Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. 1 Peter 4:10
Church is not a building where we show up on the weekend and consume knowledge. Rather, the Church is the body of believers gathering and serving as we grow in our love and knowledge of The Lord together. Please find a place where God has uniquely gifted you to serve; our Fellowship family and our community needs every person to utilize their gifts and talents.
CarePortal Response Team
A national network that equips churches with a heart to help local children and families who are experiencing crisis. This online tool connects churches with local schools and social services so that Fellowship can be made aware of opportunities to meet physical needs that families in our community have. As CarePortal is launching among churches in the Greater Springfield area– Fellowship is already on board, pivoting all of our Benevolence and Crisis Resources to engage through the CarePortal network.
Purpose: The purpose of the CarePortal Response Team is to meet real, physical needs of kids and their families in our community.
Requirements:
- Have a generous heart and compassion for those in our community
- Could involve sharing your financial resources or your physical belongings
- Could involve being on the team that delivers the items that a family needs
Time Commitment:
- varies
Expectations:
- You will get to experience the joy of giving and helping someone in need
- You will have the opportunity to be the hands and feet of Jesus
- You will get to meet a need for a child (and possibly their family) that will remove areal, physical barrier to their success
Communications Team
Our Communications Team works with the Director of Engagement to make sure that information is provided clearly and easily for our Fellowship family. That takes many forms including (but not limited to) Creative Team, Service Hosts, and Connection Center/Technology Volunteer.
Purpose: The purpose of the Creative Team is to bring the sermon series to life with visuals. The Creative Team is responsible for brainstorming with the Preaching Team. We listen to objectives and description of the teaching pastor and then determine how that can be visualized in a Bumper (Intro) video and Graphics Package for the series. Those ideas are summarized and sent to the Graphic Designer.
Requirements:
- Basic knowledge of scripture
- Creative thinker
- Ability to brainstorm without fear of rejection of ideas
- Ability to persevere and keep pushing through creative blocks
- Team encourager who can help draw out ideas from others
Time Commitment:
- 1.5 hour meeting each month
Benefits:
- Meet new people
- This is a great outlet for creative thinkers
- We usually meet over the lunch hour so lunch is provided
- See your ideas come to life on the screen
Purpose: The Service Host acts as the tour guide through the weekend service. The Service Host greets our Fellowship family from the stage and then introduces each upcoming segment of the service, often leads taking the Lord’s Supper together, and prays when designated.
Requirements:
- Mature Christian faith
- Ability to communicate ideas clearly to a large audience
- Ability to memorize information and recall when under pressure.
- Ability to speak on behalf of Fellowship, conveying both values and beliefs of the church
- Warm, engaging personality from the stage
Time Commitment:
- 2-4 hours each time you serve, depending on campus
Benefits:
- Opportunity to utilize gifts of speaking
- Provides visitors information and calms their uneasiness
- Share your faith through the Lord’s Supper thought
Purpose: We would love to have an individual at each service available to help answer questions related to downloading the app, registering for events, finding things on the website, etc.
Requirements:
- Excellent communication skills
- Patience
- Ability to explain things in small steps
- Some technology knowledge
Time commitment:
- One service per month
Benefits:
- Help people who are confused or frustrated by technology issues of downloading the Fellowship app or use the Fellowship website
- Get to meet new people
- Ability to use knowledge you have to help someone else grow in their faith
Discipling Another Team
Conversations is a tool used to build a strong foundation for Christ-followers
Purpose: Volunteers are trained and equipped through Conversations discipleship program to disciple a new believer.
Requirements:
- Be a Jesus-follower
- Have experience being discipled or discipling others with Conversations, or be willing to learn
Time Commitment: Varies
Benefits:
- The personal joy of helping a new believer learn the foundational principles that will help them grow a strong faith as a Jesus-follower
- The satisfaction of being obedient to Jesus’ last command to us, “to go and make disciples of all nations…” Matthew 28:19
Environments Team
The Environments Team works with the Campus Pastor and the Communications Director to ensure that our lobby and other public areas are welcoming and cohesive to the Fellowship brand.
