Flourishing in Retirement
How to live fully, fruitfully, and joyfully in the season of retirement
Yes, you can flourish in retirement. You can live fully and joyfully in this season of life!
Whether you've been retired for years or are making plans to retire before too long, there's no doubt that you'd like to flourish in retirement. You want to live well, enjoying freedom from regular work while still investing your life in people and things that matter. You probably know folks who are doing great in retirement as well as those who aren't doing so well. You wonder how you can be part of the "doing great" group.
You may also wonder about God's perspective on retirement. Perhaps you've heard it said that "retirement is not in the Bible." Whether this is literally true or not, in fact Scripture has much wisdom to offer that is relevant for the season of life we call retirement.
In addition to biblical teachings, you can learn a great deal from contemporary research on retirement. Psychologists, gerontologists, sociologists, and neuroscientists have much to teach us about how to thrive when we are no longer working full-time.
"Flourishing in Retirement" is a course designed to do what the name suggests: help you flourish in retirement. This four-week course has been designed and will be taught by Dr. Mark Roberts, a Senior Fellow of Fuller Seminary's Max De Pree Center for Leadership. Mark focuses on helping folks in the "third third" of life flourish in every part of life. He will combine biblical wisdom with research-informed insights to help you learn how to thrive in retirement.
Whether you've been retired for years or are making plans to retire before too long, there's no doubt that you'd like to flourish in retirement. You want to live well, enjoying freedom from regular work while still investing your life in people and things that matter. You probably know folks who are doing great in retirement as well as those who aren't doing so well. You wonder how you can be part of the "doing great" group.
You may also wonder about God's perspective on retirement. Perhaps you've heard it said that "retirement is not in the Bible." Whether this is literally true or not, in fact Scripture has much wisdom to offer that is relevant for the season of life we call retirement.
In addition to biblical teachings, you can learn a great deal from contemporary research on retirement. Psychologists, gerontologists, sociologists, and neuroscientists have much to teach us about how to thrive when we are no longer working full-time.
"Flourishing in Retirement" is a course designed to do what the name suggests: help you flourish in retirement. This four-week course has been designed and will be taught by Dr. Mark Roberts, a Senior Fellow of Fuller Seminary's Max De Pree Center for Leadership. Mark focuses on helping folks in the "third third" of life flourish in every part of life. He will combine biblical wisdom with research-informed insights to help you learn how to thrive in retirement.
What you will get from this class . . . .
• A better understanding of retirement in today's world and the many options
available to you.
• Clarity about what the Bible really teaches about retirement.
• Daily practices to help you flourish in retirement.
• Research-based guidance on how to live well when you are retired.
• The chance to learn with some friendly folks in your season of life.
available to you.
• Clarity about what the Bible really teaches about retirement.
• Daily practices to help you flourish in retirement.
• Research-based guidance on how to live well when you are retired.
• The chance to learn with some friendly folks in your season of life.
What you will not get from this class . . .
• Financial planning advice.
• Information that you can't really use.
• A sales pitch for some other class or program.
• Information that you can't really use.
• A sales pitch for some other class or program.
Course Details
"Thriving in Retirement" will meet from 9:00 a.m. to 10:10 a.m. on Sunday mornings in the Fireside Room of Monrovia Community Church. Dates for the course are:
Everyone is welcome, no matter your age or life stage. This class is not just for church members or Christians. All are invited. There is no cost for this class.
May 10
May 17
(not 24, Memorial Day weekend)
May 31
June 7
May 17
(not 24, Memorial Day weekend)
May 31
June 7
Everyone is welcome, no matter your age or life stage. This class is not just for church members or Christians. All are invited. There is no cost for this class.
Who is Dr. Mark Roberts?
Mark Roberts is a Senior Fellow for Fuller Seminary's Max De Pree Center for Leadership. He has served as a pastor, professor, and non-profit leader. An author of eight books and dozens of articles, Mark has written over 3,500 daily devotions for Fuller's Life for Leaders. These days, Mark spends most of his time helping folks in the "third third" of life flourish. In the "Thriving in Retirement" course, he will combine biblical wisdom with research-informed insights to help you learn how to live fruitfully and joyfully in this season of life. You can learn more about Mark here.
For more information . . .
If you'd like more information about this course, or if you have questions, please email Mark at markroberts@fuller.edu.