Ministry Opportunities
We will be offering opportunities for you to discover what your spiritual
gifts might be. This will include different surveys and inventories to
help you evaluate your own strengths, weaknesses, likes and dislikes.
When you complete this evaluation, you will have an opportunity to meet
with a leader and discuss where you would like to minister.
As our leaders fill their roles, the church will be effective in building
God’s kingdom. We believe that God has gifted each one of us with special
gifts, abilities and talents to be used to build up the entire church.
It is the responsibility of the leaders to empower and help you do what
God is calling you to do.
Some possible Ministry opportunities include:
°Fellowship Coordinator -- Coffee and cookies each week
°Greeter Coordinator -- Make sure every person is greeted and has a name
tag
°Set up Coordinator -- Make sure carpet is rolled out, chairs set up,
overhead and screen
°Nursery -- Room set up, snacks, supplies
°K-2nd grade classes -- Handouts, worksheets, room set up
°3rd-5th grade classes -- Handouts, worksheets for Teaching time
°Middle School -- Special activities, "youth group"
°Worship Team -- Songs, readings, instruments, singers
°Sound system Coordinator -- System set up and monitored during service
°Administration/Finance -- Handle all business transactions, checks, bills,
receipts, budgets
°Prayer Chain -- Set up and organize prayer requests and contact pray-ers
°Women's Ministry -- Set up women's Bible studies, evangelistic coffees,
retreats, etc.
°Evangelism -- Help in lifestyle evangelism, personal evangelism and outreach
to the community
°Small Group Coordinator -- Keep track of all existing groups, new people
to sign up, curriculum
°Missions -- Develop mission philosophy, educate and inform church
°Small Group leader -- Lead small group in home on weekly basis, train
assistant
°Social Activity Coordinato -- Plan regular fellowship activities for
church
°Needs of church -- Plan meals, baby-sitting, and practical helps for
those in need
°Sports outreach -- Activities using sports as a basis for outreach
°Tape ministry -- Purchase tapes, duplicate, distribute tapes of services
°New resident contact -- Contact about ten new people each month and invite
them to church
°Visitation -- Contact all new visitors and welcome them to church
°WHATEVER GOD IS TELLING YOU TO DO!
Small Groups
One of our distinctives and a big part of our vision is in the area of
small group ministry. We encourage every member to be in a group and be
committed to that group in prayer, attendance and participation.
Our purpose is to provide an environment where members build close-knit
family relationships. The goal is for group members to learn how to minister
to and disciple one another.
It is essential that the small group be a place of love, trust, honesty
and unity. This can be produced through a commitment to one another which
is expressed in spending time together and sharing in all areas of life.
As Acts 2:42-47 teaches, the group should strive to include study of the
Word, prayer, fellowship activities and ministry to the church, community
and the world.
Three crucial aspects of relationships in a small group are acceptance (Rom. 15:5-7), communication (Eph. 4:15) and forgiveness (Eph. 4:31-32).
Biblical commands to be applied in small groups are:
°Care for one another -- 1 Cor. 12:25
°Show forbearance to one another in love -- Eph. 4:2
°Be kind to one another; forgive one another -- Eph. 4:32
°Encourage one another day to day -- Heb. 3:13
°Stimulate one another to love and good deeds -- Heb. 10:24
°Confess your sins to one another -- James 5:16
°Meet one another's needs -- Acts 4:32-35; James 2; 1 John 3:16-17; 2
Cor. 8:7-15
°Create unity by:
1) Willingness to confront when necessary -- Matt. 18:15-20
2) Growing in Christ -- Eph. 4:11-16
3) Using your gifts to complete the church -- 1 Cor. 12-14
