The Stephen Ministry

The Stephen Series gave us access to extensive training, resources, and ongoing support from Stephen Ministries St. Louis. This enabled us to set up and administer a system for additional lay ministry in the congregation. Lay caregivers (called Stephen Ministers) provide one-to-one Christian care to those who are bereaved, hospitalized, terminally ill, separated, divorced, unemployed, relocated, or facing another crisis or life challenge for as long as needed.

Stephen Ministers Commissioned
February 2004 Bob Condon Wink Porterfield Julie Rich Mike Rich Bob Waller Jan Waller		January 2006 Jan Madajewski Jackie Richards Paddie Hawkins Brenda Petrey Sheena Lawrence

After training Stephen Ministers are assigned to persons in need of care with whom they meet for about an hour once a week for as long as the person needs this level of care. Stephen Ministers also meet with their Stephen Leaders twice a month for supervision and additional training.

• Stephen Ministry began in 1975 and is now in more than 8,000 congregations from 100 denominations, in all 50 U.S. states, nine Canadian provinces, and 21 other countries.
• More than 40,000 pastors, church staff, and laypersons have been trained as Stephen Leaders.
• More than 300,000 people have trained as Stephen Ministers.
• Nearly a million people have received the care of a Stephen Minister in a one-to-one relationship, and millions more have received care in informal ways.

For more information contact Jan Waller or go to the Stephen Ministry home page at www.stephenministry.org

 

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