ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
AMBER LEFLER |
General Administrative Assistance
• Assist with general administrative tasks such as typing, filing, organizing materials, etc.
• Time: flexible
• Spiritual Gifts: Helps, Administration
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Receptionist
• Assist staff receptionist with general administrative tasks and answering phones
• Time: 1–5 hours per week, or occasional
• Spiritual Gifts: Helps, Administration, Hospitality
COMMUNICATIONS
JIM ANDERSON |
Editing and Proofing
• Review and edit publications generated by ministry areas
• Time: flexible
• Spiritual Gifts: Helps, Creative Communication
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Graphic Support
• Design publications for ministry area events
• Time: flexible
• Spiritual Gifts: Helps, Creative Communication
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Photography
• Photograph church activities for various print and electronic publications
• Time: flexible
• Spiritual Gifts: Creative Communication, Helps, Leadership
CONNECTION/HOSPITALITY
MIRIAM DADY |
Meal Ministry
• Provide food for 3 different meal ministries: new mothers, after hospital stay or illness, bereavement
• Time: when there is need for meal; twice a month
• Spiritual Gifts: Helps, Mercy
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Transportation Ministry
• Transporting an elderly person or someone unable to drive to worship on Sundays
• Time: Works with team of 3 or 4 – once a month
• Spiritual Gifts: Helps, Mercy
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Stephen Ministry
• Train to become a Stephen Minister which requires an application and interview. Stephen Ministers serve those in our congregation and
community who are going through difficult times.
• Time: 50 hour training then twice a month supervision group. Meet with a care receiver assigned to you for 1 hour each week.
• Spiritual Gifts: Healing, Encouragement, Intercession, Mercy
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Prayer Ministry
• Email prayer chain
• Time: 1 hour per week
• Spiritual Gifts: Intercession, Healing, Mercy
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Greeter
• Extend a warm welcome and radical hospitality to everyone who enters Killearn UMC. Help each one feel at home. Answer questions, direct to Sunday School classes, Sanctuary & Child and Youth areas. Offer personal assistance as needed.
• Choose to serve at one of the following areas on Sunday morning:
– In the Sanctuary narthex handing out bulletins
– In front of the entrance to the Sanctuary or in the Courtyard
– In or near the parking lot
• Greeting people at the Welcome Center and handing out mugs/information
• Time: 20–30 minutes before a worship service begins on a rotating schedule
• Gifts: Helps, Hospitality, Leadership
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Usher
• Extend a warm welcome to all who enter Killearn UMC. Help each one feel at home. Hand out bulletin, assist people with finding their way around the sanctuary (seats, restrooms) as needed, collect offering and place in drop safe, direct and assist worshippers during special parts of the worship service (communion, imposition of ashes, alter call, baptism).
• Time: 1.5 hours each Sunday that you serve on a rotating schedule
• Gifts: Helps, Hospitality
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Communion Server
• Passing out communion elements​
• Time: 3-4 times per year (once a month)
• Gifts: Helps, Hospitality
DISCIPLESHIP
SHERI DODGE |
Killearn Group Leader
Explore Groups – For those beginning to explore the Christian faith to those who wish to participate in short-term, video/curriculum based studies and discussion.
Empower Groups – For those who wish to go beyond the basics and focus on specific issues to those seeking lecture-based format and longer-term commitment studies and discussion.
LifeGroups – For those who seek to fulfill the mission of Killearn UMC by connecting people together, growing in faith, and serving others for the transformation of the world.
Fresh Expressions – For those seeking to reach out in a non-intimidating way to connect with those outside our church who may not have a church home such as through Facebook Groups.
