7201 W Britton Road
Stephen Ministry
Stephen Ministers are specially trained congregation members that provide one-to-one Christian care to people who are experiencing a life challenge or crisis. This training involves general topics like listening skills, feelings, assertiveness, boundaries, and specialized topics like praying together and using other Christian resources in minstering to someone experiencing grief, a terminal illness, and more.
Once trained, our pastors and Stephen leaders pair up each minister with a member of the congregation or community who needs care. These relationships are kept confidential, and those paired have weekly contact for an appropriate time period.
What do Stephen Ministers do?
Stephen Ministers:
- Listen
- Explore feelings
- Pray
- Share Christ's Love
- Maintain confidentiality
- Attend to the caregiving process and leave the results to God
Stephen Ministers care for people who are:
- Grieving
- In a crisis
- In need of long-term care
- Dying
- Hospitalized
- Divorcing
- Experiencing losses as they age
- Going through a crisis of childbirth
- The family and friends of people in crisis
Contact the church office for more information on how to become a Stephen minister, or if you or someone you know needs to be ministered to.