{"id":7206,"date":"2015-05-25T08:59:04","date_gmt":"2015-05-25T12:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=7206"},"modified":"2015-05-25T09:07:57","modified_gmt":"2015-05-25T13:07:57","slug":"the-after-people-stephen-ministers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=7206","title":{"rendered":"The After People (Stephen Ministers)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em>The following was taken from a flyer in the church narthex&#8230;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Stephen-Ministry-Stained-Glass-_100_1711.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-7210\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Stephen-Ministry-Stained-Glass-_100_1711-300x293.jpg\" alt=\"Stephen Ministry Stained Glass _100_1711\" width=\"106\" height=\"104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Stephen-Ministry-Stained-Glass-_100_1711-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Stephen-Ministry-Stained-Glass-_100_1711.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 106px) 100vw, 106px\" \/><\/a>People often ask, &#8220;What exactly is a Stephen Minster?&#8221;\u00a0 One way to to put it is that Stephen Ministers are the After People.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Minsters are there:<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<div class='et-tabs-container et_sliderfx_fade et_sliderauto_false et_sliderauto_speed_5000 et_slidertype_top_tabs'>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class='et-tabs-control'>\n\t\t\t<li><a href='#'>\n\t\t\t1\n\t\t<\/a><\/li> \n\t\t<li><a href='#'>\n\t\t\t2\n\t\t<\/a><\/li> \n\t\t<li><a href='#'>\n\t\t\t3\n\t\t<\/a><\/li> \n\t\t<li><a href='#'>\n\t\t\t4\n\t\t<\/a><\/li> \n\t\t<li><a href='#'>\n\t\t\t5\n\t\t<\/a><\/li> \n\t\t<li><a href='#'>\n\t\t\t6\n\t\t<\/a><\/li> \n\t\t<li><a href='#'>\n\t\t\t7\n\t\t<\/a><\/li> \n\t\t<li><a href='#'>\n\t\t\t8\n\t\t<\/a><\/li> \n\t\t<li><a href='#'>\n\t\t\t9\n\t\t<\/a><\/li> \n\t\t<li><a href='#'>\n\t\t\t10\n\t\t<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul> <!-- .et-tabs-control --> \n\t\t<div class='et-tabs-content'>\n\t\t\t<div class='et-tabs-content-main-wrap'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='et-tabs-content-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent'>\n\t\t\tAfter the phone call you hoped you&#8217;d never get&#8230;\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent'>\n\t\t\tAfter the divorce papers are served and the bottom falls out of your life&#8230;\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent'>\n\t\t\tAfter the funeral, when everyone has left and the emotions you&#8217;ve held at bay come crashing in on you&#8230;\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent'>\n\t\t\tAfter the doctor says &#8220;I&#8217;m sorry, but there&#8217;s nothing more we can do.&#8221;&#8230;\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent'>\n\t\t\tAfter the nursing home director shakes your hand and says, &#8220;Welcome to your new home&#8230;&#8221;\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent'>\n\t\t\tAfter the last child honks the horn, waves, and drives away&#8212; and the house suddenly seems empty&#8230;\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent'>\n\t\t\tAfter the gavel goes down, the handcuffs go on, and your loved one is led away&#8230;\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent'>\n\t\t\tAfter the baby arrives, demanding more of you than you ever dreamed possible&#8230;\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent'>\n\t\t\tAfter you find a pink slip with your final paycheck&#8230;\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent'>\n\t\t\tAfter your family and friends have heard your story one too many times, but you still need to talk it out.\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .et-tabs-container -->\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #003300;\">Stephen Ministers are the &#8220;After People.&#8221;\u00a0 They are ready to come alongside you&#8211; or your friends, neighbors, coworkers, or relatives, and provide comfort and support for as long AFTER as needed&#8230;<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/StephenMinistryBanner_2018.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-1595\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/StephenMinistryBanner_2018-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"StephenMinistryBanner_2018\" width=\"155\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/StephenMinistryBanner_2018-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/StephenMinistryBanner_2018.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 155px) 100vw, 155px\" \/><\/a>Pitman United Methodist Church has an active Stephen Ministry; trained ministers are ready to work with you.<\/p>\n<p>If you are in a stretch where you could use someone to talk to, or if you&#8217;re interested in becoming a Stephen Minister yourself, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?page_id=179\">Click Here<\/a><\/span> to learn more about our Stephen Ministry.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following was taken from a flyer in the church narthex&#8230; People often ask, &#8220;What exactly is a Stephen Minster?&#8221;\u00a0 One way to to put it is that Stephen Ministers are the After People. &nbsp; Stephen Minsters are there: &nbsp; Stephen Ministers are the &#8220;After People.&#8221;\u00a0 They are ready to come alongside you&#8211; or your [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7210,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,54,152],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-godprints","category-mission-aroundchurch","category-stephen-ministers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7206"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7206\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7212,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7206\/revisions\/7212"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}