Stephen Series Leader’s Manual Outline

Section L contains forms, timelines, and other tools Stephen Leaders use on a regular basis.

Section L: Tools to Help You Succeed as a Stephen Leader

• L-1      Your Stephen Series LTC (Leader’s Training Course)
• L-2      Your Stephen Series Leader’s Manual
• L-3      Materials for Training Stephen Ministers
• L-4      Covenant and Copyright
• L-5      Ordering Stephen Ministry Resources
• L-6      Stephen Series System Forms

Section S: Stephen Series System Management

Section S breaks Stephen Ministry into an easy step-by-step process and provides a wealth of information and ideas for each step.

• S-1      Build a Stephen Leader Team
• S-1A    Pastoral Support for Stephen Ministry
• S-1B    Addressing a Leader Vacancy
• S-2      Establish Values, Vision, System, and Plan
• S-2A    Planning Tools
• S-2B    Special Issues and Circumstances
• S-3      Build Awareness and Ownership
• S-3A    Written Resources
• S-3B    Graphic Resources
• S-3C    Church and Community Media Resources
• S-4      Recruit and Select Stephen Ministers
• S-4A    Recruiting Stephen Ministers
• S-4B    Selecting Stephen Ministers
• S-5      Train Stephen Ministers
• S-5A    Using Stephen Series Training Materials
• S-5B    Encouraging Spiritual Growth of Stephen Ministers
• S-5C    Continuing Education
• S-6      Commission Stephen Leaders and Stephen Ministers
• S-7      Make Referrals to Stephen Ministers
• S-7A    Identifying People Who Need Care
• S-7B    Preparing People to Receive Stephen Ministry
• S-7C    Connecting Care Receivers with Stephen Ministers
• S-7D    Caring Situations Inappropriate for Stephen Ministers
• S-8      Supervise Stephen Ministers
• S-9      Affirm Stephen Leaders and Stephen Ministers
• S-10    Evaluate and Improve Your Stephen Ministry

Section T: Presentations for Training Your Stephen Ministers

Section T contains complete lesson plans and presentations that Stephen Leaders use to train Stephen Ministers in the congregation.

• T-1      The Person of the Caregiver
• T-2      Feelings: Yours, Mine, and Ours
• T-3      The Art of Listening
• T-4      Distinctively Christian Caring
• T-5      Process versus Results in Caregiving
• T-6      Assertiveness: Relating Gently and Firmly
• T-7      Maintaining Boundaries in Caregiving
• T-8      Crisis Theory and Practice: Danger versus Opportunity
• T-9      Confidentiality
• T-10    Telecare: The Next Best Thing to Being There
• T-11    Using Mental Health Professionals and Other Community Resources
• T-12    Ministering to Those Experiencing Grief
• T-13    Dealing with Depression: The Stephen Minister's Role
• T-14    Helping Suicidal Persons Get the Help They Need
• T-15    Bringing the Caring Relationship to a Close
• T-16    Supervision: A Key to Quality Christian Care
• T-17    How to Make a First Caring Visit
• T-18    Follow Me
• T-19    Ministry to the Dying and Their Family and Friends
• T-20    Caring for People before, during, and after Hospitalization
• T-21    Ministering to Those Experiencing Losses Related to Aging
• T-22    Ministering to Persons Needing Long-Term Care
• T-23    Ministering to Those Experiencing Divorce
• T-24    Crises of Pregnancy and Childbirth
• T-25    Providing Spiritual Care

Section R: Ongoing Relationship with Stephen Ministries St. Louis

Section R contains important information about tapping into the ongoing support of Stephen Ministries St. Louis.

• R-1     About Stephen Ministries St. Louis
• R-2     Stephen Leader Resources
• R-3     Ongoing Support from Stephen Ministries St. Louis
• R-4     Networking with Other Stephen Ministry Congregations
• R-5     Spreading the Word about the Stephen Series
• R-6     Other Resources from Stephen Ministries St. Louis