Building Adult Ministries, Leadership for Adults Over 50

Dr. Amy Hanson is a passionate and enthusiastic teacher, speaker, and consultant with a desire to help older adults discover a life of purpose and meaning. She has spoken throughout the United States to church leaders, health care professionals, and older adults on the unique needs and opportunities of a graying America.

Amy has a Bachelor’s degree in Bible and Family Ministry, a Master’s degree in Gerontology, and a Ph.D. in Human Sciences. She is on the board of directors of Christian Homes, Inc., and she has served on the Speaker’s Bureau for the Alzheimer’s Association.

At the age of 23, she became the full-time Active Adult minister at Central Christian Church in Las Vegas, NV where she led a ministry of over 300 adults 50 and older. For the past seven years she has taught gerontology and ministry with older adults at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and Nebraska Christian College. As a part of her dissertation, she conducted research with over 500 older adults regarding volunteerism in the church. Amy is also a freelance writer for Leadership Network’s Encore Generation Leadership Community and has written several papers and articles pertaining to older adult ministry.

Amy and her husband, Jon, make their home in Omaha, Nebraska. They have been married for 11 years and have a four-year old daughter named Ella. You can find out more about Amy’s ministry by visiting www.amyhanson.net.