Adult Ministry

 What is Stephen Ministry?
· Stephen Ministry began in 1975.
· The Stephen Series is now in more than 10,000 congregations from more than 150 Christian denominations, in all 50 states, 10 Canadian provinces, and 24 other countries.
· More than 55,000 pastors, church staff, and laypersons have been trained as Stephen Leaders (those who oversee and direct Stephen Ministry in the congregation) at a Stephen Series Leader's Training Course.
· More than 500,000 people have trained as Stephen Ministers in their congregations.
· More than a million people have received care from a Stephen Minister in a formal one-to-one Stephen Ministry caring relationship, and millions of others have received care from Stephen Ministers in informal ways.

ZIon Lutheran Church is an Active Stephen Ministries congregation working in a formal one-on-one caring ministry