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Stephen Ministry Matters

Stephen Leader Kam Cook served as facilitator for Module #11—Telecare: The Next Best Thing to Being There.

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Stephen Ministry Matters

Stephen Leader Peggy Williams served a facilitator for Module #9: Confidentiality.

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Stephen Ministry Matters

On Thursday, March 7, Stephen Leader Training Coordinator Cheryl Sjoquist facilitated Modules #7 and #8. The importance of maintaining boundaries is emphasized to protect Stephen Ministers from manipulation and to guard us against our own controlling impulses. Stephen Leader Ruth Ducharme led an inspirational session on Spiritual Growth at the Stephen Ministry training class on Thursday, March 14.

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Stephen Ministry Matters

The Stephen Ministry trainees continued our study of how to be an assertive Christian in Module #6: Assertiveness – Relating Gently and Firmly, Part 2…

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Stephen Ministry Matters

Kam Cook acted as facilitator for Module #6: Assertiveness – Relating Gently and Firmly, Part 1.

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Stephen Ministry Matters

Module #5: Process vs. Results in Caregiving fits well into the journey on which Jake is leading us during this season of Epiphany. This is the “aha” moment in the training series.

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Stephen Ministry Matters

Peggy Williams facilitated Module #3: The Art of Listening. Cheryl Sjoquist facilitated two sessions on Module #4, Distinctively Christian Caring.

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Stephen Minsitry Matters

A big part of Stephen Minister’s caregiving is concerned with helping care receivers recognize, accept and express their feelings so they will trust God to give them healing and wholeness. We discussed the importance of feelings in Module #2, Feelings: Yours, Mine and Ours.

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Stephen Minsitry Matters

Module #1, The Person of the Caregiver. We learned about the Caregiver’s Compass, which defines the character of a caregiver and guides their learning and caring.

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Stephen Ministry Matters

John Jarrard, Ruth Ducharme, and Kam Cook have returned from Orlando where they experienced an informative and inspirational week learning how to serve Highland Hills as Stephen Leaders. Though the week was intensive, we returned renewed and refreshed, ready to start training our first class of Stephen Ministers today (Thursday).

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Stephen Ministry

Ruth DuCharme, John Jarrard, and Kam Cook are currently in Orlando attending the Stephen Ministry Leadership Training Course (LTC). Please keep them and our Stephen Ministry program in your prayers.

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