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 History of the Stephen Ministry About Stephen Ministers FAQs about the Stephen Ministry Comments from Stephen Ministers Comments from Care Receivers Stephen Ministry National Website Comments from Stephen Ministers "Stephen Ministry has been most rewarding on several levels: 1. Deep, meaningful fellowship with like minded Christians in our congregation. 2. Great in-depth learning to prepare me for serving others. 3. Serving Christ by meeting with one person on a meaningful level."
"Stephen Ministry has helped me feel that I have helped by just being there and that the little time I gave to others could help. I have grown by all the teaching and hearing how all other Stephen Ministers have dealt with their care receivers. It has been a true blessing." "Stephen Ministry means to me a chance to share my faith with someone who needs a friend and listener, a chance to help someone overcome her grief, a chance to help someone express her anger at all that has happened to her and hopefully to help her get through it with spiritual help." "Serving as a Stephen Minister has been a gift as well a blessing. God has blessed me in a significant and special way to serve those with real life needs. A gift in that this opportunity passed my way by the Grace of God. A gift I would never wish to return." "Stephen Ministry has meant much growth for me in personal relations with others and most especially spiritually. I have also gotten to know more people in the church and have been humbled by how much some people do for the Lord." "The Stephen Ministry has opened up an area of spiritual development for me that I wonder if it would have occurred if I had not been exposed to all of the possibilities that the regular meetings made possible." "Stephen Ministry has meant to me a service to others, and instrument of God, connecting with another in a meaningful way. It "expands my territory," expands my trust." "Through Stephen Ministry I have learned much from many resources: 1. Bible: specific verses and passages relating to care giving. 2. Stephen Ministry resources: how to use the passages from the Bible. 3. Leaders: Activities, sharing with the group through leaders past experience and resource information 4. Care Receiver: learned to rely on God’s Grace in caring relationship." "Stephen Ministry has given me the opportunity to grow in my own faith as I have been privileged to minister to those in need and share their innermost concerns." "Stephen Ministry has been a wonderful opportunity to learn to know a small group of people very well; to learn how to listen effectively and be a trustworthy Christian friend to those with a variety of needs."
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