{"id":8404,"date":"2019-08-27T12:37:07","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T19:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/?p=8404"},"modified":"2019-09-16T00:09:19","modified_gmt":"2019-09-16T07:09:19","slug":"new-stephen-ministries-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/new-stephen-ministries-training","title":{"rendered":"New Stephen Ministries Training"},"content":{"rendered":"

W\"\"<\/a>e will again be offering Stephen Ministry training. The classes will be held on Sundays, from 2:30-7 pm, beginning September 15, 2019. Are you feeling a nudge to become involved in a ministry that brings the love of Jesus to others in a very tangible way? Prayerfully consider becoming trained to be a Stephen Minister. Contact the church office<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n

Stephen Ministry is a specialized caring ministry in which lay people are given extensive training to walk along side people who are going through exceptionally challenging times in their lives.\u00a0 Stephen Ministers receive approximately 50 hours of training to empower them to provide appropriate Christian care to others. They will become a companion on a journey toward spiritual healing. The ministry is a powerful experience for both those receiving and giving care. Through funding provided by the Conference United Methodist Women\u2019s Beulah Fund, people have been trained as Stephen Leaders.<\/p>\n

Click here to Learn more about Stephen Ministries.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We will again be offering Stephen Ministry training. The classes will be held on Sundays, from 2:30-7 pm, beginning September 15, 2019. Are you feeling a nudge to become involved in a ministry that brings the love of Jesus to others in a very tangible way? Prayerfully consider becoming trained to be a Stephen Minister. […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8404","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-what-happened-event-over","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t