Serving
As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace. —1 Peter 4:10 (ESV)
Serving provides an opportunity for us to use our gifts to build up the church and to show God’s goodness and kindness to others. Serving also creates a place where real life-on-life discipleship can happen. Your gifts and skills are valuable to God: He gave them to you for a reason, and we want to help you find a place to put them to use.
At Grace Church, we encourage two main avenues forserving:
- Serve Projects. Identify practical ways to meet the needs of your city.
- Serve Teams. Find an area where you can use your gifts within the church.
Serve Projects
Serve projects are an opportunity to seek the welfare of your city by doing practical activities to bless others. Ask God to reveal ways that you could help your neighbors right on your street or in your neighborhood.
Dream up ideas with your group—ways that you can serve your city together. Serve projects can be big or small—the important thing is that they make the love of Christ real to those we serve.
Serve Teams
There are many areas and departments where you can serve. If you have skills and giftings in an area other than what’s listed below, let us know, and we will help you get connected!
Administrative volunteers support the smooth functioning of all office-related operations. Midweek options available.
The Baptism Team facilitates baptisms across campuses through setup, teaching, and baptizing people during services. gKids serves children ages six weeks through fifth grade. A variety of classroom, nonclassroom, and administrative opportunities are available.*
GStudents serves sixth through twelfth grade. The heart of GStudents is for students to be with Jesus, become like Jesus, and do what Jesus did.*
Guest Services creates a welcoming and excellent experience for all guests. Information Technology supports device network connectivity during services for gKids check-in.
Local Missions support missions efforts right here in Moore County through planning and on-the-ground help.
The Photography Team captures beautiful images from services and events to tell the story of what God is doing.
The Prayer Team prays during the worship and the message for each service and also prays with people during response.
The Production Team is responsible for all audiovisual elements within each Worship Experience.
The Safety Team provides a safe environment for all guests and families during services.*
The Worship Team serves and equips the local church by leading others to praise, worship, and experience Jesus. Interview and audition required.
Young Adults equips young adults, ages eighteen to thirty-five, to be disciples who make disciples.
*background check required
Joining a Serve Team
We want it to be easy for you to find a team that matches your giftings and enables you to serve with joy. Here are the steps you can expect when joining a serve team:
1. Express interest. Let us know where you’d like to serve by attending ConnectStep or by filling out the Serve Interest Form. There’s no obligation or commitment to serve by expressing interest.
2. Schedule a First Look. Once you express interest, a member from the department will reach out to schedule a brief meeting called a First Look so you can see what the serve area is like first-hand.
3. Attend the First Look. When you go to your first look, you’ll have the opportunity to meet the people you’ll serve with, ask questions, and decide if it’s a good fit for you. If it is, you get to join the team! If it’s not, we’ll help you find an option that works better for you.
4. Begin serving. Once you choose a team, you’ll be added to the schedule and begin serving! Many departments use a rotation and others are as-needed.