Wickline United Methodist Church offers ministry workshop

Registration begins at 8 a.m. The half-day workshop is comprised of three sessions designed to enhance participants’ caregiving skills and to help congregations explore ways to expand their caring ministries.

The workshop is sponsored by Stephen Ministries, the St. Louis-based Christian training organization that has provided congregations with training and resources for Christian caregiving for three decades.

In the first session of the workshop, “Ministering to Those Experiencing Grief,” participants will learn about the grief process, the stages of grief, and how to minister to people in each of those stages. They’ll gain the skills and confidence to better care for individuals who are grieving.

The second session provides an introduction to the Stephen Series, a system of lay caring ministry through which congregation leaders can equip members to provide one-to-one Christian care to people in need.

The final session of the workshop explains “How to Care in a Distinctively Christian Way.” Participants will learn what makes Christian caregiving unique, and how they can use resources like prayer, blessings and Scripture in caring for others.

The cost of the workshop is $15 per person or $50 for a group of four or more from the same congregation.

For more information, or to register, call 314-428-2600 or visit www.stephenministry. org/workshop.