Serve the Body exist to allow people within our church family to play significant roles in the church's various ministries, according to their gifts, passions, abilities, personalities, & experiences ...

The hope of the world is the church. Not the church as an institution! But, the church as the body of Christ, the hands and feet of Christ at work – serving, loving, sacrificing, giving. God designed us to live in community with other followers of Christ, and to love and serve others in the context of that community. A scan through the pages of the book of Acts reveals that the first followers of Christ were always serving and reaching out together. In 1 Corinthians 12, the picture of the body of Christ is not a lone “ear” or “eye” doing their thing but the “ear” and the “eye” and the “hand” working together for a common goal.

Below is a list of service opportunities. First is a list of links for specific, ongoing opportunities and then is a listing of "project based" or "time based" opportunities:

• Community
• Kids
• Students
• Equipping
• Communications/General
• Sundays
• Outreach

PROJECT BASED OPPORTUNITIES

SPRING 2007

• Trinity University Snacks Team (coordinate & serve snacks to participants of the Oct. T.U. classes, plus be at welcome table to greet class members/give out nametags) Time commitment: 4 Sunday evenings in October
• Literary Café Staffing (volunteer throughout the fall to assist in running TCBC’s Literary Café at the church offices) Time commitment: Varied (could be a few Sat. mornings, during week, etc.)
• TCBC Care Team (help to organize and “jump start” a team of caregivers to encourage the TCBC family in times of need, loss, grief, etc.) Time commitment: Once a month planning meetings through the fall; launch in spring
• Nursery/Children’s Ministry (commit as a group, on rotation basis, to teach a children’s ministry class on Sunday mornings. Time commitment: Sunday mornings, divided among the group
• Go on a mission trip together … Belize (March 2007), New Orleans (October/November 2006, March 2007), Africa (July 2007)
• ALSO: Other regular Sunday morning duties that a group could decide to help with, on a rotation basis within their group include: Greeting Team, Parking Team, Set-Up/Tear-Down Team

SUMMER 2007

• Go on a mission trip together … Africa (July 2007)
• Help plan Summer Weekend Getaway for “Summer of 007”
• Help with Camp Trinity

WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE?

for more info on these or other ministry opportunities, please contact Ben Connelly in our church office - benc@trinitychapelbc.org

WHAT IF I DON’T KNOW WHERE I SHOULD BEST SERVE?

Sign up for the next “Discover Your Design/Essentials 103” Class by emailing service@trinitychapelbc.org