My Story: Stephen Ministry
God Called! Who? Me?
Blaine Butterworth

It all started when Phyllis and I were invited to be part of a small group to read the entire Bible as part of Disciple Bible Study I. After seeing how much God loves each of us and how much God had done for me, I felt a tug at my heart to finally do something in service to God. I received an invitation to be part of Stephen Ministry here at Duke Memorial.

You need to know that I have never been a touchy-feely kind of guy. I have my problems and you have yours; I am pretty much a “Lone Wolf.” I had never cared for someone during a crisis or after a loss and never had someone care for me. That was all foreign to me.

After wrestling with myself in prayer for almost three weeks I had to answer the question I believe God posed: “if you aren‘t going to respond now, when will you or will you ever respond?” I was 50 years old in 1995 –it was a fair question. I said “yes” to God to become a Stephen Ministry Leader.

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