops to encourage and equip seniors for life and ministry in their later years. The opportunities in aging years are countless and rich. As the English poet Robert Browning wrote in the first stanza of his magnificent poem, "Rabbi Ben Ezra," Come along grow old with me! The best is yet to be. The last of life for which the first was made: Our times are in His hand Who saith "A whole I planned, Youth shows but half; trust God: see all, nor be afraid!" Contact us if we can serve and encourage you. Hal@finishingwellministries.org or www.finishingwellministries.org Hal Habecker, ThM, DMin FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF FINISHING WELL MINISTRIES, DALLAS, TEXAS Under the mentorship of Dr. Vernon Grounds, Hal received his doctor of ministry degree from Denver Seminary in 1988. Hal and his wife, Vicki, have been married for 41 years and have three children (Jennifer, Bethany, and Jonathan) and six grandchildren. He has served as a pastor for 40 years in three different Dallas-based ministries: First Baptist Church, Dallas; The Christian Medical & Dental Associations; and Dallas Bible Church. In 2015 he launched Finishing Well Ministries, mobilizing retiring boomers and a senior generation for the kingdom of Christ. In honor of his life and ministry, the Dr. Hal and Vicki Habecker Endowed Scholarship was established. If you are interested in giving to this scholarship, please contact Chris Johnson at chris.johnson@denverseminary.edu or 303.762.6924. Because of Denver Seminary's commitment to accessibility, the Washington DC campus opened in spring 2015 and has recently begun its sixth semester bringing seminary education to working adults in the Washington DC area. Marty O'Rourke began classes this fall in the Master of Divinity program. Thanks to generous donors, he was awarded the DC Financial Aid Scholarship which helped make seminary possible for him. Accessibility of Denver Seminary Made Theological Education Possible for Marty O'Rourke Denver Seminary is privileged to participate once again in Colorado Gives Day. Mark your calendar for December 5, when every dollar donated to Denver Seminary through coloradogives.org will be increased by a portion of a $1 Million Incentive Fund. Will you partner with us to support our students and grow the kingdom? December 5 is Colorado Gives Day