Eph 5:19 speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making music in your hearts to the Lord,
Sunday praise & worship team
Leading praise & worship in small groups
Learning to sing or play an instrument
Participating praise & worship events
3. Children’s Ministries
Eph 6:4 …raise them [your children] up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
Teaching kids on Sunday
Teacher’s assistant/helping with kids activities
Helping to run children’s events
4. Prayer Ministry & Prophetic
Eph 6:18 With every prayer and petition, pray at all times in the Spirit, and to this end be alert, with all perseverance and requests for all the saints.
Eph 6:19 Pray for me also, that I may be given the message when I begin to speak — that I may confidently make known the mystery of the gospel,
Eph 6:20 for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may be able to speak boldly as I ought to speak.
Rom 12:6 And we have different gifts according to the grace given to us. If the gift is prophecy, that individual must use it in proportion to his faith.
Rom 12:12 Rejoice in hope, endure in suffering, persist in prayer.
4. Prayer Ministry & Prophetic
Learning how to grow in the prophetic
Being part of an intercessory prayer team
Being on a prayer ministry team on Sundays
Helping with prayer ministry in small groups
5. Evangelism
Eph 4:11 It was he who gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers,
Eph 6:19 Pray for me also, that I may be given the message when I begin to speak — that I may confidently make known the mystery of the gospel,
Eph 6:20 for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may be able to speak boldly as I ought to speak.
5. Evangelism
Developing gift in personal evangelism
Helping at evangelistic meetings & events
Making small groups more effective for evangelism
Helping to create evangelistic material
Evangelism team available at all meetings to talk to seekers
6. Connecting & Strengthening Community
Eph 4:3 making every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Eph 4:16 From him the whole body grows, fitted and held together through every supporting ligament.
Rom 12:10 Be devoted to one another with mutual love, showing eagerness in honouring one another.
Rom 12:15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.
6. Connecting & Strengthening Community
Welcoming new people at meetings
Noticing people who are by themselves and drawing people on the fringe into the life of the church
Making sure people are connected with homegroups and other unity-building events
Helping to organize social events and gatherings to meet the social needs of members of the body living in a big and impersonal city
Supporting evangelism with events that include those from outside the church.
7. Media and Communications
Eph 4:25 Therefore, having laid aside falsehood, each one of you speak the truth with his neighbour
Eph 6:20 Pray that I may be able to speak boldly as I ought to speak.
Supporting Evangelism and Connecting with excellent printed or audio-visual material
Communicating with social media
Sunday signs and visitor pack design
Website and other media
Developing new ways the church can communicate the gospel and our mission
8. Homegroups & Leadership
Eph 4:12 …to build up the body of Christ,
Eph 4:16 …the whole body grows …the body grows in love.
Eph 4:25 …for we are members of one another.
Sunday: working with Connecting to invite new people into groups
Being trained in helping to run a group
Making sure groups are healthy and effective
Learning how to mentor others
9. Practical Needs
Eph 4:28 The one who steals must steal no longer; rather labour, doing good with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with the one who has need.
Rom 12:8 …if it is contributing, he must do so with sincerity …if it is showing mercy, he must do so with cheerfulness.
Rom 12:13 Contribute to the needs of the saints…
Helping other members with all kinds of practical assistance (e.g transport, food, items needed, budgeting, finding work)
Impacting the practical needs of people living in Toronto: housing, addiction, desperation, accessing social services etc.
(Most of the time this will be a quiet and spontaneous activity, but as we grow we will want to start programs)
10. Hospitality
Rom 12:13 …pursue hospitality.
Helping with the “food” dimension of all the activities of the church
Being hospitable to others where possible
11. Pastoral & Discipleship
Eph 4:2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
Eph 4:11 It was he who gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers,
Eph 4:32 Instead, be kind to one another, compassionate…
Responding to those who are hurting by coming alongside
Being trained to better care for others
Help with special-needs groups within the body
Being part of a discipleship program for new or growing Christians
12. Administration & Planning
Rom 12:6,7 And we have different gifts according to the grace given to us… If it is administering, he must administer… (possible translation)
Church finance, legal and policy & procedures
Organizing schedules and emailing people
Admin support for all the other groups (e.g with members lists and communications)