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Mid-America Christian University
PMIN 3643
Stephen Ministry: People Caring for People in the Local Church Setting
6:00-8:30 p.m., Crossings Community Church, rm. 235
Fall 2005 Syllabus

INSTRUCTOR: Steve Seaton. MACU phone ext. 134. E-mail: sseaton@macu.edu

TEXTS:
 The Stephen Ministry Training Manual. St. Louis, Missouri: Stephen Ministries,
2000, vols. 1 and 2.
 Haugk, Kenneth C. Christian Caregiving – A Way of Life. Minneapolis,
Minnesota: Augsburg Press, 1984.
 Haugk, Kenneth C and Koch, Ruth N. Speaking the Truth in Love. St. Louis,
Missouri: Stephen Ministries, 1992.
 Haugk, Kenneth C. When and How to Use Mental Health Resources. St. Louis,
Missouri: Stephen Ministries, 2000.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Practical Training in providing distinctively Christian, one-on-one care giving is offered in this
course. Students will be trained in a local church setting in the skills required in Christian care
giving. Emphasis will be on providing an organized system of ongoing care for the local
congregation.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:
 Students will be exposed to the Stephen Ministry system of lay Christian care,
and will observe how this ministry functions within a church congregation
(MACU School of Ministry competency #4, Leadership, revised spring 2005).
 Each student will develop Christian caregiving skills such as: reflective
listening, confidentiality, referral parameters, setting care boundaries, and
empathy (MACU School of Ministry Competency #5, Pastoral Care, revised
spring 2005).
 Each student will be able to know when to refer to a mental health care
professional, and to which agency or professional they should refer.
 The student will be given opportunity to put into practice skills learned
through role-play and real-life settings.
 Each student will be challenged to develop an assertive lifestyle based on the
biblical truth of Ephesians 4:15.
 Each student will practice genuine Christian compassion and concern with the
fellow classmates, lay members of the host congregation.

ATTENDANCE:
Appropriate grasp of this subject requires active participation in all class
sessions. Absolutely necessary absences will be evaluated in keeping with the

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guidelines of the MACU catalog and the Stephen Ministry Leadership Team of
Crossings Community Church. Basically stated, students are expected to be
present for each class session. The instructor must be informed of all
excused absences, in writing, at least one class session prior to the absence
in question. Attendance will be taken at the beginning of each class session.
Tardy students will be responsible for informing the instructor at the end of
the class period in question, otherwise the student will be considered absent.
Three tardy arrivals may be considered as an absence. Because of the critical
nature of the on-site training involved in this course absences may be
considered only in emergency cases.

METHOD OF EVALUATION:
A variety of tools will be used in order to evaluate the student’s grasp of the
course material:
 The most important evaluating factor will be the student’s attendance in
training sessions. All sessions, unless previously arranged are mandatory for
a passing grade.
 The student’s grade will also be evaluated on the basis of the timely reading
of assigned materials. All materials must be completed before the end of the
semester.
 Participation in training sessions and appropriate attitude and decorum will
also be considerations.
 Students may be required to write a three page observation and summary
paper at the end of the semester describing the experience and detailing
their own understanding of the Stephen Ministry system of congregational
care. His document will be typed, double-spaced, in MLA format, with
appropriate cover page. The due date will be during finals week, December
13-16, 2005.

Course Schedule:

Stephen Ministry Training Schedule
Crossings Community Church
Monday Evenings except (*)
August 15 – December 3, 2005
6:00-8:30 p.m.

Session Date Module Module Name Reading
Assignment Due This Session

1 Aug. 15 T-1 The Person of the Caregiver

2 Aug. 22 T-2 Feelings: Yours, Mine and Ours Feelings:
Yours, Mine, and Ours Preclass
Reading, SMTM
Preface through
chapter 7 in

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Christian
Caregiving –a
Way of Life

3 Aug. 29 T-3 The Art of Listening The Art of
Listening Preclass Reading, SMTM
Chapters 8-13 in Christian Caregiving-
a Way of Life

4 *Sept. 10 T-4 Distinctively Christian Caring - Chapters 14-20
in Christian Caregiving – a
Saturday a Way of Life Part 1 Way of Life
(Bring your copy of the book.)

5 *Sept. 10 T-4 Distinctively Christian Caring – Distinctively
Christian Caring Preclass Reading,
Saturday a Way of Life Part 2 SMTM
Introduction
through chapter 3 in Speaking the
Truth in Love

6 Sept. 12 T-5 Process versus Results Process versus
Results in Caregiving Preclass
in Caregiving Reading, SMTM
Review
chapters 2 and 18 in Christian
Caregiving – a
Way of Life
Chapters 4-7 in
Speaking the Truth in Love

7 Sept. 19 T-6 Assertiveness: Relating Gently Chapters 8-12
in Speaking the Truth in Love
and Firmly Part 1 (Bring your copy
of the book.)

8 Sept. 26 T-6 Assertiveness: Relating Gently Chapters 13-18
in Speaking the Truth in Love
and Firmly Part 2 (Bring your copy
of the book.)

9 Oct. 3 T-7 Maintaining Boundaries Maintaining
Boundaries in Caregving Preclass
in Caregiving Reading, SMTM
T-8 Crisis Theory and Practice: Crisis Theory
and Practice: Danger versus
Danger versus Opportunity Opportunity
Preclass Reading, SMTM

10 Oct. 10 T-9 Confidentiality Confidentiality
Preclass Reading, SMTM
Introduction
through chapter 3 in When and
How to Use
Mental Health Resources

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11 Oct. 17 T-10 Telecare: The Next Best Telecare: The
Next Best Thing to Being There
Thing to Being There Preclass Reading,
SMTM
Chapters 4-6 in
When and How to Use Mental
Health Resources

12 Oct. 24 T-11 Using Mental Health Professionals Using Mental
Health Professionals and Other
and Other Community Resources Community
Resources Preclass Reading, SMTM
Chapter 7–
appendix E in
When and How to
Use Mental
Health Resources
(Bring your copy
of the book.)

Stephen Ministry Training Schedule
Crossings Community Church
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Session Date Module Module Name Reading
Assignment Due This Session

13 Oct. 31 T-12 Ministering to Those Ministering to
Those Experiencing Grief Experiencing Grief
Preclass Reading, SMTM

14 *Nov. 5 T-13 Dealing with Depression: Dealing with
Depression: The Stephen
Saturday The Stephen Minister’s Role Minister’s Role
Preclass Reading, SMTM

15 *Nov. 5 T-14 Helping Suicidal Persons Helping
Suicidal Persons Get the Help They
Saturday Get the Help They need Need Preclass
Reading, SMTM

16 Nov. 7 T-15 Bringing the Caring Relationship Bringing the
Caring Relationship to a Close
to a Close Preclass Reading,
SMTM

17 Nov. 14 T-16 Supervision: A Key to Quality Supervision: A
Key to Quality Christian
Christian Care Part 1 Care – Part 1
Preclass Reading, SMTM

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18 Nov. 21 T-16 Supervision: A Key to Quality Supervision: A
Key to Quality Christian
Christian Care Part 2 Care – Part 2
Preclass Reading, SMTM
Review “The
Structure of Small Group Peer
Supervision”,
SMTM

19 Nov. 28 T-17 How to Make a First Caring Visit How to Make a
First Caring Visit Preclass
Reading, SMTM

20 *Dec. 3 T-18 Follow Me Follow Me
Preclass Reading, SMTM
Saturday Bring both
volumes of your SMTM>