Serving at Crosswinds Church
We were all created to worship God by serving Him. At Crosswinds Church, we encourage others to live a lifestyle of serving – to influence others in our everyday, at work, at school, at university, in our families, our community and in the local church.
Children's Ministries
These teams create an environment in Crosswinds Kids where kids discover who Jesus is, how much he loves them and how to follow him every day. They intentionally invest in the lives of our children through building relationship, ministry, worship, groups, games and activities.
Sunday morning services (10am)
Gentle Breese Nursery: Ages 1month – 4 years. Team loves spending time with little ones; reading stories, singing songs and engaging with play time. Serve on a schedule; one service every 2 – 3 weeks.
Jesus and Me Sunday School Class: Ages 5years - Grade 4. Team has fun sharing
God’s love through playtime, Bible stories, crafts, and worship time. Serve on a roster every 2-3 weeks; dependent on the role in which they serve either as head teacher or assistant teacher.
Only adults mature in their faith can serve as head teacher, but any one from the age of 13 can serve as assistant teacher.
U-Turn Youth Ministry
This team creates an attractive environment for students from Grade 5-12 where teens can belong, discover who Jesus is, and how to follow and serve him in their challenging world. 7pm, each Wednesday.
Ad hoc child care
From time to time for special events we ask volunteers to look after the guests children. We require at least 2 people to work together where at least one must
be an adult of 21 years or older. If you are prepared to volunteer in this way you will be added to a list and will be scheduled on a rotation basis.
First Impressions
Do you enjoy: Greeting & socializing; directing traffic; food & beverages; answering questions or showing people around? First mpressions is all about making great first and lasting impressions. These teams create a arm welcome and a secure and safe environment from the parking lot to the sanctuary and everywhere in between.
First Impressions Roles:
Back door Greeter. These positions include greeters for the front door and back
door, as well as security during service. Our digital ambassador greet online guests
through YouTube and Facebook channels.
Hospitality Roles:
Passionate about making and serving coffee and tea. Have a passion for making
food look and taste good.
Prepare and serve the free tea and coffee, cold drinks as well as other items.
This team also helps when we have a church events where food and drinks are
served.
Drivers: From time to time we need volunteers to pick up and drop off church
members that are unable to drive themselves to church either due to a disability,
age or lack of transportation.
Opportunities to serve on Sundays, approximately 2 - 3 times a month, and at ad
hoc services and events.
Prayer & Discipleship
Intercessory Prayer Team
Provide consistent intentional “behind-the-scenes” prayer support for specific prayer requests and needs. They meet every Sunday morning before church to pray.
Focused Discipleship Opportunities These teams facilitate and host various courses throughout the year. Includes Grief Care, Pre-marital and Marriage, and other discipleship courses. Individuals wanting to serve on a journey of (ongoing) assessment whether their personality, gifts and life experience lend to this area of serving; as well as some training opportunities prior to joining. Team serves ad hoc for the period of the course in areas of facilitating a group, hosting (refreshments) and Child Care. This occurs once the course dates have been identified and leaders appointed.
Worship Team
This dynamic team prepares the way for our guests to encounter the presence
of God through vocals and instruments.
Team commits to a Thursday evening weekly meeting to practice together and serves on Sundays according to a schedule. The team also serves at some additional opportunities at worship services and other events. For those new to the team there is an audition and period of preparation before joining the team on stage.
Production Team
This team uses creativity and technology by delivering the word and worship through cameras, lighting, media, sound engineering, livestream and other visual elements.
Team commits to a Thursday evening meeting to practice together (sound engineer
every week they are scheduled other production team members only attend practice evening for training) and Sundays according to a schedule. The team also serves at prayer services and other opportunities. For those new to the team there is a period of preparation before joining the team. Serves 2 - 3 times a month.
Media Team
Photography Team
This team loves photography and using it to show what God is doing at Crosswinds Church. They photograph various events and services for use online, print and in social media.
Opportunities are shared and the team is scheduled to serve. Opportunities include Sunday Services, Life Groups and other ad hoc opportunities.
Social Media
They share the message of the church through various digital, social and other media. Researchers, writers, copy editors, listeners, photographers, designers, videographers and video editors.