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• Teaches, leads and/or facilitates adult groups (ExploreGroups, Empower Groups, LifeGroups, Fresh Expressions)
• Time: 1–4 times per month Sunday mornings, weekdays, and/or evenings (varies based upon group type/needs)
• Spiritual Gifts: Leadership, Teaching, Administration, Message of Knowledge, Shepherding, Hospitality, Helps, Apostleship, Leadership
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Men's Ministry
• Serves on the men’s ministry team planning activities and events
• Time: varies depending on activity/event
• Spiritual Gifts: Leadership, Administration, Apostleship, Helps, Hospitality
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Women's Ministry
• Serves on the women’s ministry team planning activities and events
• Time: varies depending on activity/event
• Spiritual Gifts: Leadership, Administration, Apostleship, Helps, Hospitality
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Adult Ministry
• Serves on the Adult Ministry Team
• Time: varies depending on study length
• Spiritual Gifts: Leadership, Administration, Apostleship, Helping, Encouragement, Evangelism, Pastoring, Teaching
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Senior Adult (Saints Alive) Ministry
• Serves on the older adult ministry team planning Ministry Team activities and events for people 55 and over
• Time: varies depending on activity/event
• Spiritual Gifts: Leadership, Administration, Apostleship, Helps
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Young Adult Ministry
• Serves on Young Adult Ministry Team
• Time: varies depending on activity or event
• Spiritual Gifts: Leadership, Administration, Apostleship, Helping, Encouragement, Evangelism, Pastoring, Teaching
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Married Couples Ministry
• Serves on the Married Couple’s Ministry Team
• Time: varies depending on activity/event
• Spiritual Gifts: Leadership, Administration, Apostleship, Helping, Encouragement, Evangelism, Pastoring, Teaching, Wisdom
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Singles Ministry
• Serves on the Single Adult Ministry Team
• Time: varies depending on activity/event
• Spiritual Gifts: Leadership, Administration, Apostleship, Helping, Encouragement, Evangelism, Pastoring, Teaching
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Married Couples Ministry
• Serves on the Married Couple’s Ministry Team
• Time: varies depending on activity/event
• Spiritual Gifts: Leadership, Administration, Apostleship, Helping, Encouragement, Evangelism, Pastoring, Teaching, Wisdom
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Parent's Ministry
• Serves on the Parent’s Ministry Team
• Time: varies depending on activity/event
• Spiritual Gifts: Leadership, Administration, Apostleship, Helps, Encouragement, Evangelism, Pastoring, Teaching, Wisdom
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Prayer and Devotion Ministry
• Serves on the Prayer & Devotion team
• Time: varies depending on activity/event
• Spiritual Gifts: Leadership, Administration, Apostleship, Encouragement, Evangelism, Faith, Healing, Helping, Pastoring, Teaching and Mercy
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Library Volunteer
• Helps to keep the library neat and orderly by checking in & shelving books, reading shelves, and occasionally shifting shelves
• Time: flexible, an hour at a time several times a month as library is accessible
• Spiritual Gifts: Administration, Helps
FACILITIES MAINTENANCE
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS | 850-893-1116
Grounds Maintenance
• Weeding, trimming, mulching, planting flowers, pressure washing
• Time: 1+ hours per week, flexible as needed
• Spiritual Gifts: Helps, Craftsmanship, Hospitality, Leadership
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Building Maintenance
• This would include minor repairs, gutter cleaning, painting, cleaning signs around campus
• Time: 1+ hours per week, flexible as needed
• Spiritual Gifts: Helps, Craftsmanship, Hospitality, Leadership
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Disaster Help
• Preparation/Recovery before and after storms. This would include five people to take down the shade cover on the playground, remove trashcans and loose objects on church grounds, and clean up storm debris on church grounds, and clean up storm debris on church grounds and at congregants houses.
• Time: 1+ hours per week as needed
• Spiritual Gifts: Service, Helps, Craftsmanship, Hospitality, Leadership
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Prayer Ministry
• Email prayer chain
• Time: 1 hour per week
• Spiritual Gifts: Intercession, Healing, Mercy
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Safe Church
• Safe church volunteer for Sunday services: This would include serving as the contact person for the stationed police officer.
• Time: 4+ hours Sunday mornings, once every quarter
• Spiritual Gifts: Helps, Service
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Bus Drivers
• Driving buses to have them serviced
• Must have a CDL license
• Will be added to church’s insurance
KILLEARN KIDS
LORI SIMPSON KELLER |
Small Group Leader/Assistant
Invest in a small group of kids by:
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• Being present
• Creating a safe place
• Partnering with parents
• Getting to know the kids
• Helping the kids develop a personal faith
• Teaching Biblical truth and how to apply it using small group lesson materials provided
