{"id":11,"date":"2011-05-30T21:36:10","date_gmt":"2011-05-30T21:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acwpsetup.bethannon.com\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2023-12-14T08:24:51","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T14:24:51","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/befrienderministry.org\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is BeFriender Ministry?<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/befrienderministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2011\/05\/support-of-friends.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/befrienderministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2011\/05\/support-of-friends.jpg\" alt=\"support-of-friends\" class=\"wp-image-449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/befrienderministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/support-of-friends.jpg 300w, https:\/\/befrienderministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/support-of-friends-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>BeFriender Ministry educates, forms and supports women and men as leaders for a listening ministry of care. Based on a model of mutuality, this national and ecumenical ministry heals hearts, energizes communities and transforms a suffering world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BeFriender ministers provide pastoral care for people in all kinds of transitional or difficult situations. They are trained listeners who extend the care of your faith community or organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the early 1980\u2019s BeFrienders have been providing skilled pastoral care throughout the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Gift of Presence\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7baR9X3mQtg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">BeFriender and board member Bill Pederson shares the impact BeFriender Ministry has had on his life.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/befrienderministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pastor-christy-hallenbeck.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"758\" height=\"953\" src=\"https:\/\/befrienderministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pastor-christy-hallenbeck.jpg\" alt=\"Pastor Christy Hallenbeck\" class=\"wp-image-2290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/befrienderministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pastor-christy-hallenbeck.jpg 758w, https:\/\/befrienderministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pastor-christy-hallenbeck-600x754.jpg 600w, https:\/\/befrienderministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pastor-christy-hallenbeck-239x300.jpg 239w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 758px) 100vw, 758px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Pastor Christy Hallenbeck Ask, shares how BeFriender Ministry is making a difference. Pastor Christy shares her experience on South Dakota Public Radio during a discussion regarding faith communities supporting persons living with isolation and loneliness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/listen.sdpb.org\/post\/it-gets-better-befriender-ministry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Listen to what Pastor Christy Hallenbeck Ask had to say.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is BeFriender Ministry? BeFriender Ministry educates, forms and supports women and men as leaders for a listening ministry of care. Based on a model of mutuality, this national and ecumenical ministry heals hearts, energizes communities and transforms a suffering world. 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