“TRASHED or TREASURED?: A Short, Practical Theology of Aging” by Dr. Glenn Havumaki was displayed at the 2023 Frankfurt Book Fair (Frankfurter Buchmesse) – Book Gallery
“TRASHED or TREASURED?: A Short, Practical Theology of Aging” by Dr. Glenn Havumaki was among the books displayed by Author Reputation Press during the Frankfurt Book Fair 2023 in Frankfurt, Germany, on October 18–22, 2023.
The Frankfurter Buchmesse, reportedly known as the world’s largest trade fair for books, opened its doors to participants around the globe celebrating books and their authors. The massive book fair also celebrated its 75th anniversary this year. Slovenia, their guest of honor this year, presented itself as a nation with a rich literary history in addition to being a desirable tourism destination.
It is the best platform for publishers and authors to engage with international audiences and share stories. This year, over 105,000 trade visitors from 130 countries and 110,000 audiences participated in this big event. This year attracted more visitors compared to last year when there were 93,000 trade visitors and 87,000 audiences. Over 2,600 activities were covered by more than 7,000 media professionals during the five days of the exhibition.
Author Reputation Press is dedicated to promoting literary connections between authors and readers. In line with this, ARP displayed several of its remarkable books at the largest book trade fair in the world. The book gallery was even more alluring because of the large variety of genres on exhibit.
The author hopes that this book challenges the reader to find a biblical basis for ministry that will prepare people to live out their older adult years purposefully. Older adults need to be prepared to cross over the bridge of eternal significance with the confidence that eternal life will be theirs as they enter into the presence of God with Jesus Christ.
The author, Dr. Glenn Havumaki, has been ministering to older adults since 1976. For 35 years, he served as Director of Christian Ministries and Lead Chaplain at The Elim Park Baptist Home in Cheshire, CT. Since his retirement in 2014, he has served as a Certified Ministry Partner with the Christian Grandparenting Network (christiangrandparenting.com). He is married to Sandra, the father of three adult married children, and Papa has eight grandchildren.
In March of 2004, he completed the requirements for a Doctor of Ministry degree and wrote a thesis on the Faith Development of Older Adults Living in a Continuing Care Retirement Community. He recognized the ministry of Elim Park as an extension of the local church and therefore was involved in writing articles, leading workshops, and trying to find avenues to challenge the church and its leaders—especially the evangelical church—to a deeper involvement with adults fifty years of age and older in their congregations and in their communities.
Since 1984, he has participated in a local Christian radio station program called Bread of Life Devotions, sharing a week of devotions during National Nursing Home Week to remind families and the church to not forget “homebound” and nursing home residents so that they do not experience separation anxiety and a lack of spiritual care.
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