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Christian Caregiving--a Way of Life
Price: $13.95

Christian Caregiving--a Way of Life Leader's Guide
Price: $14.95

Caring Criticism: Building Bridges Instead of Walls
Price: $9.95

Joy Comes with the Morning
Price: $9.95

More than a Parting Prayer: Lessons in Care-Giving for the Dying
Price: $15.00

Attend a Stephen Series
Caring Ministry Workshop

Stephen Series Caring Ministry Workshops are regional events where people can receive a sample of Stephen Minister training, learn how the Stephen Series works, and find out how to bring Stephen Ministry to their own congregation.

These workshops provide an excellent way for you and others to taste the quality of Stephen Minister training and see the difference Stephen Ministry can make in your congregation.

What Happens at a Caring Ministry Workshop
Who Should Attend the Workshop
Workshop Costs
Current Caring Ministry Workshop Schedule
Search for a Workshop in Your Area
How to Register for a Workshop

What Happens at a Caring Ministry Workshop?

Come with curiosity and questions. Go home with a clear vision and practical plan for multiplying Christ's love and care in your congregation and community.

Stephen Series Caring Ministry Workshops provide you and others from your congregation with an opportunity to sample Stephen Minister training, learn how the Stephen Series works, and find out how you can bring Stephen Ministry to your congregation.

Representatives from your congregation will leave the workshop with caring ministry skills they can put to use immediately as well as a vision for bringing the life-transforming benefits of Stephen Ministry to your congregation.

Session 1
Ministering to Those
Experiencing Grief

This demonstration of an actual Stephen Series training presentation shows the quality and effectiveness of the equipping lay ministers receive. You and others from your church will leave the workshop better able to care for those who are grieving a major loss.

Essential elements of grief care
The common stages of grief
What grieving people typically experience
How to care at each stage of grief

Session 2
An Introduction to
the Stephen Series

The Stephen Series is a proven ministry system that has worked in more than 10,000 congregations. You'll leave the workshop knowing how the Stephen Series will make ministry happen in your congregation.

How to identify needs for care
How Stephen Ministry works
The value of Stephen Ministry for today's congregation
How a congregation can begin Stephen Ministry

Session 3
How to Care in a Distinctively Christian Way

Stephen Ministry is distinctively Christian caregiving. This workshop will help you better use the powerful caring tools God provides.

What it means to care in distinctively Christian ways
How to use prayer and other Christian resources appropriately and effectively
How you can build on your workshop experience in your own congregation

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Who Should Attend the Workshop?

Pastors . . . Discover the benefits you'll receive from working with a team of 10, 20, 30, or more highly-trained, well-supervised lay caregivers.
Lay Leaders and Decision-Makers . . . See how Stephen Ministry can transform your congregation, help people grow spiritually, meet your members' needs for care, and reach out to those not yet members of your church.
Caregivers and Caregiving Teams . . . Learn valuable ministry skills you can use immediately and go home knowing how you can become involved in high-reward, meaningful ministry.

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Workshop Costs

$15 per person, or
$50 for a congregation group of four or more so you can bring a team of people to learn caregiving skills and catch a vision for Stephen Ministry.

All fees are payable in U.S. funds.

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Current Caring Ministry Workshop Schedule

Caring Ministry Workshops are hosted at enrolled Stephen Ministry congregations across the United States. See the current Caring Ministry Workshop schedule.

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