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Stephen Ministry
What is Stephen Ministry?
Stephen Ministry is grounded in Jesus' command to love one another. Through one-to-one caring and confidential relationships, those who are hurting receive the love and care they need to support them.
- Is life more than you can handle alone right now?
- Are you health, your attitude, or your relationships suffering?
- Are you adjusting to a new job, change in marital status, a serious illness, the death of a loved one, or a recent move?
- Would you like to have someone in your life who really cares?
- Are you health, your attitude, or your relationships suffering?
What is a Stephen Minister?
A Stephen Minister is...
- Someone who walks beside a hurting person.
- A caring friend who really listens.
- A lay person who has received training in how to provide Christian care.
- A caring friend who really listens.
- A counselor or therapist.
- A problem-solver.
- A casual visitor.
- A problem-solver.
- A person - either you, a relative, or a friend - is hurting and in need of Christian care.
- The Stephen Ministry Referrals Coordinator learns about this need for care - from the pastor, the person, or a friend, always with the person's permission.
- The Referrals Coordinator meets with the person to talk about the Stephen Ministry.
- With the person's permission, the Referrals Coordinator assigns a Stephen Minister to meet on a weekly basis with the person.
- The Stephen Minister continues to provide distinctively Christian care for the person in strict confidentiality.
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