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What Should Retirement Look Like for a Christian?
Preparation for retirement requires more than just financial planning. For most people, and especially for Christians, it comes with a host of other considerations—when to retire, where to live, and how to spend one’s time. Many find themselves asking, Is there a right way to retire?
Drawing from his work with geriatric patients and his own retirement experience, Dr. John Dunlop shares practical strategies for Christians as they approach their retirement years. With Scripture as his guide, he promotes balance between rest and activity—encouraging intimacy with God, service to churches and communities, time with friends and family, and care for one’s health. Among the uncertainties of major life change, readers will be equipped to make decisions for their future as they seek to glorify God in their retirement.
Introduction: Your Opportunity to Start Fresh
Strategy 1: Determine Your Priorities
Strategy 2: Retire at the Right Time
Strategy 3: Retire in the Right Place
Strategy 4: Take Care of Yourself
Strategy 5: Love God
Strategy 6: Make Good Friends
Strategy 7: Enjoy and Strengthen Your Family
Strategy 8: Avoid Destructive Pitfalls
Strategy 9: Get Busy
Strategy 10: Be Flexible, Adaptable, and Resilient
Recommended Reading
General Index
Scripture Index
| Contributors | John Dunlop |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 9781433578915 |
| Format | Paperback |
| First published | May 2022 |
| Dimensions | 153mm x 230mm x 12mm |
| Weight | 0.27 kg |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 184 |
| Publisher | Crossway |
Dr. Dunlop has a gift for understanding every season in life as an opportunity to glorify God. He shares this gift beautifully in Retiring Well, as he blends his experience as a geriatrician with his knowledge of Scripture to guide us into a richer walk with the Lord during retirement. Clear, biblical, and abounding in both wisdom and compassion, this book offers encouragement and practical advice to guide us toward a retirement rooted not in the diversions of the world but in the true rest of Christ. Return to this book again and again to dwell upon Dr. Dunlop’s words, grow from his insights, and praise the Lord that while our careers may end, our work for him never does.
Similar to the Dunlops, we have recently made a huge change and ‘retired’ from what we did for more than forty years. John has synthesized wisdom drawn from his years of following Jesus, his gerontological practice, others’ research, and the word of God. John addressed many of the questions we considered as well as revealed others we still must. His gentle manner comes across in print as he challenges readers to look at retirement in a countercultural way, for the sake of God’s glory, which he affirms will prove to be for our good. This would be valuable reading for people approaching retirement as well as for those who love them!
