5.6.12  Stephen Minister Commissioning - Wellsville
Channel: Lane Bailey
Date: 2012-05-08

6 of 11 Stephen Ministers Commissioned - Stephen Ministry is a lay ministry of compassion.  Stephen Ministers must undergo 50 hours of training on how to use active listening to project the love of God to persons who are going through stressful situations. Stephen Ministers are not counselors, but confidential, non-judgmental, spiritual companions who seek to help people bare their spiritual and emotional burdens, thus fulfilling the law of Christ.