South Ridge Ministry Teams
Music: Living out our vision statement by doing whatever it takes to create an environment where people feel free to sing passionately to God – and worship Him through music. This includes things like recruiting musicians, developing a theology of music, planning a strategy for introducing new songs, identifying what equipment needs to be purchased, identifying a director of alternative worship music, creating a cohesive and dependable praise team, etc. Creating a schedule where no one gets burned out is key.
Arts & Atmosphere: Living out our vision statement by doing what ever it takes to create a space that feels welcoming, holy, exciting, joyful, beautiful, mysterious, and comfortable. This includes everything from use of visual art, fabrics, PowerPoint slides, plants, arrangement of rooms, the temperature of the room, the use of lighting to providing coffee and bagels and other welcoming treats. Could also include use of environment and arts in the services including dramas, paintings, worship stations, communion elements, etc.
Ambassadors: Living out our vision statement by doing whatever it takes to make visitors feel welcome and connected to our people, our program, our vision, and connected to Jesus Christ. This includes everything from greeting people, introducing them to others, escorting them to childcare, following up visitors, seeking them out during subsequent visits, explaining our vision and theology, etc. Would include thinking of ways to help people take the next step in their spiritual journey. Also would include things like connecting people to mission opportunities and church leadership opportunities. Helping people get plugged in.
Promotion: Living out our vision statement by doing whatever it takes to make people want to visit the service and helps them to do so – using methods that honor Jesus Christ. This includes things such as: Invitation Cards to hand out to friends and acquaintances, Website promotion, Advertising, Signs, Banners, reminder emails, personal phone calls, etc. Both impersonal (ads) and personal (one on one contact) approaches must be included with an emphasis on personal contact. Creating a strategy, a time line, and then implementing the best means possible to let people know about this service. Also includes ways of promoting the service and what it is accomplishing to members of the church that do not attend it.
Service Design: Living out our vision statement by doing whatever it takes to make the worship gathering theologically orthodox, thematically coherent, and personally engaging. This includes the elements of the service, the order of the service, and the content of the service. We will strive to make services that are multi-sensory and engage both the reason and the emotions – the whole person.
Child Care / Sunday school: Living out our vision statement by doing whatever it takes to provide a meaningful, safe place for children during the worship service. This includes recruiting Child Care, developing Sunday school options, Children’s Church during the sermon & stations, etc. Creating a schedule where no one gets burned out is key.
Prayer Base – Living out our vision statement by doing whatever it takes to make sure that this service, its leaders, its content, and the people we are reaching out to are bathed in prayer. This includes recruiting prayer teams, prayer emails, praying during the service, intercessory prayer not only for folks physical needs but for their spiritual needs as well. Could also include leading those interested in spiritual disciplines such as fasting, meditation and retreat.
Technology – Living out our vision statement by
doing whatever it takes to make productive use of technology in such a way
that it unobtrusively enhances each of the ministries listed above.
This includes effective use of sound system equipment,
power-point, computers, video, DVD, slides during worship, website
implementation, etc. What is the most time-efficient way to setup and take
down for worship services, to update the website, etc. ? How can we integrate
technology in the service in such a way that it doesn’t draw attention to itself
?
South Ridge - an Alternative Contemporary Worship Service for families and singles seeking Christian churches in the Ambler, Montgomery County Pa area.