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Stephen Ministry Needs YOU! Even if you are not a Stephen Leader or a Stephen Minister, you play an important role in RUMC’s Stephen Ministry. Stephen Ministers need your prayerful support as they confidentially meet with their care receivers every week. Stephen Leaders need your help in identifying people who may benefit from a Stephen Ministry relationship. If you see a friend, coworker, neighbor, relative, or someone else who could use some extra Christian care, tell that person about our Stephen Ministry and get permission to refer him or her to a Stephen Leader. If you are interested in becoming a Stephen Minister and would like information on a future Stephen Ministry training class, contact the SERVE Team, 770.261.1767.
Stephen Ministry is for people who want someone to care, to listen, to share God's love during or throughout confusing, stressful, or lonely times.
How to receive care from a Stephen Minister
Stephen Ministry helps meet the needs of individuals who are hospitalized, terminally ill, bereaved, in a job crisis, new members of the church, disabled, homebound, lonely, in a spiritual crisis, looking for a caring, Christian friend.
- Is life more than you can handle alone right now?
- Are your health, your attitudes, or your relationships suffering?
- Are you adjusting to a new job, change in marital status, a serious illness, the death of a loved one, a recent move?
- Would you like to have someone in your life who really cares?
Everyone goes through difficult times. Having someone to care, to listen, to share God's love with you can help you get through the confusion, stress, or loneliness you may be experiencing. Our Stephen Ministers are caring church members who offer one-to-one caring relationships for those who need.
A Stephen Minister is...
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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 how to provide distinctively Christian care
A Stephen Minister is not...
For more information about Stephen Ministry at RUMC, contact the SERVE Team, 770.261.1767.
How to become a Stephen Minister
The Stephen Ministry at RUMC can provide one-to-one Christian care to individuals facing life challenges or difficulties. Stephen Ministers, supervised lay people, receive 50 hours of instructor-led training and make a commitment for two years to train and serve RUMC and the community.
Among the training topics are:
· Feelings: Yours, Mine, and Ours
· The Art of Listening
· Distinctively Christian Caring
· Maintaining Boundaries in Caregiving
· Confidentiality
· Ministering to Those Experiencing Grief
· Caring for People Before, During, and After Hospitalization