Ministry Teams

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*an asterisk denotes a ministry that is under devleopment

First Impressions Team

ROLES

GREETERS: Greet guest and members, distribute bulletins, and provide general guest services. (Minimum 2 each week)

[Associated Spiritual Gifts: Mercy; Hospitality; Encouragement]

USHERS: Collect offering, serve communion, and assist with sanctuary seating.  (Minimum 4 each week) [Associated Spiritual Gifts: Helps;]

*USHERS and GREETERS can overlap their roles on a single Sunday by greeting in the beginning and passing the plates during the service.

HOSPITALITY TABLE - Coffee Team

Ministry Times:  Sunday mornings before and after service.  Some coordination during the week may be required.

Description:  Coordinate a central welcome area for guests and members to obtain important church related information.  Services include but not limited to: welcoming guests, distributing church information, selling church merchandise, and coordinating event sign-ups.

1-3 people can operate the welcome center each Sunday.  Recommend a team of 4-5 to ensure coverage when other team members are not available.  1 team lead for coordination is required.  Training provided by the team lead.

Sunday morning:  Functional hours are 15 minute prior to first service and 15 minute after last service ends.  Team lead will schedule volunteers.

• Ensure welcome center is set up, managed and put away each Sunday morning

• Welcome members and guests

• Escort guest (if necessary)

• Work with morning greeters to ensure guests are well cared for

• Distribute church information

• Coordinate sale of church merchandise

• Maintain an inventory and manage receivables

Week day actions

• Coordinate needed church information sheets with the church office

• Coordinate merchandise resupply with the church office

Fellowship Ministry TEAM

Great fit for people with the Spiritual Gifts of : Hospitality; Encouragement; Leadership; Administration

Coordinate church wide fellowship events as team lead or serve as member of team. 

Fellowship Events are generally a meal event coordinated to build church relationships.  Fellowship events are separate from children ministry and senior adult events. 

Annual events are but not limited to:  Sunday pot luck meals, holiday celebrations, beach baptisms, new member classes, etc. 

Team members may serve at all or specific events. 

Recommend a team of 8-12.

Parking Lot Team

Provide parking lot setup and traffic control on Sunday mornings.  Assist in setting up and breakdown of Sunday morning welcome area: flags, tables, welcome center, and umbrellas.  Greet arriving guests. Parking lot attendants are the first impression guests have of Church by the Sea.  2-3 people can complete these actions each Sunday morning.   Winter months may require additional team members.  Recommend a team of 5-6 to ensure coverage when other team members are not available.  1 team lead for coordination and scheduling is required.  Training provided by the team lead.

Prior to Sunday Service

• Determine if there is special event that may alter the normal set up.

  i.e. Blood mobile, tour bus, children program, after service event, etc.

• Arrive 30 minute prior to church service

• Ensure the entry areas are free of leaf debris

• Set up cones in the parking lot to ensure easy traffic flow

• Set up outdoor welcome area: tables, umbrellas, and welcome center

• Greet drivers and passengers as they enter the parking area

• Direct traffic to appropriately fill the parking lot

• Monitor late arrives to ensure appropriate parking

• Coordinate professional traffic control at Gulf Blvd (winter months only)

Between Services:

• Provide traffic control to for exiting and arriving vehicles

After Second Service Begins:

• Monitor late arrival traffic

• Breakdown- Collect parking lot cones 

Office Support Team

Provide a variety of church office support during church office hours.  Type of work depends on volunteer skills and/or interest.  Training will be provided by the office staff.  Volunteers must have a servant heart and be able to work well with others in an office environment.  Volunteer staff is determined by the Church Administrator.

Possible actions:

• Coordinate work times with the office staff

• Assist with distributing food bags to the homeless/needy

• Assist bookkeeper with filing

• Connection card database entry

• Receptionist tasks

• Answering the phone

• General office tasks (copying, filing, inventory, etc.)

• Folding and stuffing bulletins

Security Team

Provide CBTS first responder services in non-emergency situations.  911 will be dialed in all emergency situations.  Provide general safety inspection of church property and equipment.  Each service should a 2-3 designated members.  Recommend a team of 6-8 to ensure coverage when other team members are not available.   1 team member in the children’s wing is preferred.  1 team lead for coordination is required.  Over-site and training will be provided by the team lead or Church Administrator.

Sunday Activities:

• Coordinate weekly safety/security coverage for Sunday services and activities.

• Provide needed leadership in the event of a building evacuation.

• Respond to unruly or unsafe people attending service.

• Dial 911 during emergency or threatening situations.

• Provide security personnel in children’s wing.

• Ensure appropriate entrances are secured once service begins.

