Caregiving
Ministry seeks Qualified Leaders
“Listen.
It is the greatest compliment you can give:
that I am worth hearing.”
(from Donna Hoffman in Yes, Lord)
What is your two-year
plan for living as a disciple of Jesus Christ?
Part of your plan may include Stephen Leadership.
St. Andrew needs six people to make
commitments to serve in Stephen Leadership for
2006-07.
Stephen Leaders provide the structure
and support to Stephen Ministry. They communicate
the ministry, recruit Stephen Ministers, train
Stephen Ministers, support Stephen Ministers,
assess prospective care receivers, and assign
Stephen Ministers to care receivers.
People with leadership skills
involving training, communicating and relating,
and organizing and administering, tend to make
effective Stephen Leaders. St. Andrew needs
five people to fill the roles of:
- Public relations
– Communications and awareness
building.
- Selection and Training
-- Interview and oversee recruiting;
organize and oversee training.
- Supervision –
Work directly with Stephen Ministers
in Supervision meetings.
- Continuing Education
– Planning and executing continuing
education events.
- In-take and Referrals
– Direct contact with care receivers;
interviews and makes Stephen Minister
assignments. .
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Stephen Leaders
are trained by the national Stephen Ministry
organization during a one-week training seminar.
It is a significant commitment to take a week
for this training. In recognition of this, St.
Andrew commits to cover the training expenses
(flight, hotel registration fee, misc. meals).
Stephen Leader’s choose
the training course that is most convenient
for their schedule from these 2006 dates:
| Date |
City |
| January 8–14 |
Orlando, Florida |
| February 5-11 |
Corpus Christi, Texas |
| April 23-29 |
St. Louis, Missiouri |
| June 11-17 |
Orlando, FL |
| July 9-15 |
Ontario, California |
| July 30 - August 5 |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvanie |
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If you feel
called to help in this ministry as a Stephen
Leader, please contact Rev. Kathryn Self at
214-291-8018 or email, kself@standrewumc.org.
Review the national Stephen Ministry website
at www.stephenministry.org.