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If you are not familiar with Stephen Ministry, go to their website and discover what this amazing ministry is all about. Their homepage can be accessed at – https://www.stephenministries.org.

This comprehensive program has proven its effectiveness in more than 13,000 congregations and organization from more than 180 denominations in the United States, Canada, and 30 other countries who are implementing this distinctively Christian caring ministry. Stephen Ministries provides training and materials to Stephen Leaders who then teach Stephen Ministers and manage the ministry in their parishes, congregations, and organizations.

Only congregations and organizations who are approved and registered as “Stephen Ministry Congregations” are authorized to use these copyrighted tools. Therefore, only vowed members of Anglican Communion Benedictines are authorized to enroll in this course. The materials presented here are provided under the copyrights of Stephen Ministries and are intended for the sole use of Christ Mission Anglican Benedictines for the education and training of this community to serve one another, and those who desire this compassionate ministry.

This course includes eighteen lessons that must be completed in sequence prior to completing the basic studies required for Stephen Ministers to begin practicing this ministry of presence. Following completion of this course, there will be on-going continuing education and group supervision for all who are actively serving as a spiritual care-giver.

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The Person of the Caregiver

Welcome & Devotional – A Transforming Journey.
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The Caregiver’s Compass.
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Characteristics of a Caregiver.
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Growing as Caregivers.
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Relationship Exercise.
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Caregiver’s Compass Review.
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Feelings: Yours, Mine, and Ours

Welcome & Devotional – Rejoicing and Mourning.
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Our Own Feelings.
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LIFE – Why Feelings Need to be Expressed.
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A Model for Dealing with Feelings.
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Sharing and Listening to Feelings.
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The Mud Hole.
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Creating a Safe Place for People. 
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Caregiver’s Compass Review.
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The Art of Listening

Welcome & Devotional – Our Listening God.
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May I Have Your Attention, Please?.
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Listening Facts Quiz.
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Reflective Listening Exercise.
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Caregiver’s Compass Review.
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Distinctively Christian Caring

Welcome & Devotional – Christlike Caregivers.
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Why Care?.
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Servanthood vs Servitude.
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Move Over, Freud!.
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Touching Spiritual Depths.
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A Box of Distinctive Tools.
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Thin Prayers, Fat Prayers.
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Tools of Your Trade: Their Use and Abuse.
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Confession and Absolution over the Back Fence.
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Prayer.
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The Bible.
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Caregiver’s Compass Review.
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Process versus Results in Caregiving

Welcome & Devotional – Paul, Apollos, and God.
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Process vs Results Skill Practice.
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Process-Oriented Goals.
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How to Provide Process-Oriented Care.
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Practicing Process-Oriented Caregiving.
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Caregiver’s Compass Review.
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Assertiveness: Relating Gently & Firmly

Welcome & Devotional – The Power of Speaking the Truth in Love.
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Definition of Assertiveness.
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Assertive, Passive, and Aggressive Bible Stories.
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Simple Assertions.
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When, Where, and How to be Assertive.
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What Might It Mean to Be an Assertive Christian?.
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LIFE: Assertiveness Experiences.
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Assertively Dealing with Anger.
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Assertively Expressing and Receiving Compliments.
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Is Assertiveness Christian?. 
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Caregiver’s Compass Review.
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Maintaining Boundaries in Caregiving

Welcome & Devotional – Burdens and Loads.
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Boundaries for Stephen Ministers and Care Receivers.
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What Boundaries Are Needed Here?.
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Caregiver’s Compass Review.
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Crisis Theory & Practice: Danger vs Opportunity

Welcome & Devotional – Sand and Rock.
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LIFE: Crisis Self-Inventory.
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The Course of a Crisis.
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How Stephen Ministers Care for People in Crisis.
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Crisis Script.
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Caregiver’s Compass Review.
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Confidentiality

Welcome & Devotional – The Power of Words.
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LIFE: When Confidentiality was Important to Me.
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How to Communicate about Confidentiality.
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Confidentiality Challenges.
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Caregiver’s Compass Review.
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Telecare: The Next Best Thing to Being There

Welcome & Devotional – What Would Paul Have Given for a Cell Phone?.
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LIFE: Experiences of Telecare.
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Differences between In-Person Care and Telecare.
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Techniques for Caring over the Telephone.
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Caregiver’s Compass Review.
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Using Mental Health Professionals and Other Resources

Welcome & Devotional – How Highly Ought We to Think about Ourselves?.
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Stephen Ministry and Mental Health Issues.
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Making Referrals to Mental Health Professionals.
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Making Referrals to Other Community Resources.
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Caregiver’s Compass Review.
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Ministering to Those Experiencing Grief

Welcome & Devotional – Grieving is Christian.
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LIFE: Our Own Grief.
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What Can Cause Grief?.
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Principles in Caring for Grieving People. 
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How to Care for Each Stage of Grief.
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Practicing Grief Care.
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Caregiver’s Compass Review.
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Dealing with Depression: The Stephen Minister’s Role

Welcome & Devotional – The Certainty of Loss and the Promise of Joy.
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LIFE: Visualizing Depression.
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How to Care for Mildly to Moderately Depressed Persons.
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How to Know When to Refer.
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Skill Practice Caring for Mildly to Moderately Depressed Persons.
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Caregiver’s Compass Review.
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Helping Suicidal Persons Get the Help They Need

Welcome & Devotional – Inseparable.
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Assessing the Risk of Suicide.
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Steps to Take if You Believe Your Care Receiver May Be Suicidal.
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Skill Practice Helping Suicidal Persons Get the Help They Need.
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Caregiver’s Compass Review.
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Bringing the Caring Relationship to a Close

Welcome & Devotional – Caregiving Is an Act of Faith.
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LIFE: Experiences of Closure or No Closure.
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Closure Challenges.
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Practicing Closure.
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Caregiver’s Compass Review.
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Supervision: A Key to Quality Christian Care

Welcome & Devotional – Encourage One Another.
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How Does Small Group Supervision Work?.
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A Demonstration of Small Group Peer Supervision.
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Steps in the Supervision Process.
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Maintaining Confidentiality in Supervision.
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Practice Supervision Session.
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Caregiver’s Compass Review.
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How to Make a First Caring Visit

Welcome & Devotional – Your Authority to Care.
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How Referrals Work.
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Practice the First Caring Visit.
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Looking Forward to Your First Caring Visit.
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Caregiver’s Compass Review.
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Follow Me

Welcome & Devotional – Following Jesus.
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The Caregiver’s Compass Revisited.
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What Stephen Ministry Means to Me.
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Go – God Is With You!.
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Nuts and Bolts.
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Give Thanks to God.
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3 thoughts on “Stephen Ministry Initial Course”

  1. Deana Burnham

    Just want to comment that I love the curriculum.
    Some other trainings share much in common with what
    Steven Ministry best practices; However, I’m approaching this
    course with a clean slate so to speak in the area of being willing to learn
    new ways of holy helping. Thank you Abbot for this generous opportunity.
    Sr Deana

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  2. Francis Calvert

    Although I have not started the course I can see how it will help in my vocation as a Benedictine Monk. My background is care work here in the UK predominantly with the Elderly but also with Mental health clients. I have also done a Pastoral care course when I was an Authorised Lay Minister in the local CofE team ministry. This course seems very comprehensive. I do suffer with mental health problems myself so it will be interesting to see how I cope with those parts of the course. I look forward to starting this course.

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