Purpose: The purpose of the Environments Team Volunteer is to create and execute ideas in the lobby and public areas of our buildings to ensure that it is welcoming and in line with our brand. This team also decorates for major holiday.
Requirements:
- Willingness to Joyfully Serve
- Ability to respect different aesthetic ideas
- Must work well with others
Time Commitment:
- Varies
Benefits:
- Meet new people
- Opportunity to use creative talents
- Will make the public spaces more appealing for our Fellowship family
Facilities Team
This team is a hands-on, get-it-done kind of team. Use your skills and talents to complete small projects around the church.
Purpose: To assist in maintaining both campuses by completing small projects that could include any of the following:
- Basic Painting
- Basic knowledge of building and putting together of things
- Basic ability to clean and restore
Requirements:
- To complete projects as needed in a timely manner.
- Be a part of the Facilities teams and any meetings as required.
Time Commitment:
- One day a month of a couple of hours or more if available.
Benefits:
- Using your skills and talents
- Working with a skilled group
- Flexible hours
- Jesus was a carpenter so your are working with the cool kids!
Fellowship Kids Krew
Fellowship Kids provides a safe, fun and spiritual environment where Bible stories, games, worship, teaching, crafts, small groups and so much more come to life!
Purpose: The purpose of a Fellowship Kids Nursery Leader is to provide a safe and loving environment for children 6 weeks old to 2 years old. Must be prepared to change diapers and clean up messes. Must be able to physically pick up and hold children.
Requirements:
Time Commitment:
- SNL Service: 6:15PM-8:30PM
- Upper Valley campus 9AM service: 8:45AM-10:30PM
- Upper Valley campus 11AM service: 10:45AM-12:30PM
- Spring Hill campus 11AM service: 10:45AM-12:30PM
Expectations:
Benefits:
Purpose: The purpose of a Fellowship Kids Teacher aide is to assist the teacher as they teach the provided lesson plans and activities. Assist the teacher as they oversee and manage the safety of the classroom. As well as help arrange the material & the room to be prepared for class. Pray for the class and be ready to provide a safe and fun environment. Help kids to know and understand what a relationship with Jesus truly is and model this to the kids. Must be prepared to change diapers and clean up messes. Must be able to physically pick up and hold children. Lastly, build relationships with the kids to provide a safe relationship, which will give them a trustworthy person in their life. Fellowship Kids Preschool Teacher Aide will provide services to children that are 2-year-old to 5-year-old.
Requirements:
Time Commitment:
- SNL Service: 6:15PM-8:30PM
- Upper Valley campus 9AM service: 8:45AM-10:30AM
- Upper Valley campus 11AM service: 10:45AM-12:30PM
- Spring Hill campus 11AM service: 10:45AM-12:30PM
Expectations:
Benefits:
Purpose: The purpose of a Fellowship Kids Elementary Teacher aide is to assist the teacher as they teach the provided lesson plans and activities. Assist the teacher as they oversee and manage the safety of the classroom, as well as help arrange the material and the room to be prepared for class. Pray for the class and be ready to provide a safe and fun environment. Help kids to know and understand what a relationship with Jesus truly is and model this to the kids. Lastly, build relationships with the kids to provide a safe relationship, which will give them a trustworthy person in their life. Fellowship Kids Elementary Teacher Aide will provide services to children that are in kindergarten through 5th grade.
Requirements:
Time Commitment:
- SNL Service: 6:15PM-8:30PM
- Upper Valley campus 9AM service: 8:45AM-10:30AM
- Upper Valley campus 11AM service: 10:45AM-12:30PM
- Spring Hill campus 11AM service: 10:45AM-12:30PM
Expectations:
Benefits:
Purpose: The purpose of a Fellowship Kids Teacher is to teach the provided lesson plans and activities. The teacher will oversee and manage the safety of the classroom, as well as arrange the material and the room to be prepared for class. Must look through the class bin ahead of time to be prepared for the class to arrive. Pray for the class and be ready to provide a safe and fun environment. Help kids to know and understand what a relationship with Jesus truly is and model this to the kids. Must be prepared to change diapers and clean up messes. Must be able to physically pick up and hold children. Lastly, build relationships with the kids to provide a safe adult-to-kid relationship, which will give them a trustworthy adult in their life. Fellowship Kids Preschool Teacher will provide services to children that are 2-year-old to 5-year-old.
