Stephen Ministry is a lay-caring ministry being used by more than 13,000 congregations worldwide to increase care and outreach to hurting people. Through Stephen Ministry, our congregation will be able to equip and empower a team of laypeople—Stephen Ministers—who provide one-to-one, Christ-centered care to people experiencing life difficulties.
Who leads this ministry? Stephen Leaders are trained leaders in our congregation who support and direct our Stephen Ministry. Our current leaders are Pastor Brown and Deaconess Intern Abby Reynolds.
Who provides care? Stephen Ministers are trained congregation members who are carefully selected and guided to provide Christian care to someone who is hurting. Their high-quality training includes topics such as listening, feelings, boundaries, and assertiveness. We will begin Stephen Ministry training next year!
Who can Stephen Ministry help? Care Receivers are recipients of Stephen Ministers’ care. They are people from our church or community who are experiencing grief, loss of a job, divorce, loneliness, illness, or other life difficulties. Stephen Ministers meet with their care receivers once a week for about an hour for as long as the care receiver needs it.
Questions? Please reach out to Pastor Brown at pastor.brown@peacelutheranstl.org, Deaconess Intern Abby Reynolds at deaconess@peacelutheranstl.org, or scan the QR code to submit a question!
Please follow this Stephen Ministry page in the upcoming months for more information and details.
