Stephen Ministry

A One-to-One Lay Caring Ministry System


Cornerstone's Stephen Ministers are highly trained lay counselors with a heart to help others through life's challenges. If you or someone you know needs 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.


NEED A STEPHEN MINISTER?

If you need the care of a Stephen Minister, contact Michelle Beaker in Caring Ministries at mbeaker@cstoneepc.com, or fill out our online request form.


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  • WHO BENEFITS FROM STEPHEN MINISTRY?
  • People who need care benefit, as they . . .
    • Receive quality, trained, Christ-centered, confidential care for their hurts and needs.
    • Find hope, healing, and a new sense of self-worth through the support of a Stephen Minister.
    • Know they are remembered and supported by their congregation in times of personal difficulty.
    • Receive ongoing care for continuing needs long after the onset of a crisis, when many others have forgotten about them.
    • Grow in a deeper relationship with their Lord as they experience God's unconditional love for them through their Stephen Minister.
  • Our laypeople benefit, as they . . .
    • Discover, cultivate, and use the spiritual gifts they have been blessed with.
    • See themselves as active partners in the mission and ministry of the church.
    • Find all aspects of their lives enriched by the distinctively Christian caregiving skills they learn and practice.
    • Experience great joy as they see God working through them to bring hope and healing to a hurting person.
    • Grow spiritually as they experience the Lord's loving presence in community with other Christian caregivers.
  • Our entire congregation benefits, as it . . .

    • 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.
    • Becomes a more loving community that is more sensitive and responsive to people's needs for care.
    • Can provide more quality Christian care so that fewer people slip through the cracks.
    • Can reach out to the unchurched who are hurting and introduce them to the healing love of Jesus in their time of need.
    • 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.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.