Stephen Ministry

In April 2025, the Elder Board approved the process of starting Stephen Ministry at Chapel Hill Bible Church. Once we train and equip new Stephen Ministers, we can start offering care for people going through difficult times.

If you believe you may be interested in becoming a Stephen Minister, please

contact Terrie Kocienda by email: terrie.kocienda@att.net.

Stephen Ministry is a proven and effective way to organize, equip, and support a team of congregation members - called Stephen Ministers - to provide high-quality, one-to-one, Christ-Centered care to people in the congregation who are experiencing life difficulties.

“Caregivers” are Stephen Ministers. Stephen Ministers are congregation members trained by their Stephen Leaders to offer confidential care to people who are hurting. A Stephen Minister typically has one care receivers at a time and meets with that person once a week for about an hour.

“Stephen Ministers are the Caregivers, God the Cure-giver”

Care Receivers are individuals in the congregation who are going through a life difficulty. Potential care receivers first meet with a Stephen Leader, who assesses their need for care and then matches them with a Stephen Minister. The confidential caring relationship lasts for as long as the need persists.

Stephen Leaders are church members who are trained as lay leaders to provide ongoing leadership for the congregation’s Stephen Ministry. They are equipped for this key role through the Stephen Leader Training Course offered by Stephen Ministries St. Louis.