Ministry Opportunities - Lesson 26 | Pastor Jeno Orchard CR

Lesson 26 – Ministry Opportunities

(Mark 10:42-45)

 

Principle 8: Yield myself to God to be used to bring this Good News to others, both by my example and by my words.

 

"Happy are those who are persecuted because they do what God requires!” Matthew 5:10 (TEV)

 

Step 12: Having had a spiritual experience as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to others, and practice these principles in all our affairs.

 

“Brothers, if someone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should restore him gently. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.”  Galatians 6:1 (NIV)

 

MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES

 

We are a membership church, and therefore in order to be in a position of authority, high responsibility, or leadership, you must be a member.  But all other positions are available to anyone.  Please see the Ministry Leader for further information.

 

Spanish CR: Spanish CR has all the same elements that are part of the English CR and you can be a part of everything from greeting to production to the leading small groups.

 

Assimilation:  Assimilation is the way we help people feel connected to CR. You can be part of the assimilation table, dinner tickets, front door greeter, sanctuary door greeter handing out bulletins, and you can help with the offering (background check for offering position).

 

Greeters:  Greet People - Come early and be the smiling face that welcomes newcomers.  This is a front-line ministry!

 

Ushers:  Seat People – Be in the sanctuary 20 minutes before service and help people find a seat and serve the folks as the needs arise.

 

Bulletin Stuffers: Meet at the Assimilation Table at 6:30pm, and get to know other Celebrate Recovery participants while stuff the bulletins.

 

Program: Each Friday night we need people to help reading the 8 principles/12 steps, announcements, each month we give out the metal chips for anniversaries, lead small group, and Co-lead small group.

 

Prayer Ministry: Join in to pray for the speakers and Leaders, participants, and all of the meetings. Or join the weekly team and pray for the prayer requests turned in each meeting via an email prayer chain.

 

Kitchen Team / Barbecue / Cookout Team:  Feed People - Come and barbeque or serve pizza/meal while you get to know people. It’s a great first step in service and fellowship. (Pizza/Meal season—November through April. Barbecue season—April through October.)

 

Levites: Serve People with set up or tear down teams, serve every week or every other week.

 

Worship Team: Several opportunities – see Wendy for details.

 

Audio / Visual:   Visual: Run ProPresenter during Large Group or Newcomers 101, or to help develop various slides for presentations for special trainings, workshops, etc. Audio/Lighting: Work with the worship/production teams.

 

Celebration Place - Children’s Ministry:  Serve in our children’s ministry and be part of the families “Jesus Adventure.”  This requires a membership and background check.

 

The Landing:  Share your experience, strength and hope with students as they work through the Landing material.

 

CR Inside (Prison Ministry):  Take CR into the prisons with the opportunity to regularly bless the folks that are incarcerated.

 

Missions:  Support the local recovery homes, take food to the local pantries, support the local crisis pregnancy facilities, etc.

 

Vintage Written Testimony/Open Heart Testimonies:  First, talk to our Ministry Leader and let him/her know you are interested and being part of our VWT/OHT.  Also, turn your testimony in and be available to share it with other CR’s in our area.

 

Here’s How to Sign Up

 

Prayerfully ask God to guide you in selecting the area where you will serve. Then, you can fill out a Welcome Card and or get a Volunteer Application and turn it into our Ministry Leader. It’s as simple as that! A Celebrate Recovery Leader will contact you and give you the steps to take to begin serving. We want to thank you for taking another step in your recovery by serving others. With your help, we will be able to reach more people in our families and communities who are struggling with hurts, hang-ups, and habits.