Serving @ TCC
“For even the son of man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” (Mark 10:45)
The amazing truth at the heart of the gospel is that we have been served by the all-powerful son of man, King Jesus himself. His death paid the penalty our sins deserved, a price we could not pay. We live because he served us. True greatness is walking in Jesus’ footsteps by serving others (Mark 10:42-44).
There are many ways to serve at The Crossing Church, formally and informally. The most basic way we can all serve is by being present (at church, CG etc), by speaking the truth in love to one another, and by reaching out to the lost with the gospel. But some of us will be able to do more, using our time and gifts to serve in a formal capacity. We would encourage anyone who is regular at CG to consider doing so. The different ministries and roles are listed below.
If you have questions, reach out to us at connect@thecrossing.com.sg
In particular, there are some urgent needs in the Church. We would encourage regulars to consider stepping up to serve in these areas:
- Facilitators: Evangelistic Courses
- Media: Animators & Social Media
- Music: Singers & Musicians
- Operational Support: PF Check in, Livestream & Projection
- Youth Group: Leaders
- Planet Faith (Kids Ministry) Leaders
Scroll down to find out more.
How can I serve?
- Build relationships with NCG members over the 6 months so they’ll feel a part of our church family & your congregation.
- Help start/facilitate small group discussions based on that week’s talk.
What must I commit?
- Little prep & no specific Bible study-leading skills or extensive background knowledge is required. Just a willing heart, friendly disposition & desire to build others up.
- 6 months commitment per year (each NCG seminar phase runs for 6 months)
- 1 night a week either Tuesday (1H of year) or Wednesday (2H of year) @ Church office.
How can I serve?
- Help start/facilitate small group discussions based on that week’s evangelistic talk, using the given material (Christianity or Life Explored, Just Looking)
- Build relationships with the non-Christians in your group seek to journey with them, answering their questions as best as you can
- Work with the TCC regular who brought them (if any) to evangelize the non-Christian
What must I commit?
- 3 course runs per year – post Christmas (Jan-Feb), post-Good Friday/Easter Sunday (Apr-May/Jun) and post-Proclaim (Aug/Sep-Oct/Nov
- No extensive background knowledge or good conversational skills is required. Just a willing heart, friendly disposition & desire to grow in reaching the lost. Pre-course briefs training provided!
- 1 year commitment where you facilitate at least 1 course run. Each course run will last 7 Sundays, 2-3.30pm in Aperia.
- Aside from that, committing time effort to following up with your group members post-course, should they be interested. (May look like another 7 sessions of Life Explored, a 1-1 etc.)
10.30am-Moon Crawlers, Moon Walkers and Blast-off Juniors (Urgent)
9am-Moon Crawlers, Moon Walkers and Blast-off Juniors
4pm-Moon Crawlers, Moon Walkers and Blast-off Senior
How can I serve?
- Teach from the bible weekly for kids from ages 3-12 in an age-appropriate way
- Each class has a team of 2-10 Teachers, depending on size of class, age of kids and needs of the class
- Our four classes are Moon Crawlers (3-4), Moon Walkers (5-6), Blast Off Juniors (7-9) and Blast Off Seniors (10-12)
- English PF classes are held during 9am, 1030am and 4pm services
- Mandarin PF classes are held during the 2pm service
- All our Teachers will undergo Ministry-Safe certification
What must I commit?
- Minimum of 1 year commitment
- Serve 5 months in a year on alternate month arrangement
- Training once in 2 months on a Monday night.
- Annual Recruitment happens in Nov, and Teachers commit for Jan-Dec
- Ad-hoc recruitment for urgent needs.
How can I serve?
- Script and record skits, song action videos for Kids songs, biblical truths and concepts about God and Jesus.
- Videos will be hosted on our Planet Faith Youtube channel, for us to partner parents better and equip parents with material that points people to Jesus in a fun, engagIng and age-appropriate way.
What must I commit?
- We aim for monthly videos, and our projects and engagement levels will grow with the teams! 🙂
- You can commit for a season or be a regular friendly face for kids!
How can I serve?
- We have about 120 teachers on roster at Planet Faith and we look after them, from recruitment of teachers, allocations of PF teams, equipping and growing as a teacher and ministry.
- As part of the Teacher Development Team, you will help facilitate recruitment, project teacher needs and team composition, track teacher development and highlight gaps in the ministry.
What must I commit?
