Additional Leadership Resources | Units 13–16
This page looks back at Units 13–16 of the Stephen Leader Training Course, pointing out additional resources to help you succeed in leading your Stephen Ministry.
Unit 13 | Supervise Stephen Ministers, Part 1:
The Nuts and Bolts of Stephen Ministry Supervision
Unit 15 | Supervise Stephen Ministers, Part 2:
The Course of a Supervision Session
Unit 16 | Supervise Stephen Ministers, Part 3:
Practicing Supervision
These units introduced you to the Small Group Peer Supervision process. You watched a demonstration of how supervision works, walked through the steps involved, and participated in a practice supervision session.
Key Leader’s Manual Resources
These units drew on the following in your Leader’s Manual—check out these resources for more ideas.
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S-5, “Supervise Stephen Ministers”
Additional Resources from the Stephen Leader Online Toolkit
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S-5, “Supervise Stephen Ministers”: There are a variety of resources in the S-5 section to support your supervision efforts, including downloadable versions of the forms used in supervision.
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Supervision Group Facilitator Manual: This section provides many different resources to support Supervision Group Facilitators, including downloadable planning, supervision, and evaluation tools, so take some time to explore what’s available.
Featured Resources
The Focus Question Sets booklet is the main tool Stephen Ministers use during supervision, containing eight sets of easily accessible questions to help make each in-depth discussion as beneficial as possible.
The Supervision Group Facilitator Manual provides the information and resources your Supervision Group Facilitators will use during their training and as they oversee their Supervision Groups.
The Stephen Ministry Pocket Folder features the Stephen Ministry logo along with the words of Galatians 6:2. It provides a convenient way for Stephen Ministers and Stephen Leaders to keep forms and handouts for training, supervision, and other meetings related to Stephen Ministry.
Unit 14 | Confidentiality: Essential Issues
This unit explored the important role of confidentiality in providing the best possible care through Stephen Ministry.
Key Leader’s Manual Resources
This unit drew on the following in your Leader’s Manual—check out these resources for more ideas.
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T-9, “Confidentiality”
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L-2, “Pastors as Vital Members of Your Leadership Team”
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L-3B, “Covenant, Copyright, and Safety”
Additional Resources from the Stephen Leader Online Toolkit
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Confidentiality Q&A: This resource answers important questions about Stephen Ministry information to make available to the pastor.
Featured Resources
Don’t Sing Songs to a Heavy Heart draws on extensive research with people who have experienced various kinds of suffering in their lives, offering insights and suggestions about what—and what not—to say and do when someone is hurting.
Yes, Lord, a Stephen Ministries Care Classic, follows author Dona Hoffman’s journey through her struggles after being diagnosed with cancer. It offers hope and encouragement to both those who are suffering and those who care for others.
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