Stephen Ministry
Stephen Ministry, under the oversight of the Spiritual Care Team (Elders), multiplies the number of caregivers by equipping laypeople to provide high-quality Christian care.
Select leaders attend a Leaders Training Course and learn how to recruit and train-up congregation members as capable Stephen Ministers. Stephen Ministers are provided with ongoing supervision and continuing education (both personal and from state-of-the art training aids) in order to provide a psychologically sound, biblically based approach to their ministry of caring. That is, equipping saints for the work of ministry for building up the body of Christ.
Stephen Ministers might personally offer Christian support for:
the grief of losing a loved one, assist new mothers and fathers, pay personal attention to new members during the week,
attending terminally ill people and their families, encourage those in job crisis, reassure those undergoing major life transitions,
periodically visiting the hospitalized or home bound, friendship for those separated or divorced, sty in touch with the aging and elderly,
attending to victims of disasters.
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