• Ensure radios are appropriately stored after use.

Other activities:

• Inspect church exits to ensure none are blocked and locks are functional.

• Provide as needed safety/security at church events.

• Inspect CBTS campus for possible safety hazards.

• Access CBTS security cameras when necessary.

• Routinely inspect fire extinguishers and train personnel on proper use.

• Inspect Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) and train personnel on proper use.

• Inspect first aid kits and ensure they are properly supplied.

• Inform office staff of needed repair, resupply, or other safety concerns.

Thrift Shoppe & Annex

Ministry Times:  Shoppe hours are Tuesday and Thursday, 10-3pm.  Donation sorting occurs before store hours and occasional Saturdays.

Description:  Provided general sales floor services and coordination.  3-4 people are needed to operate the Thrift Shoppe.  2 people are needed to operate the Annex.  Recommend a team of 6-8 to ensure coverage when other team members are not available.  1 team lead (general manager) for coordination is required.  Both Thrift Shoppe and Annex will each have a manager.   General Manager will determine operational hours and staff.  Managers will work closely with Church Administrator.

Managers:

• Determine and coordinate sales floor personnel and scheduling

• Complete end of day accounting procedures.

• Turn end of day receivables are stored in main office.

• Establish sales floor operations and set up.

• Manage donations.

• Determine merchandise pricing.

• Coordinate overstock pick up with other charitable organizations.

Store Volunteers:

• Coordinate work availability with managers.

• Receive, sort, and prepare donations.

• Price and label merchandise.

• Provide a safe and well organized sales floor.

• Greet and assist customers with clothing vouchers.

Food Pantry

Food Pantry Packing

This ministry packs food and essential items into bags from distribution to the homeless and needy from our church office.  Service: Every other Thursday morning for about an hour to load food bags.  

 Food Pantry Distribution

Homeless and needy come to our church office to pick-up food items and essentials.  Service: Food distribution occurs Mon-Thurs, 12-2pm in the main office.

Celebrate Recovery

Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-centered, 12 step recovery program for anyone struggling with hurt, pain or addiction of any kind.

Celebrate Recovery is a safe place to find community and freedom from the issues that are controlling our life.

Originally an exclusive ministry of Rick Warren’s Saddle Back Church, CR has expanded to many churches as they duplicate the model under the supervision of CR Ministries.

Church by The Sea is in the process of hosting our own CR ministry.

To make it happen we are praying for workers who feel led to help people through their Hurts, Habits, & Hang-ups.

If you are interested in helping us get this off the ground, please fill out the form.

Compassionate Care Team

Roles Include:

-Courtesy Calling

-Cards

-Hospital Visitation

-Holiday Charities

-Meal Train Coordination

Please note you don’t have to want, or be able to do everything, on the list. We want a variety of people with one or two specific focuses.

Small Group Facilitator

Multiple opportunities to encourage and disciple Christians in their faith are available.  The primary goal of our adult education ministry is to develop confident disciples of Jesus Christ, build lasting relationships within the congregation, and to develop future teachers and church leaders. 

Discipleship leaders must have a strong ongoing relationship with Christ, must be a member in good standing, must possess biblical understanding based on sound theology and must be a leader with God given gifts and call to teach.

All potential teachers will go through a training and must be meet all the requirements laid out in the Small Group Leaders Manual.

Children’s Ministry Team

Description: Provide Sunday morning Christian education for elementary age children and family/children events: teachers, teacher aids, helpers and check-in desk personnel are needed for the traditional and contemporary service times.  Servers may choose to serve at either or both services times.   All children program educators and helpers must pass a background check.  Training and scheduling is coordinated by Lisa Greeno.

Sunday School Teachers:

• Instruct the assigned age group with the provided curriculum

• Greet children as they arrive

• Provide instruction and guidance to aids and helpers

• Ensure the assigned class is free of hazards

• Ensure appropriate supplies are in place prior to class

• Ensure appropriate adults are picking up the children after class

• Arrive 15 minutes prior to scheduled class time

• Clean up classroom before leaving

Teacher Aids & Helpers

• Assist teacher with crafts and snacks

• Assist teacher with room preparation and clean up

• Escort children as required

Check-in Desk:

• Arrive 20 minutes prior to Sunday service

• Ensure check-in equipment is functional

• Educate parent on check-in and pick-up procedures

• Greet and check-in children as they arrive

• Follow check-in procedures

• Report any questionable adults or security concerns immediately

• Only Children and appropriate adults should be allowed past the check-in desk

Event planners and workers

• Plan and prepare for children events and programs

• Events include but are not limited to: Plays, holiday events, vacation bible school, etc

• Creativity with props is preferred

Nursery & Toddler Care Providers

• Arrive 15 minutes prior to schedule class time.

