Sundays - Serving

Serving

If you’d like to serve, please talk to Dave Smith or ask at the Like To Know More table.

When we serve, it’s our worship. In fact, the bible says ‘Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord’ (Col 3:23). So let’s turn up on time, with a glad heart and do it to the best of our abilities.

If you’re not sure what to do and when, here’s all the info you need.

Each service has a Service Contact – either Dave Smith, Laura Scott or Luke Ellis – who oversees everything. So if you have any questions, just ask!

Set-up

Start time: 2pm

Finish: When the service is over and everything’s packed in the boxes and put back into the storage cupboard.

Location: Meet outside school main entrance.

Stuff is stored in the allocated cupboard.
Transport tea and coffee stuff to kitchen, PA stuff to main hall and crèche/kids work stuff to their rooms.
Pack away all but 3 tables in the foyer area next to the main hall – one table for LTKM, two for drinks/snacks. Put up the two standing banners.
After the service pack equipment away, helping specialist areas with their tidying and pack down.
Put all equipment that was used back into the storage room (at the end of the long corridor).

Welcome

Start time: 2:45 pm

Finish: When the service is over and everything’s packed in the boxes.

Location: Main entrance

Aim: to treat everyone we serve as if they are Jesus. Look after them with a drink and say Hi and generally be welcoming and lovely!

We meet at 2:45 to pray

One person stays at the front door welcoming people and a second just inside the front door with the register
When the service begins, one person stays on the front door until 3:45 to welcome latecomers
Look after guests.
At 3:25 the leader of the team will make an announcement that the service will start in 5 minutes time. Then another announcement at 15:29 to say the service is about to start.
After everyone has gone in the white door needs to be shut. Late arrivals can use the back door.
The white door is opened again for kids and crèche to go out then shut again when the preach starts, to minimise distraction.

Before the service

Your team leader will give you specific instructions.
Set out cups, juice, water and biscuits on 1 table.
It is good to have one person serving cold drinks from the table.
As people go in for the service, it’s a good time to prep for the end of the service. Fill up cafetieres and tea pots, put out more cups and extra juice cartons.

After the service

During the last few songs, all of the team should come out to put together plates of biscuits, cake, put out herbal teas and hot chocolate etc and make the tea and coffee.

Creche

Start time: 2:45 pm

Finish: When the service is over and everything’s packed in the boxes.

Location: Room behind the stage of the main meeting room.

Job description

Love and care for 0-3 year-olds who come to Rev.
Begin to teach biblical truths in ways they can grasp e.g. Jesus loves you!
Set-up and set-down the equipment. The set-up team transport the equipment to and from the room.

NB. You must have an up-to-date CRB form to volunteer for crèche. If you’d like to ask about applying for one, email us at revelationchildrenswork@gmail.com.

Kids work

Arrive for set up: 2:45 pm. The children will go to their clubs after the notices and remain there for the rest of the service, until approximately 5:30pm.

Finish: When the service is over and everything’s packed in the boxes.

Location: Room behind the stage of the main meeting room.

Love and care for 4-11 year-olds who come to Rev.
Teach biblical truths in ways they can grasp.
Set-up and set-down the equipment. The set-up team transport the equipment to and from the room.
Pray for the children of the church.
Please ensure that the children only leave when they are picked up by a parent or designated adult.

NB. You must have an up-to-date CRB form to volunteer for kids’ work. If you’d like to ask about applying for one, email us at revelationchildrenswork@gmail.com.

PA/projector

Location: Main hall

Start time: 2pm

Finish: When the service is over and everything’s packed in the boxes.

Set up the PA & lighting equipment at the services, and sound check the band and preacher mics
Set up the projector and laptop, prepare slides for the songs the praise team have prepared
Man the desk during the service, ensuring good sound quality.
Ensure the words being sung are on the screen, help the PA person with set-down.
Record the preach.
Set down the equipment after the service.