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Stephen Series
Congregation Snapshot
Camarillo Community Church
Camarillo, California
| Weekly worship attendance | 850 |
| Year enrolled in the Stephen Series | 2000 |
| Total number of Stephen Leaders trained | 6 |
| Number of Stephen Leaders currently active | 6 |
| Total number of Stephen Ministers trained | 30 |
| Number of Stephen Ministers currently active | 25 |
| Total number of care receivers | 20* |
* Denotes current number in April 2003
When asked what obstacles her congregation overcame before enrolling in the Stephen Series, Jackie Rittenhouse, wife of the Senior Pastor, said, "I don’t recall anything we had to overcome. It was easy. Stephen Ministry fits the needs of our congregation so well. All we needed were individuals to train as Stephen Leaders, and it was easy to find them. God gave us some really great people to start with."
Her advice to encourage other congregations is to "pray first. God has provided a way to meet the caring needs of your congregation. Trust that if God wants Stephen Ministry to happen where you are, God will make it happen."
"Stephen Ministry is an asset to any body of believers. The training is so good that some of our Stephen Ministers have gone through the 50 hours of training twice! This ministry gives us a way to care without being preachy, which Christians are sometimes tempted to do."
Jackie Rittenhouse
Stephen Leader