LITURGY TEAM

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📌 Your Team Leader is Matthew Gardiner (Worship Service Assistant)

Welcome to the Liturgy Team!

Although liturgy is somewhat of an old-fashioned term, it best describes the structure and content of what happens during a Sunday service.

The Liturgy Team has 4 main roles.
1. Prayer Leader - lead the congregation through prayer and the reading of scripture.
2. Ministry Host - lead the congregation through the ministry spot and announcements.
3. Communion Prep - prepare communion once a month.
4. Communion Leader - lead the congregation through communion once a month. This role is either a pastor or elder.

After the first set of songs, the Prayer Leader will lead the congregation through a prayer and Bible reading. Please arrive on time and communicate to the Worship Service Director well in advance if you are unable to make your service for some reason.

During the Week...

• Take time during the week to read through the passage given to you to read.
• Begin praying through the topics and scripture given to you, to stir your heart and affection before Sunday.
• Write out your prayer. Even if you are not going to pray word for word, writing out your prayer helps you to be strategic, it also prevents 'ums' and 'ahs', rambling and unnecessary repetition.

Before the Service on Sunday...

• Check in with Production on for which microphone to use.

During the Service...

• Lead the congregation in prayer and reading the Word aloud. Have a physical, paper Bible to read from. You can bring your own, or you can use the one on site.

Praying together is a vitally important component of our gathering. And so, leading this time is a great privilege and responsibility because you are praying on behalf of the whole congregation.

The following is a guide for when you are prayer leading.

• Don't Use "I", Use "We"
• Don't Preach The Gospel. Pray The Gospel.
• Include Scripture
• Follow the ACTS structure
  • A - Adoration 
  • C - Confession (in this context, corporate not personal) 
  • T - Thanksgiving 
  • S - Supplication (asking for stuff)
• Remember the global church beyond Springfield

Some other tips that might help with your delivery are;

• Prepare
• Write it down
• It's better to be on stage earlier than later
• Try not to go longer than 5 minutes
• Once you have finished, ask the congregation to be seated

For a more detailed explanation of our philosophy behind prayer leading, click the link below.

Thank you for serving as a part of our Communion team. Please arrive on time and communicate to the Worship Service Director well in advance if you are unable to make your service for some reason.

Tasks

• Purchase the communion elements (Communion Prep)
• Set up the communion elements (Communion Prep)
• Lead the congregation through communion (Communion Leader - pastor or elder)
• Pack down the communion elements (Communion Prep)

Please arrive on time and communicate to the Worship Service Director well in advance if you are unable to make your allocated service time for some reason.

7.30am - Communion Prep Team Sets Up Communion
8.20am - Prayer Leader Collects Microphone & Double Check Service Plan Details
8.30am - Band Rehearsal ends / Pre-Service Briefing & Prayer.
8.45am - Pre-Service Begins (Cinema 3 Opens)
9.00am - Service Starts.
9.15am - Prayer & Bible Reading.
9.30am - Communion (if it is the first Sunday of the month)
10.30am - Service ends. / Bump Out. Prayer Leader Returns Microphone. Communion Prep Pack Down Communion.
11.00am - Venue Closed

Thank you for your willingness to serve in the Worship Team! Your role is vital in creating an inviting environment for worship in our Sunday services. If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out to your Team Leader, or the Worship Service Director.