Stephen Ministries of St. Louis is now training caring ministry leaders through a live, interactive online training experience called the Bridge Leader’s Training Course (BLTC). This event fully trains Stephen Leaders — pastors, church staff, and lay leaders who begin and lead Stephen Ministry in their congregation.
The BLTC draws on newly redesigned and updated Stephen Ministry resources to equip participants with the skills and know-how to lead all aspects of their congregation’s Stephen Ministry. This includes training a team of congregation members as lay caregivers (Stephen Ministers), matching them with hurting people in the congregation and community, and offering ongoing guidance and support to Stephen Ministers as they provide one-to-one, Christ centered care to people experiencing a wide range of life difficulties.
The BLTC is delivered via Zoom to cohorts of twenty people, led by two members of Stephen Ministries’ teaching faculty. Each session uses a variety of teach methods – presentation, small and whole group discussions, skill practice, video, and more. The course consists of ten sessions held twice weekly for five weeks or one weekly for ten weeks.
To learn more about Stephen Ministry and the Bridge Leader’s Training Course, visit www.stephenministries.org/bridge