We are very excited about the newest initiative at ADVANCE this year: Student Volunteers
We want to give students the opportunity to lead the ministry of ADVANCE and give them ownership. We will be having a training on Sunday August 19th at 6:00 pm in the Basement to prepare students for the all the roles we are offering.
The following is a list of all the areas that students can volunteer at ADVANCE. Please review the list, pray about where God might want to use you this year, and attend the Student Volunteer Training on August 19th. Thanks!
Program Tech Team – Students will be
involved in the creation and execution of the Sunday night Program. This includes creating graphics and videos, Tech, AVL, stage-hands, etc. The Tech Team should arrive 20 minutes before
run-thru. This team will be led by the
ADVANCE Program Producer.
Program Planning Team – We want our program to
be relevant, engaging and Christ-centered, and we need your help to do
that! Students on this team will be
asked to speak into the flow and content of the program, as well as giving
critical feedback about the program after it is over. This team will meet regularly throughout the
year. This team will be co-led by Ryan
Carson and the ADVANCE Program Producer.
Event Planning Team – Community is one of
the most important aspects of the Christian life! Students on this team will be asked to create
and implement different fun ideas for fellowship and community within
ADVANCE. This team will be led by the
Community Director Intern.
Hospitality Volunteers:
- Greeters – First impressions are
always important. The Greeting Team will
be responsible for welcoming everyone who attends ADVANCE by opening doors,
smiling, giving hi-fives, and introducing themselves to students as they arrive. Our goal is for all people to feel welcomed
and loved so that they might better understand God’s unconditional love for
them in Christ. Greeters should arrive
at 4:00 pm or 5:30 pm (depending on the shift).
Greeters will report to Meredith Jolly and Bethany Kortekaas.
- Check-in – As students enter the
doors of ADVANCE they need to check in for the purposes of security and
accountability. This team will help other
students check-in by using a scan card, computer system, and a stamp. Any first time visitors will be sent to the
Launch Pad. The Check-in team should be
welcoming, call students by name, and tell them that they are glad they are
here. Arrival time will be 30 minutes
before each program (depending on the shift).
This team will report to Bethany Kortekaas and Meredith Jolly.
· Launch Pad
- Check-in - When first time visitors come to ADVANCE they check-in by
filling out the Info Card and then receive a green wristband. If a friend
brought them, their friend gets a pink wristband. They can use this wristband to get free pizza
and a drink in the café, but more importantly, for our First Touch Launch Pad
volunteers to be aware of their presence.
This team should be welcoming, call students by name, and tell them that
they are glad they are here. Arrival
time will be 30 minutes before each program (depending on the shift). This team will report to Bethany Kortekaas
and Meredith Jolly.
- First Touch – This branch of our Launch Pad Team will be
responsible for looking out for any students with green wristbands and
welcoming them to ADVANCE. Asking
questions about who they are, where they go to school, what sports they play,
etc. are always helpful. This team
should also give tours of the Basement, point them toward the café for free
food, engage in a fun Basement activity with them, and offer to sit with them
during the worship service. Arrival time
will be 30 minutes before each program (depending on the shift). This team will report to Bethany Kortekaas
and Meredith Jolly.
- Follow-Up – Being intentional to follow-up with first time visitors is
an important part of welcoming people into our Gospel community at
ADVANCE. The goal of this team is to
reach out with a personal touch to thank visitors for coming, ask them about their
experience, and invite them back. The
best way to do this is through a phone call, and text messages and Facebook are
also helpful. This team will be led by
Ryan Carson.
Program Teams
- Announcements – Students who will be
on the Announcements Team will be responsible for communicating any important
information about ADVANCE as well as upcoming events. Students on this team will receive
information prior to Sunday and the delivery of this information should be well
thought through and prepared before Sunday.
Arrival time will be 10 minutes before program run-thru. This team will report to the ADVANCE Program
Producer.
- Emcee – Students who are on
the Emcee team will take part in the flow of the program and could be
responsible for running games, making announcements, reading Scripture, and
anything else that might be included in the program. Emcees should attempt to get the group
involved, excited and engaged. Emcees
should arrive 15 minutes prior to program run-thru and will report to the
ADVANCE Program Producer.
- Scripture
Readers
– This group of students will be asked to read Scripture during the
program. The exact Scripture and version
will be communicated prior to Sunday and the delivery of the Scripture should
be practiced so it is clear to everyone who hears! Scripture Readers should arrive 10 minutes
prior to run-thru and will report to the ADVANCE Program Producer.
- Band
Member –
The worship of Christ through music is an important tradition in the church and
is commanded of Christians in Scripture.
Each Band Member should arrive on time for rehearsal and be prepared by
practicing all songs before Sunday. This
team will be led by the ADVANCE Worship Leader and the Program Producer.
Prayer Team – Scripture tells us
that if we want to see the hand of God move, we should pray and ask Him for the
desires of our hearts. This team gets
the privilege of praying for the needs of the ADVANCE community. This team will be led by Meredith Jolly and
she will communicate the prayer requests through an organized system on a
regular basis.
Preaching Team –
In Romans 10:17, the Bible says that, “faith comes from hearing, and hearing
through the word of Christ.” The job of the preacher is of utmost
importance. Those who preach at ADVANCE
will be expected to prepare, organize, and deliver Christ-centered teaching
with accessible application. Readiness
for this task is up to the discretion of the Student Pastor and could involved
certain assignments to help prepare a student for this task.
LifeGroup Champions – LifeGroup Champions
serve alongside their LifeGroup Leader(s) to help the group partake in Care
(relationships), Growth (Biblical Understanding), and Impact (service). Champions should encourage group
participation and health as well as setting an example for the rest of the
group, as all good leaders should. Each
Champion will report to their LifeGroup Leader as well as Jay Wells.
Middle School Mentors (High School Students
Only) – Because we all look up to those who are older than us, it is important
that the ADVANCE community shows a great deal of love and respect to the
generations who are younger as well.
Middle School mentors are asked to befriend and build a relationship
with one middle school student for an entire year. This should include at least 5 minutes of
hangout on Sunday nights and some type of communication during the week (phone
call, text, Facebook, etc.) This
relationship could literally change the life of a middle school student
forever. 1 John 4:19 says, “We love
because he first loved us.” Middle
School Mentors will report to Ryan Carson.
Internships – There could be a wide
variety of unpaid internships offered through the ADVANCE Student Ministry. The goal of the intern program is to expose
students to the realities of ministry and allow them to take responsibility for
certain aspects of our ministry. The
intern process will begin with Ryan Carson but could be passed off to any of
the ADVANCE staff members.