- Minimum of two years commitment.
- You will have regular communication with The Central PF team, and should be committed to a high level of activity in the months of Oct – Nov, where recruitment happens, and in the months of Jan-Feb where new teams start.
How can I serve?
- Curriculum planning, supporting Central Team lesson planning for the months and years ahead, developing Holiday programmes, creating slides for every week.
What must I commit?
- Minimum of 1 year commitment.
- Most of these activities can be done on your own time, with some ad-hoc online coordination meetings.
How can I serve?
- Various administrative roles including data management on Elvanto, managing inventory of PF craft stationery.
What must I commit?
- Regular upkeep of admin matters for PF
Click here to hear more from our teachers on their Planet Faith experience!
How can I serve?
- Initiating / building friendship with youth
- Facilitating pre-written Bible studies / talk application
- Modelling gospel-centred living and talking
- Linking youth in to wider church family
- Optional training opportunities towards frontal Bible teaching / material prep
What must I commit?
- New YGLs join us for a 3-month preview, after which commitment is renewed for a year at a go.
- 3 Fridays in a month (4 if there are 5 Fridays that month).
- Punctual arrival at 7:15 (lateness has huge knock-on effects at YG). YG goes till 9.15pm.
- YGLs stay till 9:45pm for debrief, clean up and prayer.
- Outside of Fridays:
- 20 minutes of online training each week
- One weekend camp in a year.
- Optional socials during the year.
How can I serve?
- Caring for babies and toddlers while the mums feed on God’s word together on a Tuesday morning.
What must I commit?
- Tuesday mornings 9am – 12pm, every week or fortnightly.
- Location: Church office @ Aperia
- Recruitment: All year round!
How can I serve?
- Provide admin support to the women’s event. For example…
- Monitoring sign-ups
- Contacting participants
- Consolidating book orders
- Organising event booklet
What must I commit?
- Once a year, during Aug-Oct
- Recruitment: Indicate interest by May
How can I serve?
- Join a TCC band and serve in music during Sundays services
- Lead the Church in singing to God and one another
- Sing to offer thankful praise to God for his grace and to teach and build one another up in faith, hope and love
What must I commit?
- At least one rehearsal before rostered serving
- Individual practice encouraged to develop musical gift for serving
- Rosters tend to be 2 weeks on 4 weeks off depending on the number of bands serving
- In 2023, one workshop on main elements of music and two get together for a review and a deep dive into a relevant music ministry topic
- Serve for one year, at least
- Signups welcome all year round
How can I serve?
- Join a TCC band and serve in music during Sundays services
- Provide the joyful noise we sing to as we praise our great God.
What must I commit?
- At least one rehearsal before rostered serving
- Individual practice encouraged to develop musical gift for serving
- Rosters tend to be 2 weeks on 4 weeks off depending on the number of bands serving
- In 2023, one workshop on main elements of music and two get together for a review and a deep dive into a relevant music ministry topic
- Serve for one year, at least
- Signups welcome all year round
How can I serve?
- Join the sound team and fill the church with the music our bands provide
- Set up and run the sound equipment
Mix the sound for service throughout.
What must I commit?
- At least one training session which runs twice per year to equip everyone for sound ministry
- Rostering depends on the amount of people in the teams
- Arriving before services for set up and serving throughout service, serving in setup (if 9AM) and packdown (if 530)
- Aim to serve for one year to get a good sense of the ministry
Signups are welcome all year round
How can I serve?
- Set up Livestream devices in Creche before service
- Manage Livestream laptop during service
What must I commit?
- 1 year commitment – Willing to learn how to use livestream software and troubleshooting errors
- Serving 1-2 Sundays a month (depending on the size of the congregation team)
How can I serve?
- Manage projection of powerpoint slides during service
What must I commit?
- 1 year commitment
- Serving 1-2 Sundays a month (depending on the size of the congregation team)
How can I serve?
- Manage check in station for Planet Faith for each congregation
- Train setup CG / teachers to use the check in station
What must I commit?
- 1 year commitment
- Serving 1-2 Sundays a month (depending on the size of the congregation team)
How can I serve?
- Provide admin support to the Congregation and Ministry team
- Database management (Using Elvanto, Church Management System)
- Rostering of volunteers for Sunday Operations using Elvanto
What must I commit?
- 1 year commitment
- Monthly duty for rostering
- Willing to learn a new church management system (Elvanto); Training to be provided
