Serve
Jesus, the Servant King, gave us the ultimate example of service; laying down His life for His people.
As His followers, we are called to love and serve one another in big and small ways. Whether it’s welcoming someone new, encouraging a friend, or praying for those in need, every act of service matters. If you trust Jesus, are growing in love, and seeking to serve, explore the opportunities ahead to use your gifts for the good of our church family. Together, let’s build up Christ’s body and reflect His heart for others. Thank you for the many ways you are already serving the church.
Serving Roles Key:
Each serving role is broken down into the following information.
Need - Indicating the need each serving role has per service. Please note this is only an indication of need and does not hinder the joining of a serving team.
● High need, ● medium need, ● low need.
Commitment - Indicating the potential commitment each serving role requires.
Description - Describes the serving role and what is involved.
Please note that all serving roles will require enrollment in Safe Ministry.
If you’d like to learn more about a serving role, Safe Ministry, or what steps you need to take to get involved, please email: admin@gschurch.org.au.
Connect & Welcoming
Need - ● 8:30am, ● 10am, ● 4:30pm
Commitment - 2 weeks on, 4 week off
Within a team, greet and make newcomers feel welcome before, during and after our gatherings. There are several roles within the team: greeting, connecting, & inviting. Training is provided.
Shepherd Kid’s Volunteer
Need - ● 10am
Commitment - 1-3/month
In a team, disciple our primary aged children (Kindergarten to Year 5) through Bible teaching, prayer, games, and craft during the Sunday 10am service. Help them know Jesus and how He loves them in a safe and welcoming place. Several roles within the team: teaching, builder, & carer.
Shepherd Youth Leader
Need - ● Medium
Commitment - Weekly, Fridays during school term
Navigating life through your youth years can be incredibly challenging. Add on top of that societal and peer pressures to look and act a certain way. Shepherd Youth offers relief to youth, and helps them realise that relief and salvation comes from Jesus who wants to know and love them. We at Shepherd Youth create a safe space for youth to know, love, and life for Jesus on Friday nights from 7pm to 9pm.
Leading Prayer
Need - ● 8:30am, ● 10am, ● 4:30pm
Commitment - 1/month
Praying in our gatherings is a great privilege. Leading these prayers helps us to praise God and bring before Him the needs of our church, our community and the wider world. Serve once a month at our Sunday gatherings.
Service Leading and Bible Reading
Need - ● 10am, ● 4:30pm
Commitment - 1/month
We meet together to meet with God who speaks to us through his Word, our songs, the sacraments, through prayers and confession. Our service leaders help us to engage with God and to respond in worship appropriately.
Livestreaming
Need - ● 10am, ● 4:30pm
Commitment - 1-2/month
Connect our church with the world. For those who are unable to make it to our live gatherings or want to hear or watch a sermon again. Training is provided.
Sound Desk
Need - ● 8:30am, ● 10am, ● 4:30pm
Commitment - 1-2/month
Help our church family hear every word and musical note during our services for their growth and encouragement. The sound desk is a useful skill to learn for use at Good Shepherd and wherever you may go. Training is provided.
Propresenter / Slides
Need - ● 8:30am, ● 10am, ● 4:30pm
Commitment - 1-2/month
Enables our congregation to see lyrics to songs, words to confessions, prayers, etc. It is simple to do but requires thoughtful timing. All training is provided and this ministry is a great way to help support your congregation in worshiping our amazing God.
Coffee Machine
Need - ● 10am
Commitment - 1/month
Good coffee encourages people to stay around and chat with each other after 10am church. It is a small and intentional way to show hospitality, a way to welcome newcomers and facilitate a space for connection. If you love a good coffee at home, it’s likely you are suitable. Training is provided to operate the machine in a safe way.
Music / Worship
Need - ● 8:30am, ● 10am, ● 4:30pm
Commitment - 1-3/month
We love to have members use their musical gifts for the glory of Christ with joyful hearts, ‘teaching and admonishing one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns and spiritual songs’ (Col 3:16). If you are gifted musically, please make contact to set up a conversation and an audition.
Pastrol Care
Need - ● Medium
Commitment - Varied / Occasional
Sometimes we need loving, practical support from others as we go through hard times. We’d love to hear from you if you would like to join a team who can offer such support such as visits, transport, prayer.
Small Group Leadership
Need - ● High
Commitment - Weekly (typically during school term)
Many of our members gather in small groups during the week to encourage each other through reading and learning God’s word, praying and supporting each other through the ups and downs of Christian life. Some are called to serve as leaders for our groups providing direction and encouragement for group members, under the overall pastoral leadership of our ministers.
Governance
Need - ● Medium (elected yearly)
Commitment - 1/month
As God’s church we strive to have good governance to provide clear direction and strategies for our mission and good stewardship of all the resources that God provides. We are always looking for members who have a willingness to serve in this area using the skills, experience and wisdom that they have gained from life. Our Parish Council provides leadership in this area and meets once a month.
Shepherd Seminars
Need - ● Medium
Commitment - Varied / Occasional
Normally hosted on a Monday evening, these are an opportunity to engage with topics to stimulate our Christian thinking and living. We draw on the experience and expertise of our members in presenting these seminars and would love to hear from you if you have an area of expertise! You could also assist with advertising. This may be a ministry you can have to all of us.
Handyperson & Gardening
Need - ● Medium
Commitment - Varied / Occasional
Keep our church, it grounds and garden beds maintained and presentable. If you are a qualified tradie, or competent at home maintenance, then the church property could use your skills. From time to time there are repairs or maintenance tasks required.
Additional Serving opportunities:
There is an abundance of opportunities to love one another and the communities around us. It is our God-desired outcome to see one or some of the following ministries commence and bear fruit. As of now, the following list are dreams that could turn into realities should we pray and create teams with the appropriate skills and expertise.
If you have a passion to begin a new serving role or want to champion on of these opportunities, please email: admin@gschurch.org.au.
Serving our community
Cooking? Garden Maintenance? Driving? Visiting? Our community needs some love and would be great if you could let us know how you can help. We will only get in touch if needed and if you are not available that is fine but would be amazing to have a groups of people we can call on for community support.
Financial Counseling (Budgeting)
Offer the community a course in how to manage money to help people be free from unhelpful habits, and to train them to be better stewards of their resources. It could function as a bridge to introduce people to The Generous God of the Bible. If you have cultivated a life of generosity and responsibility and are interested in sharing these skills, this could be an opportunity
Conflict Resolution
Everyone struggles with handling conflict in a manner that is kind, calm and works towards reconciliation. We could offer a course that gives some practical tools for people to use in situations of conflict.
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Help our cross-cultural community learn English. One of the key barriers to societal participation is the language barrier. ESL classes ran on Saturday mornings for 1-2 hours before the pandemic. Volunteers with experience teaching or learning other languages would be very helpful, but anyone with a good command of English can help.
Seniors in Curtin (the Lonely, Shut-in, and Nursing Care)
Whilst the census reveals a rejuvenation towards young families in the suburb, there is a contingent of neighbours who are ageing. They probably need a helping hand and some companionship. Additionally, a team of people could occasionally visit our local aged care facilities