Requirements:
Time Commitment:
- SNL Service: 6:15PM-8:30PM
- Upper Valley campus 9AM service: 8:45AM-10:30AM
- Upper Valley campus 11AM service: 10:45AM-12:30PM
- Spring Hill campus 11AM service: 10:45AM-12:30PM
Expectations:
Benefits:
Purpose: The purpose of a Fellowship Kids Teacher is to teach the provided lesson plans and activities. The teacher will oversee and manage the safety of the classroom, as well as arrange the material and the room to be prepared for class. Must look through the class bin ahead of time to be prepared for the class to arrive. Pray for the class and be ready to provide a safe and fun environment. Help kids to know and understand what a relationship with Jesus truly is and model this to the kids. Lastly, build relationships with the kids to provide a safe adult-to-kid relationship, which will give them a trustworthy adult in their life. Fellowship Kids Elementary Teacher will provide services to children that are in Kindergarten through 5th grade.
Requirements:
Time Commitment:
- SNL Service: 6:15PM-8:30PM
- Upper Valley campus 9AM service: 8:45AM-10:30AM
- Upper Valley campus 11AM service: 10:45AM-12:30PM
- Spring Hill campus 11AM service: 10:45AM-12:30PM
Expectations:
Benefits:
Purpose: The purpose of a Fellowship Kids Resource Prep is to ready everything a teacher in the classroom needs to be successful for the weekend classes
Requirements:
- Work at the church or at home
- Ability to cut paper
- Ability to gather materials from a list
- Ability to serve on Monday or Tuesday
Time Commitment:
- 2-3 hours each week on your own schedule as long as it is finished on Monday or Tuesday
Expectations:
- Dependable
- Good communication with Children’s Ministry Director
- Attention to detail
Benefits:
- Work from home
- Help kids connect with the love Jesus has for them
- Creative outlet
Fellowship Youth Team
The middle school and high school years of a student are incredibly formative in their life. Fellowship* Youth strives to give students the opportunity to have fun, build relationships, and experience God.
Purpose: The purpose of a Fellowship Youth Small Group Leader is to lead a weekly small group of students during youth group. Small Groups are broken up by grade and gender. Small Groups leaders lead the post-sermon discussion, share their life and experiences, as well as build relationships with their group inside and outside of youth group.
Requirements:
- Regularly attend/worship with Fellowship Family.
- Arrive 30 minutes before youth group begins.
- Pass required background check.
- Have a heart for junior high/high school aged kids.
- A desire to lead kids in a direction towards loving and trusting Jesus.
Time Commitment:
- Serve every Monday night during active semester.
- Youth group is from 6:30-8PM
- Youth group is split into two semesters per school year.
- Fall semester runs September 12, 2022 – November 14, 2022.
- Spring semester runs January 9, 2023 – April 24, 2023
- Serve at special summer events and holiday parties
- Upcoming summer events for 2022 – June 27, July 11, July 25 and August 8
- Upcoming holiday parties for 2022 – November 14 & December 5
Expectations:
- Execute the purpose
- Provide a trust-filled small group environment
- Express needs to Youth Pastor
- Attend monthly team meetings
Benefits:
- The joy of learning from and being with kids
- Meeting new people
- Growing in faith
- The chance to make a difference in a young person’s life
- Free King’s Island every Summer and lots of free pizza
Food & Clothing Pantry Team
The Fellowship Food Pantry exists to serve those in our community who struggle with food insecurity. Similarly, the Clothing Pantry is a place where our Food Pantry clients can select some needed clothing.
