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Serving Opportunities
Adult Connections
Are you ready to make some new connections – and
help other people do the same? Start here, with a
multitude of opportunities that match your talents
and interests. Contact
Miriam Crossman for more information or if you
know the ministry you would like to be part of,
fill out an online
application!
Groups
• Group Leaders – facilitate relationships;
engage the group in learning about Christ; share an interest,
hobby or skill with others.
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Group Hosts – open your home to a small group
of friends.
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Placement – help people find the right group
to meet their needs.
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Leader Coaching – support leaders with encouragement,
tools and connection with other leaders, assisting
them as needed.
• Administrative Support – organize and
enter groups-related data.
Classes
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Teacher – facilitate learning and personal
spiritual maturity through teaching of the Bible
or other practical life instruction.
• Administrative Support – schedule classes,
assure rooms are setup, provide teachers with appropriate
resources, order materials, and assist with mini-conference
planning and execution.
SHAPE
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Consultants – facilitate the S.H.A.P.E. discovery
process for participants of our Core Class 301, by
serving as table hosts during the class and conducting
interviews for the referral process.
Senior Adult Ministry
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Senior Center – help with sign ins, planning
programs, special events, food services. Senior Center
meets on the first and third Tuesdays of each month.
Facility Care and Repair
Are you an “hands on” person? Does keeping
things looking – and running – like new
give you a sense of joy and accomplishment? These
teams make Grace consistently inviting and in good
repair, so our leaders and guests can focus on the
reasons they’re here. Contact Diane Wright
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Decorating Team – find your niche in assisting
in decorating different areas of the church for weekend
services and special events.
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Facility Maintenance – put your skills to work
on projects requiring plumbing, electrical, HVAC,
painting, general construction, and carpentry.
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Grounds Maintenance – help with snow removal,
planting and landscape care, irrigation, organizing
and serving during special work days.
CARE AND SUPPORT
Are you wired up just for reaching out and helping
others? Your strengths, skills and compassion may
make you the perfect addition to one of these crucial
teams, serving in the capacity that fits your time
and interests. Contact Dick Page
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Homebound Care – write notes of encouragement,
transport the needy, make house calls, deliver baskets
of blessings, and provide meals.
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Hospital Visitation – bring a smile to those
confined to a hospital for a time.
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Counseling – training provided to prepare you
to be a crisis counselor, marriage mentor, or support
group facilitator.
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Budget Coaching – training provided to prepare
you to be assist others in finding financial freedom.
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Prayer – become a "Wednesday warrior," providing
prayer on Wednesday evenings and throughout the week
for those who request it.
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Administrative Support – type, photocopy, schedule
appointments.
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Ordinance Team – prepare communion elements
on the first weekend each month, provide manpower
and support for baptism services.
Children
Are you up for the excitement - and the challenges
- of helping children discover they matter to God?
(Or maybe you're just a kid at heart - and you know
you'll have fun in our amazing kids ministry, too!)
Contact Larry Shallenberger
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Nursery [infants through toddlers] – interact,
cuddle, feed, rock to sleep - and yes, change diapers.
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2-year olds – prepare the ever-popular snacks
(and clean up afterwards!), do simple crafts (ditto
cleanup), read, teach, play.
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Preschool [includes 3-5 year-olds] – teach,
play, read, lead small groups, serve snacks and just
enjoy this fun age group.
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Elementary [kindergarten to 1st grade, 2nd to 3rd
grade, 4th to 5th grade] – teach, play, lead
small groups, supervise activities.
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Children's Creative Arts – lend your creative
talents and energy to the Children's Church weekend
services. Singers, actors, puppeteers - your audience
awaits!
Communication Arts
Want to help produce and maintain Grace's excellent
visuals and easy-to-use communication tools? Contribute
your creativity and professional expertise, and help
break through the clutter in people's lives. Contact
Danielle Romanowicz
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Proofing – review brochures, Web pages, e-newsletters,
and other informational pieces for quality and accuracy.
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Writing – produce succinct, effective copy
for articles, promotional pieces and Web pages.
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Editing – evaluate communications materials
for effectiveness, style and tone.
• Graphic Design – create graphic elements
for series promotional pieces, special events and Web
projects.
• Web Support – create Flash animations,
maintain multimedia Web content, ensure consistency and maintain
interactive Web pages.
• Media Duplication – record and replicate
messages onto CDs, for sale at the information center.
Creative and Technical Arts
Do you have hidden – or obvious – talents
in media production? Or a burning desire to help
the church use the latest technology to reach the
community? Whether your strengths and skills are
technical or conceptual, there’s a niche here.
Contact
Technical Director
• Equipment Operators and Assistants – run
lighting, video and sound systems. Run audio/video systems
for youth, children, or off-campus events.
