Adult Ministry News

The Lamp Light

In This issue:

LifeKeys Workshops

Women’s Ministry

Heart-to-Heart

Stephen Ministry

Employment Coaching

Small Groups

MAY 2012 ISSUE 3

LifeKeys

Berean is rolling out a brand new ministry designed to help you better understand your giftedness. This tool will help you discover (or affirm) your strengths and how to use your gifts more effectively to gain a more rewarding and fulfilling life. LifeKeys is a spiritually-based comprehensive program for discovering your:

Life Gifts

Spiritual Gifts

Personality Type

Values

Passions

LifeKeys will help you explore

a multi-faceted approach to

understanding the best ways to

add meaning and purpose to

your life.

Save the Dates

LifeKeys Sunday

June 3rd Much more information will be available at the worship

services on this Sunday.

LifeKeys Discovery Workshop

Friday & Saturday

June 22 & 23

Opportunities to

Serve:

Stephen Ministry

Heart-to-Heart Visitation

Ministry

Berean Neighborhood

Care

Prayer Team

Guest Center

Sunday Shuttle Drivers

For more information,

contact Kari Peterson @

952.223.1848

Women’s Ministry Leadership Transition

Berean thanks Linda Hilleque for eight years of devoted and

vivacious leadership for our Women’s Ministries. She has

been trustworthy and innovative and she will be missed. She

will continue in her leadership role until May 31st.

Please be in prayer for the Search Committee which is being

formed to find Linda’s successor. In the meantime we are

pleased that Vanessa Edwards will serve as our Interim

Women’s Ministries Director (along with her responsibilities

with Berean Neighborhood Care).

In a tough economy such as ours, we have

many people at Berean who are displaced

workers. We want to offer resources that

could help you find the right job for you.

Constructing your Life’s Work: An adventure

in self-reflection and career exploration

Monday, May 14th: 6:30—8:30 p.m.

To register, contact Cindy Edwards @

612-325-1216 or cindy@tofindyourfit.com

Do you have space available for others

to join your small group? If so,

contact us. There are folks who

would like to become involved in a

small group at Berean, and we’d like to

help them become connected. Please

emai l your group detai l s to

KariP@bereanbaptist.com.

Employment Coaching

Heart-to-Heart Visitation Ministry

Berean values our seniors and those who are homebound, and we understand that

many times they may be lonely and in need of company. In an effort to make a

difference in their lives, we have developed a ministry to reach those who would

enjoy having a regular visitor. Members of our Heart-to-Heart Visitation team

meet regularly with the elderly or homebound in their care facilities or homes. In

this way we are able to show love and compassion to our Berean family.

This is also a wonderful opportunity to “Adopt a Grandparent” and include the

whole family in serving others.

If you are interested in learning more about Heart-to-Heart Visitation or know

someone who would like to receive a regular visit, contact Marge Sanborn @

952.435.9051 or margea@frontiernet.net.

Pastor Brent Birdsall Pastor of Adult Ministries 952.223.1806 BrentB@bereanbaptist.com Kari Peterson Executive Assistant of Adult Ministries and Care Coordinator 952.223.1848 KariP@bereanbaptist.com

Adult Ministry

Events

Contact us to learn

additional opportunities

to serve our Berean

family and the community

or learn ways to help

develop closer

relationships with other

believers here at berean

Visit us on the web!

www.bereanbaptist.com

Behold, I stand at the

door, and knock: if

any man hear my voice,

and open the door, I

will come in to him,

and will sup with him,

and he with me.

Revelation 3:20

Small Groups

Berean Baptist Church 309 East County Road 42 Burnsville, MN 55306

Adult Ministry

Want to Serve? We are recruiting for our next class of Stephen Ministers! A Stephen Minister is a trained servant who comes alongside to meet confidentially, one-on-one, with a person who is having a difficult time in his or her life. This may be due to any life circum-stances including grief, job loss, relationship issues, etc. A Stephen Minister meets once per week to listen, encourage, support, and pray with those who need a Christian friend. If you are a good listener who enjoys encouraging and lifting up those who are hurting, we need you!

Need Help? If life has you down, we can help. We have trained Stephen Ministers available to meet with you once per week to offer you encouragement, support and prayer. Our Stephen Ministers are confidential, non-judgmental, and same gender. They are strong Christian friends who can objectively and effectively listen and care for you through your difficult life situation.

To confidentially explore how Stephen Ministry can make a difference in your life, contact Kari Peterson @ karip@bereanbaptist.com or 952.223.1848.

Stephen Ministry