Training-Stephen Ministry

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Stephen Minister training teaches principles and skills that equip you to provide highquality, Christ-centered emotional and spiritual care to others.

• You gain insight into the thoughts, feelings, and actions of people who are hurting
• You develop relational and caring skills you can apply to all aspects of your life.
• You deepen your faith as the Holy Spirit fashions you into a Christ-centered caregiver.
• You develop a special bond with those in your class and you have a lot of fun! 

• Feelings: Yours, Mine, and Ours
• The Art of Listening
• Confidentiality
• Ministering to those Experiencing Grief
• Dealing with Depression: The Stephen Minister’s Role
• Ministry to the Dying and Their Family and Friends
• Caring for People before, during, and after Hospitalization
• Ministering to Those Experiencing Losses Related to Aging
• Ministering to Those Experiencing Divorce
• Crises of Pregnancy and Childbirth
• Providing Spiritual Care

Stephen Ministry Leaders are Stephen Ministers who have completed a one-week national Stephen Ministry Leadership Training course.

Stephen Ministers and Stephen Leaders are commissioned by the pastor as it is the prayers of the entire parish that sustains and supports them in this ministry.

Please speak with a Stephen Ministry Leader at 716-372-4841 ext 115 before completing the Stephen Ministry Application form.