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Bear one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ (Galatians 6:2, NRSV).

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You never have to walk alone!

Stephen Ministry offers a proven and effective way to organize, equip, and supervise a team of people from our church family called Stephen Ministers—to provide high-quality, one-to-one, Christ-centered care to people in the congregation and the community experiencing life difficulties.

What Is Stephen Ministry?

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Stephen Ministers are people in our church family trained by Stephen Leaders to offer high-quality, one-to-one Christian care to people going through tough times. A Stephen Minister usually provides care to one person at a time, meeting with that person once a week for about an hour.

What Are Stephen Ministers?

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Care receivers are people in our church body and community – who receive care from a Stephen Minister. These are people struggling through a difficult time in life – experiencing grief, divorce, job loss, chronic or terminal illness, or some other life crisis. Some important guidelines for this caring relationship protect both the care receiver and the Stephen Minister:

The relationship between a care receiver and a Stephen Minister is confidential. Men are matched with men; women with women.

Check out this story from Donnie Snider & his experience as a Care Receiver….

What Are Care Receivers?

For more information, feel free to contact us at stephenministry@montereychurch.com