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Stephen Ministry
Stephen Ministry recognizes the brokeness in all of us...and helps to bring Christ's healing to us through each other.
Can a Stephen Minister help you? Do you need help? Have you recently suffered a loss?
Are you new in the community and feeling uprooted?
Do you doubt God's presence and love for you?
Do your job worries seem too great to handle? Are they getting you down?
Are you, or someone you love, facing hospitalization or surgery?
Are you feeling depressed? Do you often wish you had someone to share your thoughts with?
Are you confused about events in you life?
Are you hurting?
A Stephen Minister is a caring Christian - desiring to offer support to others in time of need
a sharing Christian - bringing who he/she is to each helping relationship, as a partner in another's life experiences
a trained Christian - having developed helping skills through intensive coursework
a dedicated Christian - one committed to confidential, in-depth caring
A Stephen Minister is not a professional paster, therapist, counselor, or psychologist
a social worker providing lots of physical services
an expert in law, finance, church doctrine, etc.
a brief, superficial visitor 'touching base' with people now and then
If you are in need of a Stephen Minister, or know someone who is, or if you would like to learn more about this ministry and become involved, please send an email to our Stephen Leader, Pastor Katie or call the church office.
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Stephen Ministry Training Class #1
We currently have 16 members of our Stephen ministry training class. We will be commissioning them on June 17, 2007.
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Stephen Ministry Commissioning Service 07
We commissioned 16 members of First Presbyterian Church who have completed 50 hours of training and taken vows to serve the congregation as Stephen Ministers.
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