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"To each is given the manifestation of
the Spirit for the
common good." 1 Corinthians 12:7
The
blessings that come as you grow in your relationship with Christ are meant
to be shared. These gifts are given to empower the Church and its individuals
to (through the power of the Holy Spirit) reach out to others. (See Ephesians
4 and 1 Corinthians 12.) As you live out the gifts and skills the Lord has
given you, you are better able to become more of who he created you to be.
And, you can help others to do the same. You may also discover some new friends
in the process!
Following are great opportunities to use your time, gifts and talents to serve
the Lord and the Body of Christ. Don't forget to share
the story of what God
is doing in your life as you serve others!
Care Ministries
Freedom & Transforming Prayer Ministries
Do you have a desire to help remove obstacles (distorted beliefs, fear, pride, shame, anger) out of the way of God’s people in order to advance His Kingdom? You can help others renew their minds with truth, heal hurts and bring hope to the hurting.
Learn more about Freedom Ministry Training opportunities >>
Learn more about Transforming Prayer Training opportunities >>
Shoulder to Shoulder Mentoring Ministry
Mentor individuals who are experiencing life struggles by listening, encouraging and praying for/with them. Training is provided. Learn more >>
Disability Ministry
Jesus did not make distinctions between those who live with disabilities
and those who did not.
If you can serve in any way, contact Disability Ministry at
763-971-5117 or email the Pastor of Disability Ministry for information. Volunteer
hours are minimal and flexible. Learn more>>
Budget Counselors
In just a few flexible hours a month, you can help others transform their finances and their lives! No financial background required. Contact Dave Burkett at 763-536-3213 for information on how you can become a part of this ministry.
Nurses Team
Are you a nurse? Available opportunities include short-term mission opportunities through Global Ministries, visiting hospitalized or homebound people from the congregation, taking blood pressures one Sunday a month between Worship Celebrations or one Thursday a month at senior's luncheons. Contact the Congregational Care Nurse at 763-536-3233 for more information.
Children's Ministries
We hold the love and care of children and the ministry to their families in
very high regard. Therefore, we value and appreciate those who serve in Family & Children's
Ministries. Our programs are staffed with trained leaders and helpers who God
uses in amazing ways to impact the lives of children.
Requirements
Requirements for volunteers include
regular attendance at New Hope Church for at least six months, submitting
an application and a background check form, being 18 years of age or older (junior
and senior high-age students may work in conjunction with adult volunteers)
and a caring heart for children.
Sunday Morning
We have openings for teachers, administrators, security personel, small group leaders and room assistants on Sunday mornings in the nursery, preschool and elementary-age classes during both the 9:30 and 11:00
a.m. Worship Celebrations.
AWANA and Kids Clubs
On Sunday afternoons and Wednesday evenings, leaders
are needed in our AWANA and Kids Clubs programs. Volunteer positions include
storytellers, snack and craft helpers and small group leaders for boys, girls and mixed groups.
Parents and caring adults play an essential role in allowing us to provide quality programs and a safe environment for ministering to children effectively. For more information or to volunteer, contact Randi Soderstrom at 763-536-3240.
New Hope for Kids
Adult Christian mentors are needed from the New Hope Church family to provide friendship and a guiding influence in the lives of children who come from a home where one of the parents is no longer involved in their lives. These children, typically ages 7 to 14, need just one hour two to four times a month for a year from their mentor to spend time with them and guide them on the right path. For more information, email or leave a message at 763-536-3293.
Communications
If you're gifted in the areas of writing, photography, film making, painting,
illustration, proof-reading or some other method of communications or creative arts and wish to share your
gifts with the church family and community, contact NHC
Communications to discuss
the possibilities. We'd love to meet with you and discover ways you can get involved in ministry. As you share your gifts and talents, you'll be assising in letting others know what God is doing at New Hope Church. Your creativity can help spread the news! Learn more>>
Photography
We gladly welcome quality photos taken at NHC events or of our surrounding local community.
