Often characterized by the decline in muscle mass, strength, and sensory function that is common as we age. We believe our local faith community can help people build physical resilience in unique and powerful ways. We have already proven we can do this through our daily aerobics classes that are averaging 30-40 people. We can do this at a larger scale.

A form of physical frailty that can impact every other area of resilience. As individuals age, they often experience a decrease in appetite or a lack of access to proper nutrition, which can exacerbate other types of frailty. We believe we can help people build nutritional health and resilience. We are already proving we can do this. Last month we served over 800 free meals through Kaufman Connect.

This include symptoms of depression, anxiety, and discouragement often brought on by changes, crisis, or the losses in life. There are things we know we can do to help people develop emotional and psychological resilience. This has happened through what we are already doing and we can see a path to become better at this.

This occurs when there is memory loss, difficulty with concentration and attention, language issues, communication problems, and decreased processing speed. There are things we know we can do to help people build cognitive resilience. Again, we already are fighting this and again, we can take big steps forward to do more.

Manifests as social isolation, loneliness, and a lack of social support which is also common among aging populations. There are things we can do to fight loneliness and isolation…to build social resilience. No one can do this better than the church.

Often experienced through a loss of connection with God, a religious community, and the rituals and experiences that have long brought spiritual strength to the sick or hurting. We know how to help people connect with God and build religious resilience. Very few churches in Kaufman County care about this. But we do.