What do Stephen Ministers do?
Stephen Ministers are lay Christian caregivers who are trained, commissioned, and supervised in their caring ministry. Stephen Ministers provide high-quality, one-to-one, confidential, Christ-centered care in the form of emotional and spiritual support. They take part in 50 hour training curriculum, supervision group review, and continuing education, that thoroughly equips them to care for people dealing with a wide range of life difficulties.
Stephen Ministers are lay Christian caregivers who are trained, commissioned, and supervised in their caring ministry. Stephen Ministers provide high-quality, one-to-one, confidential, Christ-centered care in the form of emotional and spiritual support. They take part in 50 hour training curriculum, supervision group review, and continuing education, that thoroughly equips them to care for people dealing with a wide range of life difficulties.
What kinds of life challenges do Stephen Ministers offer care
for?
for?
- Grief
- Divorce
- Separation
- Cancer diagnosis
- Medical crisis
- Spiritual crisis
- Stress related to being a caregiver
- Hospitalization
- Terminal illness
- Chronic health conditions
- Adjustment to disability
- Infertility
- Miscarriage
- Children leaving home
- Challenges related to parenting
- Issues related to aging
- Adjustment to retirement
- Job stress
- Unemployment
- Relocation
- Changes to living situation
- Military deployment of a loved one
- Rehabilitation from illness or injury
- Natural disaster
- Financial stress
- Job loss
People who are also closely connected to an individual experiencing any of these crises, such as family members or other loved ones, may also benefit from the care of a Stephen Minister.
If I, or someone I know, might benefit from having a Stephen Minister, what do I do?
You may contact Jim Gibson or Erin Turberville for more information. You may also email us and a trusted member of the Stephen Ministry will contact you.
You may contact Jim Gibson or Erin Turberville for more information. You may also email us and a trusted member of the Stephen Ministry will contact you.
Care receivers tell their stories:
βLay caregivers bear a powerful witness to the love and compassion of Christ through their own compassionate interaction with those that are hurting.β
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