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Lay leaders lend a loving ear
Ministers train others to help with pastoral care
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The Rev. Maureen Webber, associate minister of Pastoral Care at Bath United Church of Christ, shows some promotional literature about the recent Stephen Ministry care givers workshop in Bath Township, Ohio. - photo by Paul Tople
BATH TOWNSHIP, Ohio — The Stephen Ministry is looking for compassionate men and women who want to help people who are hurting. “God is the cure giver. Stephen ministers are the caregivers,” said the Rev. Maureen Webber, associate minister of pastoral care at The Bath Church — United Church of Christ.