Stephen Ministry
What is Stephen Ministry?
Stephen Ministry is grounded in Jesus’ command to love one another. Through one-to-one caring relationships, those who are hurting receive the love and care they need to support them.
A Stephen Minister is…
- A child of God who walks beside a hurting person.
- A caring Christian friend who really listens.
- A lay person who has received 50 hours of training in providing distinctively Christian care.
A Stephen Minister is NOT…
- A counselor or therapist
- A problem solver
- A casual visitor
What is a Stephen Minister For?
- Loneliness
- Loss of a spouse
- Career changes
- Hospitalization
- Separation and divorce
- Grief
- Terminal illness
- Any life changing event
Interested in Becoming a Stephen Minister?
Faith, mercy, teaching the faith, encouragement, or knowing: Do one or more of these gifts describe you? If so, prayerfully consider becoming a Stephen Minister. A new training class is starting soon. For more information about this special ministry, you are invited to an informational meeting Wednesday, August 20 at 5:30 pm in Room C110.
Grief Support Groups
Grief support groups are now meeting at Covenant. The groups are divided by type of loss: spouse, child, parent, divorce or other types of loss. Grief support will meet the 1st Tuesday of each month @ 6:30 pm in Oasis (C210) in the CLC. For more information call Sammy Prim (793-4440) or Cathy Oldfield
(792-2949).
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