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Sample Schedule for Stephen Ministries 50th Anniversary Celebrations

The 50th Anniversary Celebration will feature presentations on a wide range of topics—all filled with encouragement, fellowship, and learning.

The schedule below is a sample. Topics and timings are subject to change depending on the event location. To see the confirmed schedule for a specific location, please go to that event’s registration page.

Morning Presentations

Community Time

  • Registration, Light Breakfast, and Fellowship

8:00–9:00 a.m.

Presentation Topics

  • The First Fifty Years: Fun Stories and Memorable Moments

  • What Jesus Teaches Us about Empathy

  • Premiere: A Short Video for Promoting Stephen Ministry in Your Congregation

  • Break and Refreshments

  • What Personal Experience and the Experiences of Others Have Taught Us about Grief and Relating to Those Who Are Grieving

  • A Conversation with the First Executive Director and the Second Executive Director of Stephen Ministries

  • What’s New and Upcoming at Stephen Ministries: A Vision for the Next 50 Years

9:00 a.m.–12:00 noon
Lunch

Participants can order a box lunch, bring their own lunch, or leave for lunch and return for the afternoon sessions.

12:00 noon–1:00 p.m.
Afternoon Presentations

Presentation Topics

  • Unexpected Ways to Care

  • Mystery Topic

1:00–2:00 p.m.
Breakout Sessions

Participants will have the opportunity to attend two of the following sessions:

  • How Your Congregation Can Help Combat the Mental Health Crisis and the Loneliness Epidemic

  • How to Support Someone Who Is a Full-Time Caregiver for a Loved One

  • How to Care for and Relate to Those Who Have Cancer and Their Loved Ones

2:15–3:15 p.m.
3:30–4:30 p.m.