Stephen Ministry has been around in congregations, hospitals and other places for over 40 years. The message is simply about equipping God’s people to care for another person. The leadership training I attended last week promoted the idea that people will always need someone to care for them whether they realize it or not. Visit www.stephensministry.org to learn more. I will be having a class in Stephen Ministry at the hospital coming up in May and if you are interested please let me know. No qualifications another than a desire to care for others and willingness to invest some time to learn and grow in that ability.
While I deeply respect the program and all it means, couldn’t we say we are all called to care for one another? Today on the news it was horrible: the tragic earthquake in Ecuador, murders in Indianapolis including a body found in the White River. There is news like this available every day, just turn on your TV! But what about “good news?” Where is the Good News of life?
Good News is what the word “Gospel” means and is the story of Jesus Christ and the lifesaving
ministry of our Lord. The four Gospel writers: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John all give us their versions of the stories of Jesus in Scripture. Good news is not found anywhere but the Bible. Jesus lived. Jesus died. Jesus rose. He defeated death and now lives in us to encourage us to love and serve one another! Couldn’t we all be like a Stephen Minister and whether or now we take the training, couldn’t we all care for each other? Isn’t there someone in your life who needs you? Now, today, right now…make a call, send an email, or write someone you know needs some love and reach out and care! You will make a difference,
Peace,
Pr. Doug
Eric is our current Webmaster and works on the NLS Communications Team. Raised in Judaism, he found Christ and the New Testament at age 16 in a Southern Baptist Church. He searched many denominations for the real church, only to find the Holy Spirit is present in all of them. He's worked for One for Israel, a group of native Israeli believers who are sharing the gospel in the holy land in Hebrew and is part of the only Hebrew speaking seminary in Israel.