Contact Communications to email or deliver your electronic photo files.
Video
We're also excited about working with those who wish to using their video and editing skills and experience.This is a great opportunity to share Christ's story and your creative gifts with a wide range of people. Contact Communications to learn more.
Writing
Do you have journalism exerience? If you have gifts in writing, explore how they might be used to share Christ's story of love, forgiveness and redemption. Learn more by contacting Communications.
Arts
If your area of experience is in painting, illustration, set-design or a related specialty and you wish to share your gifts, contact Lisa Bodkin at 763-971-5106.
Community Ministries
Tutoring Opportunities
Live out the "High & Holy
Calling" by volunteering at one of our local elementary schools. Contact the people listed below for more details.
| Zachary |
Barb Wurdeman |
763-504-7302 |
| Sonnesyn |
Al Albrecht |
763-504-7602 |
| Meadow Lake |
Mindy Potvin |
763-537-2627 |
| Neill |
Trudy Kaiser |
763-504-7397 |
Thrift Store Volunteers
Did you know that more than 35 people from New Hope Church volunteer
at the Bibles for Missions Thrift Center in Crystal? NHC is one
of 44 churches in the Twin Cities that support this important ministry
to our community. Unfortunately, the store has had to close on Saturdays
due to lack of volunteers. Would you be willing to join a team to work
one Saturday a month from10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.? If
you enjoy serving and helping people, this opportunity may be for you.
Volunteers will tell you that this is a rewarding ministry and a great
way to make friends.
Contact Herb Janes at 651-636-9786.
Urban Homeworks
Join an Urban Homeworks work crew! It's a great opportunity to offer hands-on service and encouragement to those in our community. And you'll also likely experience the joy of building friendships with those you work alongside. Call Jon Lundberg at 612-703-9093 for details. Visit Urban Works to learn more about this effective organization.
Family Ministry
Marriage Mentor
Have you learned to have a Christ-centered marriage? Are you committed to helping couples achieve marital success? Come help teach, instruct, model, exhort, reprove, listen, befriend, love and lead others in pursuing a godly marriage. You'll receive training and be matched up with a couple. Mentors meet with a couple a minimum of six times over one year. For more information on becoming a Marriage Mentor, call 763-536-3240.
Food Service Ministries
Funeral Reception Workers
Help serve those who are grieving by setting and clearing tables, making sandwiches,
putting bars and relishes in serving dishes, helping with food buffets and
serving and restocking punch and coffee. Requirements include being available
when needed (usually Monday-Friday at various times), ability to stand for
three to four hours, a willingness to serve and a heart of compassion for grieving
families. There is no age requirement. For more information, contact our Food
Service Director, Cindy
Sammons at 763-536-3230.
Global Ministries
Global Ministries Opportunities
There are numerous hands-on ways to serve God in what he is doing
through Global Ministries. Be creative, get to know missionaries and consider
some of the recommended
ideas! Contact Global Ministries at 763-971-5107
for additional information on how to get involved.
Hospitality Ministries
Ushering Ministry
Would you like to serve, but your time is limited? This is
the ministry for you! As an usher, you can enjoy the Worship Celebration
of your choice while serving God and his people. Greet people as they enter
the Worship Center, help locate seating and collect offerings. Your warm smile and
welcome can make all the difference in someone's Sunday morning experience.
Volunteer weekly, as a substitute, or for special events. Contact Pastor David Rodquist at 763-536-3247 or stop by the Usher's Room on a Sunday morning.
Sunday Morning Greeters
Do you enjoy making people feel welcome? Your warm smile and confident
handshake are needed in our Greeters Ministry because first impressions mean a lot! Greeters are needed before
the 8:00, 9:30 or 11:00 a.m. Worship Celebrations. Weekly and substitute
volunteers are needed. For more information, contact Becky Frey at 763-536-3226.
HopeBridge Center
HopeBridge
Service Opportunities
How are you expressing your love for God and for others?
