Needing care, not more advice
When you are going through tough times, the advice flies thick and fast. But often it isn’t advice you need—it’s caring. Stephen Ministers are trained to give this care by listening instead of pushing advice.
If you feel you could benefit from this kind of care or know someone who might and would like to learn more about Stephen Ministry, please email stephenministry@peaceaustin.org with your contact information or call the church office and a Stephen Leader will contact you.
We can provide care in person, by telephone, through video conferencing, or by other methods to meet a person’s situation.
There are times when every one of us experiences difficulties such as:
- Loss of a loved one
- Hospitalization
- Spiritual Crisis
- Divorce
- Job Loss
- Disability
- Loneliness
- Cancer
- Imprisonment
- Infertility
- Deployment
- Caregiving…
God never intended for us to go through these experiences alone. That’s why God has brought us together in worship — and why we have Stephen Ministry. Stephen Ministers are members of our congregation who have received 50 hours of training to minister to people inside and outside of our congregation who are experiencing a crisis or going through a difficult time in life. Every week, a Stephen Minister will meet with you — privately and confidentially — to listen, care, encourage, support, and reflect Christ’s presence in your life.
If you’d like to learn more about Stephen Ministry for yourself or someone else (inside or outside our congregation), please email us with your contact information or call the church office and and a Stephen Leader will contact you.
We can provide care by telephone, video conferencing, or other methods needed to maintain social distance if you have health concerns.