Stephen Ministry

Stephen Ministry is an international lay-led care ministry to offer Christian companionship through life's journey. A Stephen Minister is someone who walks beside a hurting person, a caring Christian friend who really listens, a lay person who has received 50 hours of training in how to provide distinctively Christian care.

A Stephen Minister is NOT... a counselor or therapist, a problem-solver, a casual visitor.

Stephen Ministry helps meet the needs of individuals who are hospitalized, terminally or chronically ill, experiencing grief or a job crisis, experiencing marital stress, homebound, lonely, in a spiritual crisis, or simply looking for a caring, Christian friend.

How does the referrals process work? A person - either you, a relative, or a friend is hurting and in need of Christian care.

• The Stephen Ministry Referrals Coordinator learns about this need for care-from the pastor, the person, or a friend, always with the person's permission.
• The Referrals Coordinator meets with the person to talk about Stephen Ministry.
• With the person's permission, the Referrals Coordinator assigns a Stephen Minister to meet on a weekly basis with the person.
• The Stephen Minister continues to provide distinctively Christian care for the person with strict confidentiality.

Let Second B's Stephen Ministry offer you the friend you need to see you through a difficult part of you life's journey. Wouldn't the walk be much better with a friend?

If you would like to talk with a Stephen Minister, simply tell one of the pastors.

Second Baptist Church – A Contemporary People of God