• Time: serves 1–2 times per month on SUNDAYS (9:45–11:15 AM)
• Spiritual Gifts: Shepherding, Teaching, Helps
• Ages Served: 3–12 years old
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Nursery Volunteer
• Helps care for children and/or teach lesson of the day
• Times: Holiday & Seasonal Substitute on Sunday mornings
• Spiritual Gifts: Shepherding, Helps, Teaching
• Ages Served: Infants, Walking Toddlers, or Two year olds
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Drama Team
• Performs occasional skits for special events
• Time: flexible
• Spiritual Gifts: Creative Communications, Teaching
• Ages Served: 3–12 years old
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Welcome/Greeter Team
• Welcomes and assists people with the check-in process
• Time: serves 1–2 times per month on SUNDAYS (9:45–11:15 AM)
• Spiritual Gifts: Helps, Hospitality, Administration, Mercy
• Ages Served: 3–12 years old
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Safety Team
• Monitors hallways to ensure the safety of the children
• Time: serves 2–4 times per month on SUNDAYS (9:45–11:15 AM)
• Spiritual Gifts: Leadership, Helps, Discernment
• Ages Served: 3–12 years old
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AV/Tech Team
• Assists volunteers and staff with running technology for programming
• Time: serves 2–4 times per month on SUNDAYS (9:45–11:15 AM)
• Spiritual Gifts: Administration, Helps, Creative Communication
• Ages Served: 3–12 years old
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Supply Team
• Prepares and organizes the supplies needed for lessons
• Time: serves 2–4 times per month on FLEXIBLE DAYS
• Spiritual Gifts: Administration, Helps, Message of Knowledge, Message of Wisdom
• Ages Served: 3–4–K or Grades 1–5
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Setup Team
• Sets up rooms for children’s programming
• Time: serves 1–4 times per month on SATURDAYS OR SUNDAY MORNINGS BEFORE 9 AM
• Spiritual Gifts: Helps, Leadership, Administration
• Ages Served: 3–4–K or Grades 1–5
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Construction Team
• Helps to construct sets for special events
• Time: flexible
• Spiritual Gifts: Craftsmanship, Helps
• Ages Served: 3–4–K or Grades 1–5
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Food/Snack Team
• Helps coordinate/serve food for events
• Time: flexible
• Spiritual Gifts: Hospitality, Helps, Administration
• Ages Served: 3–4–K or Grades 1–5
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Publicity Team
• Helps with different forms of media to advertise events
• Time: flexible
• Spiritual Gifts: Administration, Creative Communication, Helps
• Ages Served: 3–4–K or Grades 1–5
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Decorating Team
• Helps to decorate spaces for events
• Time: flexible
• Spiritual Gifts: Helps, Creative Communication, Hospitality
• Ages Served: 3–4–K or Grades 1–5
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Security Team
• Monitors campus for special events
• Time: flexible
• Spiritual Gifts: Helps, Leadership, Discernment
• Ages Served: 3–4–K or Grades 1–5
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Shopping Team
• Helps shop for supplies
• Time: flexible
• Spiritual Gifts: Helps, Hospitality
• Ages Served: 3–4–K or Grades 1–5
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Administrative Team
• Helps in the Children’s Ministries office
• Time: flexible
• Spiritual Gifts: Helps, Administration,
• Ages Served: 3–4–K or Grades 1–5
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Clean-Up Team
• Helps to clean up after an event
• Time: flexible
• Spiritual Gifts: Helps, Hospitality
• Ages Served: 3–4–K or Grades 1–5
KILLEARN STUDENTS
JONATHAN LEFLER |
Small Group Leader
• Leads/Facilitates the small group lessons under the direction of Director of Student Ministries
• Time: once a week during school year (K-Groups meet Wednesdays 6:30–8 PM)
• Spiritual Gifts: Teaching, Shepherding
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SNL Leader
• Assists Director of Student Ministries
• Time: Sunday nights, helping with SNL duties from 5:30–8 PM
• Spiritual Gifts: Teaching, Shepherding
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Event Food Team
• Prepares, organizes, and/or provides snacks, or food needed for events
• Time: as needed; Sunday Night Live, small groups, Wacky Wednesday, etc.
• Spiritual Gifts: Helps, Hospitality
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Set Up/Clean Up Team
• Helps set up and/or clean up after events, helps Student Ministries Staff prepare for events
• Time: as needed
• Spiritual Gifts: Helps, Administration, Leadership
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Host Home
• Have a youth friendly home and a desire to provide a place for us to host a special event or small group
• Time: as needed
• Spiritual Gifts: Helps, Hospitality, Shepherding
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Special Events Chaperone
• Volunteers to attend special events at various locations to help Student Ministries staff in chaperoning youth on trips
• Time: as needed
• Spiritual Gifts: Helps, Hospitality, Shepherding
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Public Speaking
• Leads a discussion or shares a testimony at an event
• Time: as needed
• Spiritual Gifts: Creative Communication, Teaching, Leadership
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Week of Works (WoW)
• Helps all week long, leading work for WOW missions along side the youth in Gretna.
