South Ridge Service Outline for 09/16/07
“I'm getting out of the sin management business”
A typical South Ridge Service consists of the following sections:
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Mid-week Production |
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10:30 |
Set up prior to service |
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10:55 |
Prelude video & sound |
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11:01 |
Welcome |
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11:02 |
Worship Music |
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11:15 |
Prayer & Kid's Dismissal |
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11:18 |
Offertory Music, Offering, & Kids Dismissal |
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11:22 |
Sermon |
| 11:40 | Introduction to Stations & Lord's Table |
| 11:45 | Stations |
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11:55 |
Re-gathering Song |
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11:59 |
Benediction |
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12:00 |
Postlude video & sound |
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12:05 |
Take Down |
Check the SUMMARY comments below to see how this week's service might vary from the general outline above. The SUMMARY information trumps both the general outline above and the SERVICE DETAILS section that follows it.
SUMMARY
Topic: sanctification through discipleship to the living
Bible: John 15:1-15NAU John 15:1 "I am the true vine, and My Father is
the vinedresser.
Big Idea:
Both the theologically left and theologically right attempts at
sin management do not yeild a daily discipleship to Jesus.
GOALS, NOTES, & ANNOUNCEMENTS:
USHERS: Will hand out cut nails with bulletins. Congregation will
bring the nails to the table druing communion for the great
exchange.
SOUND: Songs for prelude and postlude on laptop powerpoint
STATIONS: Eve Nilenders will play accoutic music while silent video
loop is played on laptop 1. Sarah announce Habitat next Saturday,
Tailgate Cook out in parkinglot next Sunday
2. Enrique, Andrew & I promote Men's Retreat
STATIONS:
Set up prayer and arts stations
REFLECTION STATION:
A handout will be included in the bulletin to allow a person to
create their own prayer or psalm to God based on John 15:1-15. No
Reflection stations need to be set up.
TEAM: Sermon Langdon
Band Jason Tucker
Worship Ast Sarah Dickinson
Stage Crew Holly,Lisa
Sound Steve Nilenders
Video Dave Klitsch
Ambassadors
Ushers Linda Moulton
Testimony
Children
SERVICE DETAILS
Time No. Element Who / Notes
09:30 Set up on NOTE: Specific notes unique to this week are listed on
Sunday prior the front page This section includes only general set-up
to Service instructions
SETUP CREW:
Elements are stored in the Sacristry closet behind the
choir. (NOTE: Back up supplies are stored in the AV
Closet in the basement which can be reached by the left
stairway in the space we call the narthex (the hallway
that leads into the sanctuary).
There are four areas to set up:
CHANCEL, REFLECTION STATIONS, ART STATION and PRAYER
STATION.
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CHANCEL (front of the church)
1. Set up Communion table by removing traditional
elements, placing two table cloths and various candles,
leaving room for bread basket, cup and pitcher.
2. Retrieve communion ware and bread basket from
Sacristry closet.
3. Put bread in basket, grapejuice in pitcher. Grape
juice is stored in refrigerator in Fellowship Hall
Kitchen.
4. Retrieve the rug and lay it down the steps, and place
the Rust Bucket with Sticks in a pleasing location.
5. Light candles.
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REFLECTION STATIONS: (Five stations are set up: 3 on
left side of church, 2 in the narthex)
1. An example of this week's station lay out is set up on
the table in the sacristry. The Crate marked "THIS
WEEK'S REFLECTION STATIONS" contains the elements you
will need for each station. Review stations and do last
minute work (if necessary) such as putting instruction
sheets on station Scroll Blocks and Reflection Cards in
Card rack. There is a numbered crate for each station
(1-5). Make sure each crate has all the elements needed.
2. Retrieve 3 Station Table tops from Choir loft and put
them on heaters.
3. Set up the stations
4. Retrieve the Rice Paper dividers which are stored in
the Sacristry closet Add 2 Rice Paper dividers to
Stations 1-3. First divider is shaped like a squareish U
around station. It should be up against pews. Place
second divider like a sideways C form an exit hall way
out of station. It should touch the heater and the pew.
Adjust dividers so they line up with entrance and exit
pews.
5. Light candles or whatever else is necesary to
complete stations
6. When everything has been set up, make your last step
to pull the Pew Banner over the length of the pews on the
left side.
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3. ART STATIONS: There are two tables - one to view
classic art and one for people to create their own. For
the Classic Art, Numbered sets of Art are stored in the
Sacristry. We rotate through these sets (i.e. if set #6
pieces on the first row of handbell tables. Make sure
the Sign "Can you turn one of these images into a prayer
is also present on this table" Then set up art supplies -
Notebooks and Pencils and Markers on the back row of Hand
Bell Tables -
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PRAYER STATION:
The prayer station is created in the choir loft by moving
chairs. Build up the Celtic Cross in the back cornner.