Purpose: Volunteers are trained to serve those who come to the Food Pantry with respect and honor, valuing them as God does, while at the same time, meeting a physical need.
Requirements:
- Works well with others
- Willing to humbly serve those with a need
Time Commitment: choose a shift or stay for multiple shifts on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month (Please note – if you are coming to serve on a Saturday morning, you can just show up and let us know you are ready to help. If you are bringing a group or team to serve, please register ahead of time so that we can best utilize those willing to help)
- 8 – 10AM shift will prepare the facilities, bag groceries, and prepare a meal
- 10AM – Noon shift will minister to clients by distributing bags of groceries and serving a tasty meal
Benefits:
- You will meet new people
- Meet the physical needs of individuals and families we serve
- Obtain required service hours (if needed)
Purpose: Volunteers are trained to serve those who come to the Clothing Pantry with respect and honor, valuing them as God does, while at the same time, meeting a physical need.
Requirements:
- Works well with others
- Willing to humbly serve those with a need
Time Commitment: From 9 – 11:30AM on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month (Please note – if you are coming to serve on a Saturday morning, you can just show up and let us know you are ready to help. If you are bringing a group or team to serve, please register ahead of time so that we can best utilize those willing to help)
Benefits:
- You will meet new people
- Meet the physical needs of individuals and families we serve
- Obtain required service hours (if needed)
Gracious Hands Team
Sometimes loving your neighbor involved providing a meal for them. For example, when a member of our Fellowship family loses a loved one, we often generously serve that family with intentional kindness by preparing a meal for after the funeral service. Or we sometimes like to bless the teachers and staff at Lagonda Elementary School with a meal to say thank you for all you do for our neighborhood kids.
Purpose: The purpose of the Meal Volunteer is to prepare a dish for the dinner that will be served to a family after the funeral or for the teachers at Lagonda Elementary School. You will also have the option to come and help set up and serve the meal, but that is not a requirement.
Requirements:
- Willingness to Joyfully Serve
- Ability to cook, bake, or buy a delicious dish to share
Time Commitment:
- We have three teams that work in rotation. It would only be preparing a dish when your team is up.
Benefits:
- Serving people when they are grieving and allowing them time to spend after the funeral with family and friends without worrying about preparing food for everyone OR blessing the teachers at Lagonda Elementary School
- Getting to prepare your favorite dish for people who will be so appreciative to have it
- If you can come and help set up and serve the meal, you will meet new people and build relationships with others on your team
Purpose: The purpose of the Meal Captain/Co-Captain is to contact the volunteers on their team and ask them to prepare a dish for the dinner that will be served to the family after the funeral or for a special meal at Lagonda Elementary school for the teachers. They will also work with volunteers to set up and serve the meal.
Requirements:
- Willingness to Joyfully Serve
- Ability to call or text their team members
- Ability to cook, bake, or buy a delicious dish to share
- Basic set up ability including putting tablecloths on tables, adding centerpieces (already available), and preparing a buffet line for food
Time Commitment:
- We have three teams that work in rotation. It would only be preparing a dish when your team is up.
Benefits:
- Serving people when they are grieving and allowing them time to spend after the funeral with family and friends without worrying about preparing food for everyone OR blessing the staff at Lagonda Elementary School on special days – usually one or two times each year
- Getting to prepare your favorite dish for people who will be so appreciative to have it
- You will meet new people and build relationships with others on your team
MOPS (Mothers of PreSchoolers)
MOPS is an international organization that encourages and equips moms of young children (from conception to school age) to realize their potential as mothers, women, and leaders, in relationship with Jesus, and in partnership with the local church. We want to build a circle of women who love each other like family, because raising humans is beautiful and hard, and having each other to lean on is life-giving. That’s why we are connecting moms who will meet together to laugh, cry, love and embrace the journey of being a mom - together.
Role of Volunteer: Be a calm, loving, and interactive adult that will supervise the children while the moms have time together for encouragement, prayer, and connection.
