Stephen Ministry

Murphy Road Baptist Church realizes that the community around us and our membership face challenges and bumps in this road called life that can leave us feeling helpless, hurting and alone. We offer confidential help via a one-on-one Stephen Minsister to assist you as you go through this time in your life.

If you are in need of speaking with a Stephen Minister trained in this area please contact us via email or by phone (972) 281-9386 or (972) 896-8614.

If you are interested in obtaining more information about becoming a Stephen Minister at MRBC please contact Bill Doherty.

A Stephen Minister is a MRBC member who is recruited, selected, trained, commissioned, and supervised by Stephen Leaders to provide one-to-one Christian care to anyone in our community or congregation in need. Stephen Ministers typically are assigned one care receiver at a time and meet with that person for about one hour each week. Stephen Ministers usually serve for two years, which includes an initial 50 hours of training followed by twice-monthly supervision and continuing education sessions.

Stephen Ministry follows the words of Paul to the Ephesian people:

"To equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ." (Ephesians 4:12-13)

Stephen Ministry Continuing Ed Meetings held each week
on Sundays at 6:30 pm in Room 217.