Stephen Ministry

Stephen Minister Logo

The Stephen Ministry logo is intended to convey what Stephen Ministry is all about. The logo consists of a cross and circle together with a broken person and a whole person. The logo's most dominant feature is the cross of Jesus. It reminds us that Christ is at the center of Stephen Ministry and all Stephen Ministry relationships.

The broken person behind the cross symbolizes the brokenness in our lives, a person in need of healing, a person in need of Christ's love and care. The whole person, a person who has received the love and care of Jesus, stands in front of the cross because it is only through the cross of Jesus that we are made whole. The circle symbolizes both the wholeness we receive through Christ's and God's unending love for us. Their love surrounds us, holds us, and heals us, with the cross of Jesus at the center of that love.

The Stephen Ministry logo tells the story of a care receiver's journey from brokenness to wholeness through the transforming power of the cross of Jesus. It serves as a simple reminder that it is not the Stephen Minster who restores a person to wholeness. Rather, it is only through the cross of Jesus that a person can be made whole.

Stephen Ministry is...

• An interdenominational, structured Christian care-giving ministry
• A ministry that provides one-to-one caring relationships with specially-trained church members
• A ministry that provides Christian love and spiritual care to those who are hurting or in crisis
• A ministry that provides ongoing care for your continuing needs long after the onset of a crisis
• A confidential ministry keeping the identity of those receiving care private

A Stephen Minister is...

• A congregation member with gifts for care giving who was carefully selected to serve in this role
• A lay person who has received 50 hours of training in providing one-to-one distinctively Christian care and who receives regular continuing education
• A lay person who participates in monthly supervision meetings under the guidance of trained Stephen Leaders
• A child of God who walks beside a person who is hurting
• A caring Christian friend who listens, cares, prays, supports, and encourages
• A dedicated Christian who meets with their care receiver regularly and dependably for as long as there is a need
• Committed to preserving the confidential nature of the caring relationship

A Stephen Minister is NOT...

• An ordained minister
• A counselor or therapist
• A problem solver
• A casual visitor

Some needs in which a Stephen Minister can help...

To become a care receiver yourself...

• Contact one of our pastors at 552-4331
• Or contact Bob Sorrels, our Stephen Minister Referrals Coordinator at 552-0505

To refer someone who may need a Stephen Minister...

• Share the information here with the person you want to refer
• If it is OK to proceed, get the person's permission to share their name
• Contact one of our pastors
• Or contact Bob Sorrels, our Stephen Minister Referrals Coordinator at 552-0505
• The Stephen Minister Referrals Coordinator will meet with the person in need to discuss Stephen Ministry in-depth
• With the person's permission, the Referrals Coordinator will assign a Stephen Minister to meet with him/her on a weekly basis for as long as there is a need
• The Stephen Minister will provide distinctively Christian and strictly confidential care

STEPHEN MINISTERS ARE CAREGIVERS...GOD IS THE CUREGIVER