Epworth at Aylett

Guidance for Teams:

• Individuals may only serve on TWO teams at a time. There will be collaboration between teams on some ministries and activities, and this may mean a person works WITH more than two teams, but they are only to engage in the planning and be responsible for the operation of two teams as their sphere of responsibility.
• Individuals may only lead ONE team at a time.
• Individuals may only lead their team for up to three years.
• Team leads should be focused on identifying and mentoring members of their team for future leadership in their team, for another team, or for sending out to plant new churches and faith initiatives.
• The Worship team, Trustees team, and Leadership Team do not count toward the two teams a person may serve on. However, to avoid over-taxing leaders, the Leadership Chair, Trustee Chair and Lay Leader should not lead teams.
• Membership is not a requirement to serve on most teams, but it IS a requirement to lead a team.*
• Spiritual Gifts workshop will be held prior to team formations, all desiring to participate in teams are requested to attend.

NEEDED TEAMS & DESCRIPTIONS

• WORSHIP TEAM
  • PRAYER TEAM
  • COMMUNICATIONS TEAM
  • HOSPITALITY TEAM
  • CARE TEAM
  • TEACHING TEAM
  • MISSIONS & OUTREACH TEAM
  • PLANNING TEAM (Pastor is lead)

WORSHIP TEAM

This team includes all participants in Sunday morning and other worship services. General areas of service include:

Currently Ann Danshaw is the lead for this team. Team lead will coordinate participants for each service and assure they know when they are needed and what role they will fill during the service. The lead will also recruit additional helpers for areas where we need people, inform the Pastor of any needs that need to be announced from the front, and keep a list of people we have available for each category.

PRAYER TEAM

This team will include all who are participating in Altar Prayer ministry during various worship services. Availability for monthly evening prayer and healing service is needed. Tera will do basic Altar Prayer ministry training for all team members before January 1^st. The team leader for the Prayer Team will maintain a list of available prayer team members and recruit additional members as needed/led, with attention given to giftings that assist in effective prayer ministry. Prayer Team lead will assign two prayer team members for each regular worship service, and coordinate additional prayer team availability with the pastor for special events and monthly prayer service. Key spiritual gifts for this team are: Intercessory prayer, Prophecy, Wisdom, Knowledge, Compassion, Healings, Miracles, Faith, Discernment, Exorcism, Battle.

COMMUNICATIONS TEAM

At the heart of the mission of the church is being witnesses for Christ, sharing what He is doing in our lives, our community, and the world. Ed Danshaw has graciously consented to be our Communications Team lead. The communications team will be responsible for assisting the pastor with:

Social media, weekly newsletter, weekly bulletin, YouTube, website content and updates, church calendar, and advertising.

The Communications Team lead will work closely with the pastor to provide consistent communication about upcoming events and opportunities, prayer needs, and things that are happening within the church and the conference. The team lead will also assist in recruiting additional communications team members. Key gifts for this team are: Wisdom, Knowledge, Exhortation, Evangelism, Humor, Hospitality and Service. Writing, visual, or technical skills are helpful but NOT necessary to serve.

HOSPITALITY TEAM

The hospitality team will lead the way on making people feel welcomed when they arrive at Epworth. This team will coordinate food for ministry and outreach events and Sunday mornings. The team will also identify other ways Epworth can provide hospitality to the surrounding community and to our congregation. The Hospitality Team Lead is currently Korey Rohleder. The team lead will recruit additional members as needed, coordinate with the Planning Team to assure church functions are covered, keep track of sign-ups, and assign team members to events as needed. Key spiritual gifts for this team are: Hospitality, Compassion, Service, Helps, Faith, Craftsmanship, Humor, Pastor.

CARE TEAM

The Care Team will coordinate congregational visitation and support for all members who are sick or having life events that warrant an extra measure of God’s presence and love. This would include organizing visits to our shut-ins, organizing food after babies, surgeries, funerals, and other major life events. Coordinating celebrations/gifts/cards for retirements, babies, weddings, and other major life events in collaboration with the hospitality team. Coordinating assistance to those who need it with EDOM for things like yard work, cleanup, or other maintenance. The Care Team lead will receive notice of and keep track of people within the congregation who are in need of care, recruit additional members to assist with visitation and organizing help, and keep the Pastor informed of any needs for pastoral visits and ongoing prayer. Key spiritual gifts for this team are: Helps, Mercy, Healings, Faith, Exhortation, Pastor, Knowledge, Wisdom, Discernment, Suffering, Miracles.

TEACHING TEAM*

This team will be comprised of all those who teach Bible Study or Sunday School to include all ages pre-K through adult. The Teaching Team lead will work with the pastor and their team to plan curriculum and/or suggest appropriate resources for all educational needs within the Epworth congregation. They will recruit teachers as needed to maintain a team of teachers that provide 2 teachers per classroom for students under 18 with the ability to rotate teachers and cover for days off, and at least 1, preferably 2 teachers for each adult class. They will maintain a schedule of educational offerings and teaching schedules. The team lead will inform the pastor of any training needs. All teaching team members will have a background check and must be a professing member of the Global Methodist Church. Key spiritual gifts for this team are: Teaching, Wisdom, Knowledge, Prophecy, Discernment, Missionary, Leadership, Apostle, Service, Humor.

MISSION & OUTREACH TEAM

As mission and outreach are two sides of the same coin, we will combine these two functions together. The purpose of this team is to develop ways to engage the community of King William for the kingdom of God through service and evangelism. This team will work with the planning team to develop monthly events to carry worship into the surrounding community and share Jesus with them. The team will look for opportunities to partner with local schools, businesses and other Christian organizations to create spaces for our congregation to develop relationships with the people of our community to meet needs and be the church. The team will also continue to organize a monthly partnership with local mission organizations to provide funds, items, or people to aid their ministry (i.e. The Fix, RMH, etc.).

The Mission & Outreach Team lead will work closely with the Planning Team and the pastor to develop the yearly calendar, provide information in a timely manner to the communications team to assure M&O activities are widely known ahead of time, assign team members to events, and recruit additional team members and congregational participation as needed. The current Mission & Outreach Team lead is JR Mitchell. Key spiritual gifts for this team are: Exhortation, Missionary, Evangelism, Prophecy, Hospitality, Faith, Apostle, Martyrdom, Spirit-Music, Battle, Miracles.

PLANNING TEAM

The planning team is tasked with developing a coordinated calendar that aligns congregational events, the preaching calendar, community events, and conference events to identify priority opportunities for Epworth Methodist Church to have the highest impact in the community of King William for the kingdom of God.

This will include: developing outreach events utilizing sites around King William, regular outreach events hosted at EMC, regular prayer and healing services, regular community worship events, integrating conference and district events to promote participation in the congregation and build connections with our other GMC churches, and assisting the pastor in planning a preaching calendar that supports the priorities God has revealed for building His kingdom here in King William. The Pastor is the lead for the Planning Team. Key spiritual gifts for this team are: Prophecy, Wisdom, Knowledge, Exhortation, Evangelism, Administration, Leadership, Faith, Discernment, Interpretation, Intercessory Prayer, Martyrdom, Spirit-Music, Craftsmanship, Battle, Miracles.

Note: Gift titles are taken from Rediscovering Our Spiritual Gifts by Charles V. Bryant if you are looking for a fuller description. Talk to Pastor Tera if you’d like to know more about determining areas of gifting.