Christ Lutheran Church provides Stephen Ministers who are lay persons trained to convey the love of Christ to those who are distressed by loss, health problems, or other difficult times. Stephen Ministry is a complete system for training and organizing lay persons to provide one-to-one Christian care in and around our community. In Stephen Ministry congregations, lay caregivers (called Stephen Ministers) provide one-to-one Christian care to the bereaved, hospitalized, terminally ill, separated, divorced, unemployed, relocated, and others facing a crisis or life challenge. Stephen Ministry helps pastors and congregations provide quality caring ministry for as long as people need it. Christ Lutheran Church is blessed to have 4 trained and commissioned Stephen Leaders and 10 trained Stephen Ministers. These men and women stand ready to provide care to those in need. If you have need for a personal and confidential Stephen Minister, please contact Pastor Charles Gilmore (922-1865). On Sunday, May 8, 2005, five lay people from Christ Lutheran Church were commissioned into a special ministry of care and concern for others as Stephen Ministers. This rite of commissioning culminates a period of extensive training and preparation for ministry through the Stephen Series. The Stephen Series is a complete system for training and organizing laypersons for caring ministry in and around our congregation. More than 450,000 laypersons have been trained as Stephen Ministers from over 9000 congregations. Our Stephen Ministers have studied and practiced skills in such areas as dealing with feelings, crisis intervention, asserting oneself with gentleness and firmness, and numerous other topics to prepare them to help people who are experiencing problems in their lives. After the commissioning, these Stephen Ministers will be assigned to minister in our congregation and community, working with people who are experiencing such life crises as hospitalization, illness, the care of a loved one, the loss of a loved one, or any of a number of other difficulties people face in daily living. The Stephen Ministers commissioned were Ann Shroyer, Marjorie Kempf, Carolyn Gustafson, Barbara Gordon, and Sharon Sanaghan. We thank God for their gifts of caring and listening. Their ministries will increase greatly the overall ministry of our Lord Jesus Christ at Christ Lutheran, 103 Ponferrada Way, HSV. 922-1865 If you think you would like to become a Stephen Minister, please contact Pastor Gilmore or one of the following Stephen Leaders: Bev Hoeft (915-0495); Eileen Hintsen (915-0822).
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They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the holy spirit…And the word of God increased; and the number of disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem.. Acts 6 : 5-7. Bear one another's burdens… and so fulfill the law of Christ. Galatians 6 : 2 |