Put down maroon square pads on serveral layers of steps
to pray on. Set up pad to write prayer requests on.
Put out several trays of tealight candles and a clicker
around the cross so people can light prayer candles. On
sundays when there are prayer cards they will be put in a
basket and placed at the cross.
USHERS & PEWS
We want to keep the people attending as close together as
possible, so we have closed the balcony. We mark off the
pews on the left that are specifically used for stations
with special ropes. Then we mark off the whole left side
with a long pew banner. If the open pews are completely
full, you can pull back the pew banner several pews at a
time.
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HELP DESK:
Set up all the materials that help people: with their
children, with knowing about the church and with getting
invovled: Welcome Bags, Childrens Info, Church Brochures,
Mission Oppurtunities
Place Son Kids sign-in sheet and info is on table
Confirm Kid's Packs are available but we dont put them
out till just before the the offering
Place Mission Information and Adult Ed information on
table
Make sure a box marked "RESPONSE CARDS" is available to
put on the table before people leave
10:55 Prelude LIGHTING:
(Ushers) -
Set lights to Red Dots, keep other lights off
VIDEO:
Weclome To SouthRidge slide and any loop of prelude
messages
SOUND:
1. Remember to tape the sermon.
2. Play Prelude Cut from CD at a level that feels festive
but quiet enough you can easily talk to the person next
to you down of the floor.
3. Start the CD such that the song ends right at 11:00 AM
NOTE: There is a library of numbered SouthRidge Service
CD's on the Sound board that we usually rotate through
each week. If no specific music is specified for
prelude, stations, or postlude, use the three cuts on the
next SouthRidge Service CD for these three spots in the
service.
USHERS:
0. any special materials you need will be in the Ushers
Station
1.hand out bulletin
2. Refer folks with kids to the Help Table & Ambassadors
3. Direct everyone to sit in center pews. As center
becomes full, begin uhsering people to empty spots in it.
If all center pews become COMPLETELY full,
then fill seats in this order:
Right Side (removing the pew banner a few pews at a
time)
Left Side from front back - removing pew banner a few
pews at a time.
DO NOT USE pews that are roped off (those pews are used
as entrance and exit for the stations)
AMBASSADORS:
1. (1)@ parking lot entrance, (2)@ Narthex with 1 near
Help Table.
2. Know where Sunday School/Son Kids rooms are
3. Check list in Ushers Closet to remember names from
last week
4. Encourage folks with kids to sign in at the HELP
desk: Those under 3rd grade get signed in, those 3rd
grade & higher stay in service - but can get books or
Kids Pack during the offering.
5. Encourage visitors to fill out the response card (in
the bulletin) and take a WELCOME bag.
11:01 Welcome Welcome
Greet One Another
Opening Scripture
11:02 Worship Music BAND:
start instrumentally as Langdon starts scripture
See the Overview at the top of this outline for actual
songs
11:14 Prayer & There are three basic steps to your job here:
Announcements 1. Ask the people to sit
2. Lead them in prayer
3. Explain the offering, dismissal of kids and any other
announcements
1. If people are not already sitting, say, "You may be
seated."
2. Your prayer should not feel hurried and should feel
heart felt. If possible, just do it from the heart
rather than read it - but be prepared ahead of time and
know generally what you want to say. It is better to
only pray for a few things slowly then a lot of things
quickly. It should be no more than 45 seconds (that is
longer than it sounds!)
EXAMPLE:
"Let's Pray..."
Prayer all or some part of the P.R.A.Y: Praise, Repent,
Ask, Yeild prayer.
We dont want to be repetitive - if you hear Langdon or
Jason praying along certain themes, such as praising GOd,
dont include that type of prayer in your time.
Include long pauses where people can pray what you have
just said. For example, if you pray "We now lift up to
you those we know who are in need your touch", give a
long enough pause that someone can actually pray in
silence "God I want to lift up to you my brother, you
know the struggles he is having, I just ask that you
would come into his life,etc." The best way to know how
long to pause is to actually pray whole sentances in
silence yourself! It should always be a little longer
pause than you think it should be.
EXAMPLE PRAYER:
"God we have come here because we love you. You are
great and good and true and just and merciful. You alone
are God. We are amazed by who you are and we want to
tell you that right now...[PAUSE]
"Lord we also have come here to be honest with you, to
return to you, to confess to you the things we've done or
failed to do, and the thoughts we've carried around this
week that are not pleasing to you. We repent of these
things as we name them to you now...[PAUSE]
"Father, you have told us that we can come come to you
and ask you the desires of our hearts. You know what
they are. And so we boldly come now ask you to be at
work in the parts of our lives where we are struggling,
in the lives of people we care about. We name them to
you now....[PAUSE]
"Finally Jesus, we want to give you our whole lives. We
yeild our hopes, our dreams, our future, our decisions,
all that we are to you. We want your will to be done in
our lives, so we yield everything to you now...[PAUSE]
AMEN.