Are you looking for the right place to serve and support our local community? Here are
some great ideas!
Library Ministry
We have a very active church library with close to 12,000 materials
available for checkout. Sunday morning volunteers are needed to help check
out and re-shelve materials. Volunteer once or twice a month or as often as
your schedule allows. The volunteer times are: 8:30-9:30, 9:30-11:00 or 11:00-11:30
a.m. Training is provided. For more information, contact Karen
Behm.
Student
Ministries
Junior and Senior High Small Group Leaders
Mentor a small group of students to help them grow in their
relationship with God. Meet with students every Wednesday night at church
(junior high) or in a home (senior high). Or, you may be interested in
attending our large group teaching times on Sundays, in order to spend
time with students and get to know them on a one-on-one basis.
Requirements include being 18 years of age or older, a commitment to serve on
Wednesday evenings or Sundays, a love for students and a commitment to Christ.
For more information, contact Jess Lindgren in Student Ministries at 763-971-5108.
Tech Ministries
Tech Team
Worship screen (Power Point) and video camera operators are needed
during Sunday morning messages. The opportunity to be part of this great
team requires just a once or twice a month commitment. Contact Worship Music
& Celebration Arts at 763-536-3245 for
details.
Women's Ministries
Childcare Workers
Help serve the women at NHC by becoming a childcare worker during
MOPS and Bible study classes. Caregivers are needed September through May
(with December off) on Wednesday mornings (9:00-11:30 a.m.) and the second
and fourth Thursdays of the month (9:00-11:30 a.m.). Activities include supervising
and caring for babies or young children for approximately two hours. Most
positions are volunteer, but there are a few paid positions available as well.
Requirements include filling out and submitting a background check form,
being 18 years of age or older (junior and senior high-age students may work in conjunction
with adult volunteers) and a caring heart for children. For more information,
contact Women's
Ministries.
Intercultural
Cooking Coordinator and Cooking Instructors
Women are needed to
share their culture and their culture's food in a teaching capacity to help
other women increase in cooking skills and cultural awareness. This requires
a love of cooking and culture and a desire to use cooking to share the gospel
with women in the church and community one to two times per year. The coordinator
helps plan and oversee the instructors. Contact Andrea
Tyson at 763-536-3273.
Special Events Support Team
This team is made up of women who like to serve behind the scenes to help with special events or special projects periodically. Whether it's set-up, serving, registration or tear-down, you can help for a retreat, workshop or other event. Or, help assemble the Women's Ministries newsletters (three times annually). The women on this team have opportunity to help when they are able and the need arises.
Contact Andrea
Tyson at 763-536-3273.
Communications Team
This team seeks to bring clarity and creativity to communicating to women through websites, newsletters, video or other creative means. Are you gifted in journalism, photography, editing or electronic publishing? Consider becoming a sub-set of this team that creates the Women's Ministries newsletter three times per year. Contact Andrea
Tyson at 763-536-3273.
Disciple Women
Want to invest spiritually in women? We consistently desire to train women who are growing in their walk with Jesus to help another woman grow in her faith. Contact Andrea Tyson at 763-536-3273.
Worship Music & Celebration Arts
Worship Ministries
If you sense God leading you to share your gifts in the worship ministries, contact the WMCA Ministries for details at 763-536-3245. Learn more>>
Service Devotional
"God’s
Power Reflected in Our Service"
Does the word “service” scare you a bit? Maybe it strikes fear
in you that someone (maybe even God) will ask you to do something you have no
desire to do. The truth is that God’s plan for our service is about
something beyond keeping us busy or obedient. View and print study (pdf).
"But God has so composed the
body, giving greater honor to the part that lacked it, that there may be
no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for
one another. If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member
is honored, all rejoice together." 1 Corinthians 12:24-26
Helpful?
Has this page been helpful in your journey to discover where God is leading you to serve? Did the information help you find what you're looking for? Please let our Communications Team know. Thanks for your feedback!
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