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Just call Stephen Ministers the "after" people. After you find the pink slip in what's now your final paycheck, after the doctors have said there's nothing more they can do, after the relationship ends but the wounds are still bleeding, after family and friends have heard your story one too many times but you still need to talk it out--that's when the Stephen Ministers step in. A free and confidential service, Stephen Ministry takes folks -who are struggling with a special need and pairs them with lay persons who have been trained as Stephen Ministers to offer them not advice or counsel, but Christian support and care. This is somebody that's going to walk along beside you . They're going to hold your hand the whole way. If you want to talk with them, you can. If you just want to sit there and cry, that's fine. If you want prayer, they'll pray .

Named after St. Stephen, the first lay person commissioned by the Apostles to provide caring ministry to those in need, Stephen Ministry began in 1975 when the Rev. Kenneth C. Haugk, a pastor and clinical psychologist, trained nine lay persons at his congregation in St. Louis to be Stephen Ministers.

Today, an estimated 9,000 congregations are enrolled in the Stephen Series, representing more than 100 different Christian denominations from all 50 states, nine Canadian provinces and 22 other countries.

If you would like additional information please contact Pastor Schultz (913-780-6023) or Gene Downard at (913-897-7932).

"In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express." (Romans 8:26)

It is the mission of Beautiful Savior Stephen Ministry to provide confidential,
Christian care to the members of our congregation and community who are hurting - physically, emotionally or spiritually through diligent prayer, support and the sharing of God's love.