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A One-to-One Lay Caring Ministry System
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Cornerstone's Stephen Ministers are highly trained lay counselors with a heart to help others through the challenges of life. If you or someone you know is in need of a listening friend in a time of crisis, a Stephen Minister is waiting.
Stephen Ministers are equipped to provide one-on-one Christian care to the bereaved, hospitalized, terminally ill, separated, divorced, unemployed, relocated or those otherwise facing a crisis or life challenge. Stephen Ministry helps our pastors provide quality, caring ministry for as long as people need it.
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Who Benefits from Stephen Ministry?
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 People who need care benefit, as they . . .
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Receive quality, Christ-centered, confidential care for their hurts and needs
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Find hope, healing, and a new sense of self-worth through the support of a Stephen Minister
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Know they are remembered and supported by their congregation in times of personal difficulty
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Receive ongoing care for continuing needs long after the onset of a crisis, when many others have forgotten about them
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Grow in a deeper relationship with their Lord as they experience God's unconditional love for them through their Stephen Minister
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Our lay people benefit, as they . . .
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Discover, cultivate, and use the spiritual gifts they have been blessed with
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See themselves as active partners in the mission and ministry of the church
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Find all aspects of their lives enriched by the distinctively Christian caregiving skills they learn and practice
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Experience great joy as they see God working through them to bring hope and healing to a hurting person
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Grow spiritually as they experience the Lord's loving presence in community with other Christian caregivers
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Our entire congregation benefits, as it . . .
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Discovers that many members want to be involved in meaningful ministry and will respond to the call to become a Stephen Minister or Stephen Leader
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Becomes a more loving community that is more sensitive and responsive to people's needs for care
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Is able to provide more quality Christian care, so that fewer people slip through the cracks
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Is able to reach out to the unchurched who are hurting and introduce them to the healing love of Jesus in their time of need
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Sees itself as not only being served by the pastor, but as a caring body of believers actively involved in serving one another in love
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If you need the care of a Stephen Minister or would like to be trained as a Stephen Minister,
contact Karen Leaf in Caring Ministries at 810-494-4013 or e-mail her.
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