• Technical Support – create PowerPoint
text for worship and artist solos, prepare and duplicate
CD content for weekend services and workshops.
• Creative Media – produce compelling media
and computer animations, create custom music tracks for
media content, or provide weekend and special event
photography and videography.
• Administrative Support – scheduling musicians,
media, other creative elements
• Media Duplication – record and replicate
messages onto CDs, for sale at the information center.
Guest Services and Hospitality
Do you believe that first impressions
can make a huge impact? That creating an accepting,
inviting – and
safe – environment is a must? Great! So do
we. Contact Mike Watson
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Book Kiosk – answer questions, assist with
purchases, and provide excellent customer service.
• Connection Café – meet the newest
guests at Grace and provide conversation and an invitation
to come back.
• Grace Hosts – open your home several times
each year to people who are new to Grace (training
provided)
• Parking – direct traffic flow and assist
guests with parking.
• Ushers / Greeters – greet guests, provide
programs, assist with seating.
• Tele-touch Visitation – make phone calls
to people who recently visited Grace to get their first
impressions and to invite them back (training provided).
• Information Center – assist with event
registrations, information and connection.
• Check-In Facilitator – assist families
with child check-in.
• Bulletin Assembly – collate weekend service
programs.
Mission Outreach
A multitude of opportunities exist on Grace teams
that serve our community and the world beyond. Whatever
your gifts, they’ll be more than welcome in
these vital ministry areas. Contact Mike Watson
• Inner City Servant Team – organize people
at Grace to help the neediest in our community.
• Marketing/ Media – create and implement
marketing strategies to promote Grace to a variety of different
people groups in the Erie area.
• Missions – lead the effort of oversees
missions at Grace. Encourage, support, and advocate for our
missionaries oversees and plan short-term mission
projects for the people of Grace.
• Outreach Events – plan and coordinate
events outside the walls of Grace.
Performing
Arts
Did you ever see people on the stage singing,
playing music or acting out a poignant drama
and think, "They
must be professionals"? They’re not. They’re
volunteers, just like you. Granted, the vocalists
and musicians who grace our stage during weekend
services are performing at high levels – but
there are also artistic opportunities for those
who are just getting started. Contact Brian Lusky
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Vocalists – perform solos and assist in leading
worship. 11:00 service teams rehearse Thursday
nights at 6:30 p.m., 9:15 service teams rehearse at
8:30
on Sunday mornings, and Saturday night teams rehearse
at 4:00 on Saturday afternoons.
• Instrumentalists – perform a wide variety
of musical styles during weekend services and special
events; bands typically include drums, bass guitar,
electric guitar and keyboard – but just about
any instrument played well could have a place on
our stage. We also always need classical instrumentalists
(organ, piano, strings, woodwinds, etc.) for our
9:15 service to both assist with worship and also
to provide solo music for offertories, etc.
• Drama – perform in weekend dramas, direct
actors, assist with costuming, props, and staging, write
original scripts and adapt existing scripts. Drama
rehearsals are held on a selected weeknight when
a drama is scheduled for the following weekend;
actors must be available for all weekend services.
• Creative Team – participate in initial
planning for upcoming services. Creative minds think of new
and intriguing ways of presenting the truth of
scripture through our worship services. This team plans and
carries out service elements using the mediums
of music, dance, drama, video, visual aids, PowerPoint
design, testimonies, poetry, etc.
• Karis – perform with this mixed ensemble
of high-quality vocal musicians. Currently, Karis leads
worship at the 9:30 service approximately once
per month, as well as providing regular special selections
at all services. Karis often performs their selections
with instrumental accompaniment including piano,
bass, guitars, drums, etc.
• Choir – participate in our worship choir
that serves to enhance and support our worship experiences.
The choir sings monthly at the 9:15 and 11:00 services.
Students
Are you an adult who comprehends the pressures
and challenges of young people today? Are you a
student
who wants to serve your peers? Want them to know
how much they matter to God – no matter what?
Contact Paula Watson
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Leader – develop a rapport with students, lead
breakout discussion groups, small groups, etc.
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Tech Assistance – help teach, guide, and oversee
tech students.
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Ministry Leader – lead a team of students in
a hands on ministry effort like, worship team,
prayer team, hospitality team, drama team, etc.
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Set up – assist leaders with set up before
and after Wednesday or Sunday night programs
Technical
and Skilled
Are your skills and interests more in line with
organization, math, or technology? You're our
heroes. Contact Bernie
Farabaugh
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Accounting – process deposits and contributions
from weekly offerings, donations, special events,
staff purchasing, filing, etc.
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Administrative – perform receptionist duties,
complete data entry projects.
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Office Support – mailroom services, photocopying,
typing, filing, bulk mailings.
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Stewardship Team – creative giving coordination,
research, education, promotion of stewardship efforts.
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