Stephen Ministry is designed to train compassionate listeners from among the laity. The ministry was started in 1975 by a pastor who found he was moving from crisis to crisis with no time to provide ...

"That's what Stephen Ministry is all about — getting to a point where you can meet people where they are. After taking the leadership training, you come back and train more people. It's an umbrella ...

Stephen Ministry, so-named because of St. Stephen, who in the Bible was the first layperson commissioned by the apostles to provide caring ministry to those in need, began in 1975 in St. Louis by the ...

CROWN POINT | First United Methodist Church of Crown Point recently sent two Stephen Ministers from its congregation to a seven-day Stephen Ministry Leadership Training Conference held in Pittsburgh, ...

Bethlehem United Methodist Church commissioned two new Stephen Ministry Leaders on Sunday. They are Ken Sauer and Larry Broomall, who are shown with the Rev. David Lord and several of the 15 Stephen ...

SOUTHPORT, N.C. (WECT) - A church service on Wednesday night, Dec. 4, invited people struggling with grief or loss to find support during what can be a difficult holiday season. The service was ...

GENESEO — Nine members of St. John’s Lutheran Church in rural Geneseo are now part of Stephen Ministry, a worldwide ministry of lay people helping those facing difficult life issues. “The ministry ...

Stephen Ministry was started in 1975 by the Rev. Kenneth C. Haugk, a clinical psychologist who realized that he alone couldn't keep up with the demands of a congregation. So he trained nine people to ...