Ministry with the Forgotten

LSM Advanced Course

April 13, 16, 20, 23, 27, and 30, 2026

This course is designed to help laity and clergy deepen their understanding of persons living with dementia and help all maintain their identity and worth as beloved children of God. Confronting the deep personal and theological questions created by loving people with dementia, Carder calls the church to a deeper discipleship defined by the quality of our caring and receiving relationships.

Participants will discover what it means to carry each other’s memories, joys, and diminishments together in community. Through loving practices that nurture and incorporate persons with Alzheimer’s and dementia into the church’s life and ministry, we experience a spiritual wholeness rooted in God’s grace beyond our own strengths and capacities.

This course will be offered on ZOOM at 6:30 - 8:30 pm for each day

April 13, 16, 20, 23, 27, 30, 2026

Cost: $15

Book required for the class:

Ministry with the Forgotten: Dementia through a Spiritual Lens, Kenneth L. Carder, available at Amazon.com and Cokesbury.com