• Greet parents, guardians and children as they arrive.

• Ensure children are properly checked-in.

• Ensure the class room is clean and free of hazards.

• Ensure used toys are washed and sanitized.

• Ensure appropriate parent or guardian pick up the child after class.

• Ensure children are clean and ready for pick-up.

Aids & Helpers

• Assist care provider with crafts and snacks.

• Assist care provider with room preparation and clean up.

Youth Ministry Team

Provide leadership and discipleship guidance to middle and high school youth.  Leaders must possess a solid walk with Jesus, have a heart and calling to lead young people.  Volunteer leaders have a wide range of ways to assist the youth director:  Teaching, assisting, meal preparation, chaperones, drivers, material preparation, setup or cleanup.

To find out where you fit best request a copy of our Volunteer Handbook by emailing connor@churchbythesea.com

New Volunteers Must

• Read volunteer hand-book

• Fill out online application

• Have a “Get to Know You” meeting with Pastor Jonny

• Complete Background Check

• Fill out Student Interaction & Character Agreement

Veteran Volunteers Must

• Complete Background Check Every 4th Year

• Continue to Honor their Student Interaction & Character Agreement

• Set goals with the team in first youth team meeting of the year and review them in final youth team meeting of the year

Click here to apply.

Service Times include Sunday school, Monday night High School, Wednesday night “Refuge”, and special events.

 Young Adult Ministry team

Our ministry to 18-25 year olds is under development.

If you are interested in ministering to this demographic fill out the form and we’ll keep you posted on the progress of this ministry.

Right now we are tentatively looking at Sunday afternoons after second service for our gathering of 18-25 year olds TBA.

Senior Adult Ministry Team

Description:  Coordinate fellowship events and trips for Church by the Sea senior adults and guests.  A team of 2-5 is preferred.  Additional leaders may be needed on specific trips.  One team lead for coordination is required.  Team size and personnel is determined by the team lead.  Team members must have organization skills, a servant’s heart and a love for people.  Training and over-site provided by the team Lead and Church Administrator.

• Plan and organize day trips and fellowship events.

• Identify & coordinate leaders and helpers for specific events.

• Manage budget and collected funds.

• Keep the church Administer informed of event schedule and status.

Worship Teams

Music ministry leads the congregation in worship through music.  Sunday morning offers two worship experiences; Traditional Choir and Contemporary Praise Band.   Participants must possess adequate talent, a heart to lead worship and willingness to be a team member.  Worship and Arts Director is responsible for these ministries.  He determines members through auditions based on talent and team requirements.  Participants are required to attend all evening rehearsals.

Traditional Choir:  Ability to sing traditional voice ranges of soprano, alto, tenor or bass in a choir arrangement with keyboard accompaniment.  Ability to read music preferred but not required.   Knowledge of traditional hymns preferred.  Soloist talent is not required to sing in the choir.

Contemporary Praise Band: Praise band is a multi-instrument and vocal arrangement.  Instrumental talent (bass, guitar, drums, percussion or keyboard) is needed.  Band experience is and knowledge of contemporary music is required.  Vocalist must have the ability to harmonize and carry their assigned part.

Tech Team

Provide sound, video, and other visual media support during Sunday worship services and special events.  4-5 people can complete these Sunday morning actions. Recommend a team of 6-8 per service to ensure coverage when other team members are not available.  The Team Lead will provide training and over-site.  Media activities are coordinated with the Worship Pastor and Lead Pastor.  Knowledge in ProPresenter is helpful.  

Sound Systems operators: Sunday morning services

• Operate sound board for house sound

• Operate sound board for live stream

• Run sound cables as needed

• Conduct pre-service sound checks

• Operate mobile sound board tablet

Video Camera Operator:  Sunday morning services

• Operate sanctuary cameras

• Record services via DVD recorder and to an external hard drive

• Pre service testing of video cameras to ensure working condition

• Broadcast services to livestream

Worship Displays: Sunday morning services 

• Preview music slides to ensure lyrics are correct and in order

• Preview sermon notes slides to determine they are correct and in order

• Operate computer to display worship slides and video

• Test any and all video presentations for viewing in the service

• Operation of Spotify for pre-service music

Media Lead: Sunday morning services; Wed & Thurs music practice

• Coordinates all media activities with Worship Pastor and Senior Pastor

• Advise technical requirements for Sunday worship services

• Attend Choir and Band rehearsals (optional)

• Coordinate and schedule Media team members

• Edit and post Pastor Sermons to Vimeo