the Stephen
Ministry
 one-to-one
lay caring ministry Stephen Ministry
(Stephen Leaders and Stephen Ministers) enhance
and equip the laity of the church to become informed
and emboldened shepherds whose ministry provides one-to-one caring relationships with
people in need and crises.
Stephen
Ministry provides trained and supervised lay-care
givers who multiply the opportunity to provide
care for those in need, allowing the elders of
the church to oversee differently, freeing them
up to implement God's design for biblical elders
and deacons.
Stephen
Ministers are people who have spiritual gifts in areas such
as faith, mercy, teaching the faith, encouragement,
and knowing. Stephen Ministers are people who listen, care,
and have great empathy. They are patient, dependable, nonjudgmental,
and don't try to fix things or tell people what to do. They
can keep things confidential, and they have the time to
commit to this ministry.
- The Stephen Series is now in more than 8,000 congregations from
100 Christian denominations, in all 50 states, 9 Canadian
provinces, and 21 other countries.
- More than 40,000 pastors, church
staff, and laypersons have been trained as Stephen Leaders
(those who oversee and direct Stephen Ministry in the congregation)
at a Stephen Series Leader’s Training Course.
- More than 300,000
people have trained as Stephen Ministers in their congregations.
- Nearly a million people have received the structured care of a
Stephen Minister in a one-to-one caring relationship, and millions
more have received care in informal ways.
who
benefits from Stephen ministry
- care
receivers
- leadership
(elders & deacons)
- Stephen
leaders and Stephen ministers
- our
congregation
- the
church
Do
you need the care of another person, a Christian
friend, a Stephen Minister, to provide
distinctively Christian one-to-one care for walking
alongside you in your time of need? Call the church
office Stephen Ministry line (540-433-3051, ext. 180) or contact one of
the Stephen Leaders: Marshall
Butler, Mark Hogan, Mark Bentz, or Joyce Bentz.
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