Requirements of Volunteer:
- Be comfortable with children from birth through school age
- Joyfully serve on a consistent basis so that the kids will build trust and have a good relationship with you
- Submit a simple, online background check
Time commitment: About 3 hours on the second and fourth Thursday each month (now – May) either in the morning or the evening.
Benefit to Volunteer:
- Be part of a team that truly cares about moms with young children and the stage of life they are in.
- You get to hang out with the kids and have fun!
- Lots of hugs and smiles 🙂
- MOPS pays $35 for adults and $15 for teens per meeting, OR volunteer for community service hours.
Soul Care Minister/Caregiver
Experiencing the loss of a loved one, hospitalization, discouragement, spiritual crisis, divorce, long term illness, job loss, disability, loneliness, or many other challenges can happen in all of our lives. God never intended for us to go through these experiences alone. That's why God has brought us together as a congregation--and why we have Fellowship Soul Care Ministry. Soul Care Ministers are members of our congregation who have received over six months of training to minister to people experiencing a crisis or going through a difficult time in life.
Purpose: Soul Care Ministers meet one-to-one with care receivers—privately and confidentially–to listen, care, encourage, support, and reflect Christ’s presence. It is an honor and a privilege to walk alongside someone who is asking for help.
Requirements:
- Pass a background check
- Go through a 6-month training (one evening per week)
- Be able to maintain confidentiality with information
- Have a heart for people who are going through a rough season
Time Commitment:
- After the training, you will meet one hour per week with each person you are mentoring to – you can determine how many people you want to walk alongside
Expectations:
- Minister/caregivers will provide support for our Fellowship family members who need care
- You will get to prayerfully listen and help people process their experiences
Weekend Service Team
This team has many facets as it serves our Fellowship family during our weekend services.
Purpose: Most visitors decide within the first few minutes whether they would go back to a church a second time. This team comprises the front line to ensure that, from the moment a car pulls into our lot, they are welcomed, loved, and feel a sense of belonging – whether they’ve been here for 10 minutes or 10 years. This team includes parking lot attendants, door greeters, and people who man the Hub or Welcome Desk
Requirements:
- Willing to serve joyfully
- Welcoming personality
- Excellent communication skills
- Dependable
Time commitment:
- One weekend service per month
Benefits:
- Opportunity to meet all the new people
- Share the love of Jesus with visitors and Fellowship family members
Purpose: This team works to take care of those special touches to make everyone in our facilities feel at home. They are vital to first-impressions experience once they step inside, fostering a sense of community by providing tangible modes of fellowship including (but not limited to):
- Welcoming and loving on those in our facilities through acts of service
- Set up and clean up coffee and occasional snacks/treats (Father’s Day donut wall, Christmas Eve hot chocolate bar, etc.) at services and special events
- Alerting campus pastor when supplies need to be restocked
Requirements:
- Welcoming personality
- Willing to serve joyfully
- Excellent communication skills
- Dependable
Time Commitment:
- One weekend service per month
Benefits:
- Creative outlet
- Opportunity to meet new and build relationships with people
Purpose: This team works to ensure that people are received and loved as they accept the invitation to respond during or after the worship service or other event. They are vital to connecting with people who may be lost, hurting, broken, seeking, or those who are ready to make a commitment or take a next step in their faith. Empathy, love and acceptance are the heartbeat of this team
Requirements:
- Excellent communication skills
- Highly personable with ability to listen, comprehend, empathize, and pray with/for those who come forward
Time Commitment:
- One weekend service per month
Benefits:
- Get to pray with those who may be lost, hurting, broken, seeking, or those who are ready to make a commitment or take a next step in their faith – how exciting is that?!?
Purpose: To ensure that everyone who wants to take the Lord’s Supper has elements to allow them to participate. Also, help show people empty seats when the sanctuary becomes full and seats are more difficult to locate
Requirements:
- Dependable
- Willing to serve joyfully
Time commitment:
- One weekend service per month
Benefits:
- Area where you can start serving immediately
- Little to no training needed
Purpose: Be an ambassador of connection for Fellowship through meaningful engagement through our online campus services.
