Mission and Ministry
of Stephen Ministries

Since 1975, the 40-person staff of Stephen Ministries St. Louis has developed training and resources characterized by excellence, practicality, psychological integrity, and theological depth. Stephen Ministries offers books, courses, training conferences, and a lay caregiving ministry system to fit the needs of every Christian congregation or individual.

To accomplish this, Stephen Ministries St. Louis offers:

• The Stephen Series system of one-to-one lay caring ministry
• Journeying through Grief, a set of four short books to share with grieving people
• A number of other resources such as adult education courses, books, and videos

The Core Purpose (Mission) of Stephen Ministries
Stephen Ministries' Core Purpose is summed up in the words of St. Paul in his letter to the Ephesians. These verses have been rendered by renowned calligrapher Timothy Botts on the entryway wall to the Stephen Ministries Center, boldly proclaiming the mission to everyone who enters.

"To equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ" (Ephesians 4:12-13).

The Core Values of Stephen Ministries

• Incarnational theology
• Ministry as the privilege and responsibility of all God's people
  
• Empowering those we serve to get excellent results
  
• Personal humility
  
• Organizational stability
  
• Positive work environment
  

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