• Time: as needed
• Spiritual Gifts: Many places for all different types of gifts
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AV/Tech
• Assists with running lights, sound booth, music, etc. for events in Youth Building
• Time: as needed
• Spiritual Gifts: Administration, Helps, Creative Communication
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Bus Driver
• Has or is willing to obtain CDL license and can drive youth/staff to off-site events
• Time: as needed
• Spiritual Gifts: Helps
LEADERSHIP
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS | 850-893-1116
Law Enforcement First Responder
• Respond to emergency situations that may arise during Sunday mornings or other church activities
• Time: flexible
• Spiritual Gifts: Leadership, Helps, Message of Wisdom
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Medical First Responder
• Respond to medical situations that may arise during Sunday mornings or other church activities
• Time: flexible
• Spiritual Gifts: Leadership, Helps, Message of Wisdom
MISSIONS
CHRIS SMITH |
Frenchtown Breakfast Volunteer
• Help serve breakfast to the Frenchtown Community
• Time: the 1st Saturday of every month from 8:15–9:30 AM
• Spiritual gifts: Helps, Giving, Mercy
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iServe Team Member
• Assist in various mission work projects around the Tallahassee area
• Time: 2nd & 3rd Saturdays of each month from early morning to afternoon
• Spiritual gifts: Helps, Craftsmanship
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Food Bank Volunteer
• Sort food into various bags for families in our food bank program
• Time: 2nd & 4th Tuesday afternoons at 1:30 PM for set-up and 2nd & 4th Wednesday mornings at 6:30 AM for packing and delivery
• Spiritual gifts: Exhortation, Helps, Mercy
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Coffee Assistant
• Set up coffee table, brew coffee, clean up afterwards
• Time: every Sunday: 1st shift – 9–10:15 AM; 2nd shift – 10:30–11:45 AM
• Spiritual gifts: Helps, Hospitality
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Brian's Brigade
• Coordinate a dinner for about 80 people at Hope Community
• Time: 1st Thursday of the month from 5:30–6:30 PM
• Spiritual Gifts: Helps, Mercy, Exhortation, Evangelism
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Mission Trip Home Team
• Collect hygiene, medical and school supplies for teams. Help with fundraising opportunities. Commit to pray for team members
• Time: on going through the year on your schedule
• Spiritual Gifts: Helps, Administrative, Giving
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Mission Trip Member
• Be a team leader. Be part of a team to serve either nationally or internationally
• Time: trips are for one week with monthly meetings to prepare
• Spiritual Gifts: Evangelism, Encouragement, Mercy, Craftsmanship
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MOPS Guest Speaker
• Share your testimony or speak on one of a variety of parenting-related topics
• Time: On the 1st or 3rd Wednesday of each month between 9:30 & 11:30 AM
• Spiritual Gifts: Creative Communication, Encouragement
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Meals on Wheels Volunteer
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• Deliver a meal to home-bound seniors
• Time: Monday–Friday from 9:30–12:30 PM 1 day a week
• Spiritual Gifts: Helps
TECHNOLOGY
JENNIE THOMPSON |
Video Production
• Produce and/or edit videos to be shown in worship services
• Time: varies
• Spiritual Gifts: Wisdom, Creative Communication, Leadership
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Livestream Operator
• Operate camera during worship services for livestreaming
• Time: 1–2 times per month
• Spiritual Gifts: Discernment, Wisdom, Creative Communication
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Sound Technician
• Run sound for band rehearsals and worship services
• Time: 1–2 times per month; Wednesdays and Sundays
• Spiritual Gifts: Creative Communication, Helps
• Initial training one hour
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Computer Slide Operator
• Run worship service slides including advancing worship music slides
• Time: 1–2 times per month; Sundays
• Spiritual Gifts: Helps
• Initial training one hour
WORSHIP
CONTEMPORARY: JENNIE THOMPSON |
TRADITIONAL: DEBBIE GARVEN |
Contemporary Worship Band and Vocals
• Lead the congregation in musical worship (various instruments/vocal) along with other band members, using provided chord charts.
• Time: once every 2–4 weeks, depending on instrument, including Sunday morning and a mid-week rehearsal.
• Gifts: Creative Communication
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Traditional Choir
• Lead the congregation in musical worship (vocals) along with other choir members, using music from the hymnal and other provided resources. Occasional virtual choir projects.
• Time: weekly rehearsals when permitted as well as rehearsal time at home for virtual choir projects.
• Gifts: Creative Communication
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Orchestra
• Lead the congregation in musical worship (various instruments), along with other orchestra members, using music from the hymnal and other provided resources.
• Time: Weekly rehearsals and serving one Sunday each month
• Gifts: Creative Communication
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Creative Arts
• Willing to use abilities such as dance, acting and creative writing, as a part of our worship services or other special events.
• Time: one or more time(s) per year, as opportunity arises (all services)
• Gifts: Creative Communication
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Visual Arts
• Willing to use abilities in areas such as photography, drawing/painting, graphic design and set design in our worship spaces, services or
other special events.
• Time: one or more time(s) per year, as opportunity arises (all services)
• Gifts: Craftsmanship, Creative Communication