The Importance of Volunteering

A lot of people have the wrong idea of what it means to be a “Minister”…and maybe you do too. Ministry is simply this… Using your individual gifts to meet someone else’s personal need, and doing it in the name of Christ. In fact, when you go back to the New Testament and study the beginning of the local church, you will discover the same paradigm. In Acts 6, we read how the Apostles who led the church selected a team of people to take care of a specific ministry opportunity in the church - feeding the widows and their children. That's the way a church has to function. The pastors lead the church by preaching, teaching and casting the vision. The members of the local church take on the responsibility of day-to-day ministry. At CrossRoads, our pastoral staff depends on myriad individuals, as well as ministry teams to provide help in numerous avenues of ministry and outreach.

We thank God every day for the many volunteers who are key to CrossRoads Fellowship’s weekly success, as well as the success of its future. If you're not serving in an area of ministry, or maybe are just interested in learning more our volunteer program, below you will find a list of current personal ministry opportunities. These opportunities are grouped into six basic categories: Support, Programming, Service, Worship Arts, Teaching, and Community. Please take a few minutes to look over the list, and feel free to give us a call if you have any questions regarding a particular area of ministry. If you are interested in taking the first step towards the awesome privilege of personal service fill out the information request form, and hit “Send”.

If you are unsure about serving in a particular area, or would like to consider other ministry opportunities, that’s great, in fact we encourage it. Feel free to take any ministry for a “30 Day Test Drive” and see if it fits your gifts and shape. We at CrossRoads understand the need to be used, but also the importance of doing something that fits who you are. Our desire is that every believer realizes their responsibility to “serve the Lord with gladness”, and not out of obligation. So please take your time, but do take a look…purpose is waiting for you.

“…we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word.” Acts 6:4

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