"What Kind of WOMAN Would Receive the Care of a Stephen Minister?"

• A woman like Sarah...who faced a major change in life at an advanced age and needed someone to listen to both her joy and apprehension.
• A woman like Hagar...who was abandoned along with her child and needed someone to offer her hope and reminder her of God's presence.
• A woman like Hannah...who struggled with her inability to bear a child and needed someone with whom to share her sadness and pain.
• A woman like Naomi...who had lost her loved ones and needed someone to hear her sorrow and pain.
• A woman like Esther...who was faced with a major decision and needed someone who could listen to her concerns and offer encouragement.
• A woman like Martha...who was burdened by the demands of daily life and needed someone to help her regain sight of what was most important.
• A woman like Mary Magdalene...who received realing from her inner turmoil and needed someone to walk with her as she built a new life.
• A WOMAN LIKE YOU!

"What Kind of MAN Would Receive the Care of a Stephen Minister?"

• A man like Adam...who was cut off from all that gave meaning to life and needed someone to remind him of God's promise.
• A man like Noah...who witnessed the destruction of everything around him and needed someone to wait with him for a new day.
• A man like Abraham...who had to leave everything he knew and loved behind him and needed someone to journey with him to a new life.
• A man like Moses...who faced great opposition and needed a companion to support him and speak on his behalf.
• A man like David...who grieved the death of a wayward child and needed a shepherd's care.
• A man like Peter...who found himself in over his head and needed the strong hand of a faithful friend.
• A man like Paul...who knew the unending distress of a thorn in the flesh and needed someone to rejoice when he rejoiced and to weep when he wept.
• A man like JESUS...who knew the intense disappointment, sorrow, grief, rejection, and loneliness and needed an angel of God to minister to him.
• A MAN LIKE YOU.

Get a Care Receiver Today

If you need a care receiver, or have a friend, neighbor, coworker, or relative going through a difficult time, a Stephen Minister may be able to offer the support needed. To learn how you can be assigned a care receiver or help a friend receive care, please contact Rev. John Bletsch in the church office at 299-1571, ext. 307 or jbletsch@christgreensboro.org.