Spotlight on Resources for Finding Care Receivers

This continuing education event focused on a central part of the Stephen Ministry System: finding potential care receivers in your congregation and community. You gained many ideas, tools, and resources for equipping Stephen Ministry Lookouts and identifying those who need care.

This webpage points out additional resources to help you succeed in care receiver finding. Note also that you can still access the handout materials from the session at stephenministries.org/CEresources.

Key Leader’s Manual Resources

The Stephen Ministry Leader’s Manual, completely revised and updated in 2020, offers many invaluable resources for Stephen Leaders. It gives you the foundational knowledge and tools you need to build and maintain an effective, life-changing Stephen Ministry in your congregation.

These folders in the updated Leader’s Manual provide essential information for finding care receivers:

• S-4, “Find Care Receivers for Stephen Ministers”

• S-4A, “Identifying People Who Need Care”

• S-4B, “Preparing People to Receive Stephen Ministry”

To order the Leader’s Manual, call us at (314) 428-2600.

Additional Resources from the Stephen Leader Online Toolkit

As the online component of the Leader’s Manual, the Stephen Leader Online Toolkit is a growing, regularly updated library of web resources to support each aspect of your Stephen Ministry. Access is included along with the new edition of the Leader’s Manual.

You can find information related to finding care receivers in the S-4, S-4A, and S-4B sections of the Stephen Leader Online Toolkit.

Stephen Leader Training

The Stephen Leader Training Course is live, interactive training that allows you to add new Stephen Leaders to your team and learn from the latest Stephen Ministry resources. Call us at (314) 428-2600 or check out stephenministries.org/SLTC for details.

Print Resources

Preparing Care Receivers for Stephen Ministry is a concise guide for those who conduct preparation interviews. It’s a convenient reference for Stephen Leaders and an invaluable resource for equipping pastors and church staff. A copy is included in the S-4B folder of the new Leader’s Manual—order additional copies here.

A Concise Introduction to Stephen Ministry is a short booklet you can share with your pastor and other key staff members to help them gain a clearer understanding of your Stephen Ministry and how they can most effectively be involved. A copy is included in the L-2 folder of the new Leader’s Manual—order additional copies here.

The Stephen Ministry—Help, Hope, Healing resources are a memorable way to get the word out about your Stephen Ministry, helping people to “think Stephen” when they know somebody who needs care—or when they may need care themselves. This publicity pack includes brochures, bulletin inserts, and more to help you communicate widely about your ministry and find more care receivers.

Other publicity resources are also available, including awareness-building items, specialty items, and apparel.