Ministry Of Helps

Music

The music ministry exists to glorify God and to also use music as a tool for worship. We believe that music is a powerful way to express our love for the Lord and to give
praise to God. We are a Christian-centered Music ministry, and we seek to use the gifts God blessed us with to proclaim the word and to enhance the worship experience for every listener. Through song and music, we hope to bring non believer to a spirit-filled relationship with Jesus Christ. To see lives changed and people encouraged by God's message, presented musical and artistic gifts that God bless us with.

Computer & Webcast

Our Multimedia ministry provides visual enhancement so that each part of the presentation is visiable to the eyes.This involves adding all of our songs and scriptures from the bible, to the computer so that we can project them to the screen for your viewing during the song service and the sermons.

Media & Sound

The Sound Ministry provides sound enhancement so that each part of the presentation is audible to the listeners. This involves amplifying and mixing sound signals from vocal microphones, instruments, and musical backup sources. It also involves recording the audio signal for services to allow reproduction. It is the goal of the sound ministry team to facilitate true worship of our Lord through providing consistent high quality audio.

Ushers Ministry

Introduction
God asks the church to be a fellowship sharing a common purpose and continually growing in faith. Paul describes the church as Christs body (Ephesians. 1:22).

People experience the presence of Jesus Christ in the world through the ministry of the church. When your local church serves the needs of people, members and non-members, it is an expression of the love of Christ. The church is a servant body, created for service. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before hand, that we should walk in them (Ephesians 2:10).

Christ calls every member of the church into ministry. The church is a kingdom of priest (I Peter 2:9). As an usher, you are a minister of hospitality and caring in the church. Every Christian believer is called to ministry, gifted by the Holy Spirit, and in baptism ordained for ministry (Ephesians 4:11-12).

Shortly after Pentecost, the gift of hospitality (Romans 12:13, I Timothy 3:2, I Peter 4:9) was first exercised specifically for the church and those whom Christ died to save. As believers praised God, they had favor with people. Their love for one another attracted others to their fellowship and the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved (Acts 2:47).

God supplies each person in the church with the resources for ministry scripture, spiritual power, Gods character, and spiritual gifts. An usher is equipped for his or her ministry by the gifts of the Holy Spirit. These spiritual gifts are special abilities given by the Holy Spirit to make their ministry effective and build up the body of Christ.

When people come to church they are sometimes burdened, sad or discouraged. Each person, member or newcomer, comes with the hope that the Sabbath will be an experience of uplift and inspiration, a time of renewal and celebration. The skillful usher helps to make this a reality for those in attendance.

Although an ushers love should be no stronger than is the love found in the rest of the body of Christ, nevertheless the usher performs a major role in ensuring that people see and experience that love. In Christ, you have received Gods unconditional love, and, in Christ, you are called to extend that same unconditional love to others. The ministry of ushering is one of the most crucial because it is one of the most visible in the church.

Duties of the Usher

The ministry to which a person is called when he or she becomes a church usher can best be described in the following ways:

1. Greet worshippers, making every attempt to help them feel welcome and at ease.

2. Distribute materials related to the service/meeting such as bulletins, hymnals, handouts, etc.

3. Receive certain offerings, delivering them to the treasury department of the church.

4. Maintain an alertness for any emergency that may arise, relieving the need or contacting the person(s) needed to provide the proper assistance.

Deacons Ministry

The New Testament gives clear indication of both Elders and Deacons in the local church (1 Tim. 3:1-13). Most churches, in our day, have abandoned the idea of Eldership. Deacons have moved into the leadership role of the Elder, thus leaving the church with many in authority and few in service. In the early church, Deacons are those who rendered service in the church. In other words, a Deacon is a servant. They are referred to in the plural (Phil. 1:1). The government of the church rests upon the Elders (1 Tim. 4:14; Heb.13:17), while the Deacons give needed assistance in the various ministries of the local body of believers.

Duties and Service
According to Scripture a Deacon has many duties and roles for service within the church (Matt. 20:16-28). I have outlined below some duties of a Deacon:

(A) Caring for the people, other Christians and
especially for other members of the congregation, for three reasons, first, for
the physical well being of those concerned, second, for their spiritual well-
being, and third: as a witness to those outside (Jn.13:13).

(B) To head off disunity in the church (Acts 6:1-4). To build up one another
and encourage one another (Rom. 1:11-12) for the common good, edifying
and uniting the church in the ministry of Deacons (1 Cor. 14:26).

(C) To support the ministry of the Word (Acts 6:3). Deacons will serve the
church as a whole by helping with responsibilities that the main teachers
cannot perform. They should fundamentally encourage and
support the ministry of the Elders.

(D) Assist the Elders in administering the Lords Supper
(Jn. 12:2; Lk. 10:40, 17:8; Acts 6:1-2).

Qualifications
Along with Elders, Deacons have specific qualifications that are clearly outlined in Scripture. Each member of the Council of Deacons should be an active member of the church and possess the qualifications described in 1 Timothy 3:8-13. The qualifications for deacons can be divided into two different categories: personal character and spiritual character.

Personal Character:

(A) Men of dignity, reverent, they must be worthy of respect, serious minded, not treating serious things lightly (1 Timothy 3:8; Titus 2:2).

(B) Not double-tongued; not a malicious gossip (1 Timothy 3:8).

(D) Not fond of gain and greedy for money (1 Timothy 3:8; 6:9).

Spiritual Character:

(A) Must hold â€œto the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience, must have convictions based on the knowledge of true biblical doctrine (1 Timothy 3:9).

(B) Must be men already tested and proved to be faithful (1 Timothy 3:10).

(C) Morally pure in every way (1 Timothy 3:10, 12).(d) Leads his family well and the husband of one wife (1 Timothy 3:12).

A Deacons Wife:

(A) Reverent, serious in mind and character; not silly or flippant about important matters (1 Timothy 3:11).

(B) Not slanderers, must not be malicious gossips (1 Timothy 3:11).

(D) Faithful in all things, absolutely trustworthy in all aspects of their lives and ministries (1 Timothy 3:11).Remember a Deacon is a servant in the church. Let us keep these things in mind as we look at men in our own congregations who are currently Deacons and those young men we need to set aside for such a task.

Victory Tabernacle Church