in the church

Sunday serve teams

If you’re looking for a place to serve in the church, choose from one of the teams below to learn more about them and begin the onboarding process!

SKILLS AND INTERESTS

BAKING/MEAL PREP

To serve others through gifts of baking/meal prep
OVERVIEW:
By being a part of this group, you’re partnering with us to provide relief to our church body and local community in need.

Partner with us by:
// Cooking a meal or picking up a meal and delivering it to a family in need
// Preparing meals ahead of time and keeping them in your freezer until a need arises
// Even ordering food from companies like Tiger Town to Go or Door Dash are encouraged as well (For those of us who don’t thrive in the kitchen)

HOME PROJECTS

To be the hands and feet in the church and community as physical needs arise in homes.
OVERVIEW:
Volunteers on this team are handy in home project skills and will be notified if someone within the church needs assistance. They will also be informed as these types of serve opportunities arise within the community.

HOST HOMES

Host Homes serve as the “home away from home” by providing a space for college community groups to meet.
OVERVIEW:
Being a member of this team means hosting a college community group in your home at least once a month. You may also provide a meal for the group when hosting.

COMMUNITY GROUP FACILITATOR

Facilitate conversations to help others live the life Jesus died and rose for them to live. Create a safe place, encourage authenticity, celebrate breakthroughs, and lead the way!
OVERVIEW:
Community is at the center of who we are as a church. Facilitators get the incredible opportunity to weekly facilitate a group of people within their same life stage. Community groups are driven by relationships and life-stage, and are focused on weekly ACC teaching. Every group meets in a home.

INTERNATIONALS

To welcome and serve our international students/families.
OVERVIEW:
This group exists to serve the internationals in and throughout our church and community. As needs arise where we can be involved in serving internationals, either students through the university or families in our community, we jump in! This is usually on an as needed basis as opportunities present themselves.

FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION

To serve families who have fostered or adopted, allowing them to step into their calling.
OVERVIEW:
If you have a heart for either foster/adoption care, either wanting to foster/adopt or simply serve families who have/want to foster/adopt, our Alongside ministry has many opportunities that pop up. In serving families within the church, other churches, and the community, we want to be the church in serving these families and children.

NOTES AND LETTERS

To serve and bless others by written encouragement or prayer.
OVERVIEW:
Volunteers reach out via the craft of a handwritten note of thanksgiving and encouragement to individuals and many groups in the Auburn-Opelika area. A heart of love for Jesus, love for others, and a joy of writing is necessary to be effective in this group.

SEATING TEAM

VISION:

To usher and assist our people into a seamless auditorium experience.

EXPECTATIONS:

  • Love and maintain a personal relationship with Jesus
  • Attend required trainings
  • Usher people into the auditorium with kindness and clarity
  • Possess the ability to be outspoken and calmly directive when needed
  • Be flexible, aware of needs, and adjust accordingly

connect team

VISION:

To bridge the gap between attending a gathering and fully investing into the life of our church.

EXPECTATIONS:

  • Love and maintain a personal relationship with Jesus
  • Actively participate in a community group
  • Enjoy meeting new people and connecting them to the life of our church
  • Stay up-to-date on the events of the church so that you can effectively communicate information to guests
  • Serve at least two Sunday’s a month and be available before and after services

PRODUCTION TEAM

VISION:

To create and maintain environments conducive to meeting with and worshiping Jesus.

*Help most needed running cameras*

EXPECTATIONS:

  • Love and maintain a personal relationship with Jesus
  • Attend required trainings on equipment and programs
  • Be willing to learn the skills needed to fulfill your role
  • Arrive early and serve throughout your scheduled gathering
  • Remain flexible and calm in a live production environment

KIDS TEAM

VISION:

To partner with parents to help raise tiny disciples of Jesus.

EXPECTATIONS:

  • Love and maintain a personal relationship with Jesus
  • Attend all required training and pass a background check
  • Enjoy being around children and possess a desire to build them up and pour into their lives
  • Possess the ability to kindly and respectfully communicate with children (get on their level) and their parents/guardians
  • Takes respectful initiative (is ready to step in where there is a need in the area they are being asked to serve)

PARKING TEAM

VISION:

To greet and guide our people as they arrive and exit our gatherings.

EXPECTATIONS:

  • Love and maintain a personal relationship with Jesus
  • Attend required trainings
  • Available before and after each gathering you serve at, willing to sacrifice first fifteen minutes of each gathering
  • Possess the ability to be kind and calmly directive
  • Serve at least one Sunday a month

Creative Team

VISION:

To capture and create content that captivates and communicates what God is doing in our church to our community and the world.

EXPECTATIONS:

  • Love and maintain a personal relationship with Jesus
  • Attend required trainings
  • Exhibit proficiency in one or more areas of Adobe Creative Cloud
  • Arrive early and serve throughout your scheduled gatherings
  • View this opportunity as one of service, not portfolio-building
ACC Creative Team

WORSHIP TEAM

VISION:

To lead our church in exalting and encountering Jesus through authentic moments of worship.

EXPECTATIONS:

  • Love and maintain a personal relationship with Jesus
  • Possess musical skill, either instrumentally or vocally
  • Prepared to commit to rehearsals/run-throughs outside of gathering/event times
  • Consistently growing in musical skill and personal devotion to Jesus

PRAYER TEAM

VISION:

To intercede on behalf of our people and establish a culture of prayer within our church.

EXPECTATIONS:

  • Love and maintain a personal relationship with Jesus
  • Actively participate in a community group
  • Attend required trainings
  • Be slow to speak and quick to listen
  • Practice confidentiality and empathy as people share personal difficulties

YTH Team

VISION:

To equip a generation to walk boldly in the Way of Jesus

EXPECTATIONS:

  • Love and maintain a personal relationship with Jesus
  • Attend required trainings and pass a background check
  • Be an active member in an ACC community group
  • Enjoy being around middle and high schoolers
  • Be available for monthly Wake gatherings and team meetings

HOME TEAM

VISION:

To welcome our people into an authentic encounter with Jesus.

EXPECTATIONS:

  • Love and maintain a personal relationship with Jesus
  • Attend required training
  • Possess a welcoming attitude
  • See and serve people well
  • Enjoy talking to and greeting people

HOSPITALITY TEAM

VISION:

To do our best to make every guest feel seen through welcoming and hosting them well.

EXPECTATIONS:

  • Love and maintain a personal relationship with Jesus
  • Actively participate in a community group
  • Stay up-to-date on the events of the church so that you can effectively communicate information to guests
  • Serve at least two Sunday’s a month and be available before and after services
  • Host and serve guests well

LOCAL GATHERINGS
Find the times and addresses for all of our Local Gatherings HERE!