~ Is life more than you can handle alone right now?
~ Are your health, attitude, or your relationships suffering?
~ Are you adjusting to a new job, change of marital status, serious illness?
~ Are you coping with the death of a loved one, a recent move?
~ Would you like to have someone in your life who really cares?
To Love is to Listen!
When you or someone you know is in need of care......
Stephen Ministry - The Stephen Ministry is grounded in Jesus' command to love one another. Through one-on-one caring relationships, those who are hurting receive the love and care they need. Consider allowing a Stephen Minister to walk with you on your journey to wholeness!
Everyone goes through difficult times.
Having someone to care, to listen,
to share God's love with you can help you through
the confusion, stress, or loneliness
you may be experiencing......
What a Stephen Minister IS.....
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
What a Stephen Minister IS NOT......
A counselor or therapist
A problem solver
A casual visitor
How does the referral process work?
A person --- either you, a relative, or a friend---- is hurting and in need of Christian care
The Stephen Ministry Referrals Coordinator learns about this need for care ---- from the pastor, person or a friend, always with the person's permission.
The Referrals Coordinator meets with the person to talk about the Stephen Ministry.
With the person's permission, the Referrals Coordinator assigns a Stephen Minister to meet on a weekly basis with the person.
The Stephen Minster continues to provide distinctively Christian Care for the person with strict confidentiality.
"Beloved, since God loved us so much,
we also ought to love one another.
No one has ever seen God; if we love one another,
God lives in us, and his love is made perfect in us."
1 John 4: 11-12
If your have any further questions about this or other Care Ministries at FPC,
please free to contact: Mrs. Pat Stoner at 610-409-1139 or the church office at 610-375-3389