3. Email, Offering & Children's Dismissal:
Usually we dont ask people to sign the Marron pad
Instead, we want to give people the oppurtunity to give
us their email
EXAMPLE:
If you would like to be kept up to date with what's
happening at South Ridge, you can put your name and email
on the South Ridge Response Card and place it in the
offering plate.
EXAMPLE:
"During the next song, We are going to take our offering
to support the work of the church both locally and around
the world."
Also, During the offering all children upto and including
2nd grade are invited to leave for our children's program
which is called "Son Kids." They will meet their teachers
in the Narthex. Also during the offering, older
children who will be staying in the service can get books
and kidspacks from the table out in the narthex.
4. Now lets continue to worship God with our offerings
and our music.
11:16 Offering Jason: Music
USHERS :
1. Open doors for children to exit.
2. go forward with plates when you hear the music start.
Pass plate down the row from usher to usher.
CHILDREN'S MINISTRY: Shut doors as soon as possible,
escort children to class
11:20 Sermon SOUND:
Remember to tape the sermon
VIDEO: See Highlighted Sermon Outline for cues on slide
transitions. In general, try to lag the sermon - in
other words, wait for the pastor to make the point and
then show the slide. The exception is a direct reference
to a quote from the bible or other person - something the
pastor is going to directly reference himself by looking
11:38 Intro to USHERS:slide.
Stations 1. Move Light switches that have BLUE dots to the BLUE
positoin
2. Remove Pew drape
3. Remove pew ropes.
PASTOR:
1."We are at a point in our service that we call
"Stations" where you have the oppurtunity to join us in
the Lord's Supper and to participate in art, prayer, and
reflection stations located around the church. If you
are new to our church, pease see the Stations Field
Guide Brochure located in your pew rack to see where each
different kind of station is located. The key thing is
this: this is your time to use in a way that makes sense
to you - you can go about to the various stations and
commuion, you can just stay in your pew and pray -
whatever is going to be most helpful for you. This is
your time to be with God.
We practice open communion here which means regardless of
your background, if you are seeking Jesus you are welcome
to join us. When you come up, we'll give you a piece of
bread which you dip in the cup yourself.
"While they were still eating..."
As you feel ready, please come down and join us here
beneath the cross.
11:40 Stations VIDEO:
Show loops from WorshipScapes video. Should last until
Band starts. The Band must start by 11:55 and may have a
slide for you to show.
SOUND:
CD Quiet Mediation music from CD. Play in background -
just loud enough to block out other noises. SHOULD END BY
11:55. When you see Jason get up to get ready to play,
then fade CD to silence.
Lord's Table:
Pastor - breaks the bread, look each person in the eye
and say "Christ broke his body for you"
XXXXX come forward to hold the cup. Look each person in
the eye and say: The Cup of Salvation for you /or/ Jesus
shed his blood for you /or/ The Kingdom of God is at
Hand. If you know the person's name and can say it
"Tom, the Cup of Salvation for you" that it is great.
USHERS:
Confirm the response card box is set up on the Narthex
table. If you revieved any cards in the plate - put them
in the box.
11:51 Regathering Jason : Regathering Song is a minimal amount of previous
song theme needed to bring us to a close.
AMBASSADORS: Leave a minute early, or sit in the back, so
that you can be in the narthex greeting people you missed
and saying good bye to ones you did meet.
VIDEO: Bennidiction Slide
PASTOR:
Where do we go from here?
1. If you are a visitor please grab a welcome bag on
your way out - our way of saying thankyou for worshiping
God with us today
2. If you are as excited about this new service as we
are, please fill out the Response Card in your bulletin
and let us know. You'll find a box to put it in at the
HELP DESK
3. MISSION & ACTIVITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Let's send each other off into the comming week with a
blessing...
Bennediction:
And know may the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ
The love of God,
And the fellowship of the Holy Spirit
Be with you until we meet again.
SOUND: Be prepared to start POSTLUDE CD cut as soon as
12:00 Post Lude SOUND: ends the Bennediction
Be ready so that you can start the postlude song the
moment the bennediction ends.
Postlude song from CD
VIDEO:
Announcement Loop of Slides, if any
12:05 Break Down NOTE: The first step of breakdown is to blow out all
the candles. DO NOT MOVE THEM. Clean up everything else
first so that the candle wax has time to cool and we can
avoid costly wax spills. The last step should be moving
candles.
2. TAKE DOWN COMMUNION TABLE:
Store Communion Table elements in the Sacristry
Store the Celtic Cross in Bell Choir loft such that it
cannot be seen from pews
Put Rust bucket of Twigs in AV Closet.
3. TAKE DOWN STATIONS:
a. Store Rice Paper Blinds in the Sacristry.
b. Place materials in crates and store them on Sacristry
shelves.
4. HELP TABLE:
Put away items that should not be left out.