Requirements:
- Be comfortable with initiating and fostering connections
- Comfortable using computers with multiple apps and screens
- Attention to detail
- Reliable and consistent
- Must have a laptop and ability to bring to church on mornings you serve
Time commitment:
- About 2 hours per week, primarily during Sunday morning 11AM online services. Occasional meetings during the week.
Benefits:
- Be a part of the fellowship family that occurs without physical distance limitations.
- Be part of a team on the leading edge of engagement in the church through digital platforms and tools, reaching the otherwise unreachable.
Worship and Production Team
The Worship and Production Team leads the congregation in worship through visual arts and music. Our goal is to create quality music and visuals that create an atmosphere people where are drawn to Christ!
Purpose: The purpose of a volunteer worship team member is to assist in the leadership of musical worship by utilizing their musical skill to play songs for the congregation to engage in worship.
Basic Responsibilities:
- Take note of any direction by worship leader during the week (i.e. emails, details, descriptions, etc.) through Planning Center or otherwise
- Attend necessary meetings and outings
- Arrive on time and prepared to rehearsals and services
- Respond via Planning Center to block out and scheduling requests
- Practice independently to prepare for a scheduled service
Weekly Time Commitment:
- Practice time (individual)
- Service and rehearsal (2 ½ hours) Spring Hill and SNL, service and rehearsal (5 hours) UV
Expectations:
- Community
- Service to God
- Utilization of talents for His glory
Purpose: The purpose of the audio engineer is to skillfully mix the audio signals from the musicians on stage leading worship as well as any spoken content to present a non-distracting sound through the main PA system during worship services.
Basic Responsibilities:
- The audio engineer shows up and turns on all equipment, racks, amps, and hardware required for services to be produced.
- The audio engineer should have board ready and patched/routed correctly prior to rehearsal starting.
- Of very high importance is the Audio Engineer to remain at the tech booth during the entirety of the service(s).
- The audio engineer is expected to attend any worship team gatherings.
Time Commitment:
- Service and rehearsal (2 ½ hours) Spring Hill and SNL; service and rehearsal (5 hours) UV
Expectations:
- Community
- Service to God
- Utilization of talents for His glory
Purpose: The purpose of the Volunteer Camera Operator is to usher our online community into the presence of the Lord by capturing the service with cameras.
Basic Responsibilities:
- Be at your camera 15 minutes prior to the start of service
- Double check camera settings
- Keep an open line of communication with the switcher operator and other cam ops by using headset appropriately
- Turn the cameras off and turn in all equipment to the switcher operator at the end of service
- Pay attention to service flow and actively search for the next shot
Time Commitment:
- Sunday Upper Valley campus 9AM-end of service (likely 4 hours)
Expectations:
- Community
- Service to God
- Utilization of talents for His glory
Purpose: The purpose of the volunteer production team member is to deliver the information to the in house and online congregation through visuals and sound
Basic Responsibilities:
- Respond via planning center to blockout and schedule requests
- Arrive promptly to practice to run through lyrics with the worship team
- Run computer and video production during services
- Ensure worship lyrics and sermon are switched in a timely manner
- Turn off projectors and computer are turned off when service is over
Time Commitment:
- Service and rehearsal (2 ½ hours) Spring Hill campus and SNL; service and rehearsal (5 hours) Upper Valley campus
Expectations:
- Community
- Service to God
- Utilization of talents for His glory
Purpose: The purpose of the Switcher Operator is to direct camera flow and help our online audience to connect with our service.
Basic Responsibilities:
- Direct camera operators and control the flow of online service
- Communicate with media operator when to put up lower thirds
- Communicate effectively with the rest of the team through intercom system
Time Commitment:
- Sunday Upper Valley campus 9AM-end of service (likely 4 hours)
Expectations:
- Community
- Service to God
- Utilization of talents for His glory