{"id":102,"date":"2009-08-24T12:13:05","date_gmt":"2009-08-24T12:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bettergatherings.com.au\/?p=102"},"modified":"2025-12-20T00:01:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T00:01:12","slug":"service-leader-quickstart","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bettergatherings.com.au\/?page_id=102","title":{"rendered":"Service Leader Quickstart"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"manwithmicrophone\" The Role of the Service Leader<\/a>
\nLeading services is a ministry<\/em>, and therefore it has various things in common with other ministries. We should strive to do it as well as we can, in order to glorify God and bless others by our service…<\/p>\n

Advice for those preparing services<\/a><\/p>\n

When you create a new service, we suggest that you evaluate it by asking yourself the following questions … Service Checklist<\/a><\/p>\n

Using Service Builder<\/a><\/p>\n

Some Resources you can use in your Services<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1<\/td>\n Greetings and other introductions<\/a> \"edit\"<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n Seasonal Sentences<\/a> \"edit\"<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n Opening prayers and praises<\/a> \"edit\"<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n Invitations to confess sins<\/a> \"edit\"<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n General confessions<\/a> \"edit\"<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\n Assurances of forgiveness<\/a> \"edit\"<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\n Prayers in preparation for the ministry of God\u2019s Word<\/a> \"edit\"<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\n Scriptural expressions of praise<\/a> \"edit\"<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\n Creeds and other affirmations of faith<\/a> \"edit\"<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\n Intercessory prayers<\/a> \"edit\"<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\n Thanksgivings<\/a> \"edit\"<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\n Concluding prayers and blessings<\/a> \"edit\"<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Understanding What We Do When We Gather as God’s People<\/h3>\n

The links below will help you to think through what the Bible teaches about our gathering together as God’s people. Such reflection is an essential step in the process of evaluating what we do in our congregations, so that we might glorify God and edify his church more effectively.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1<\/td>\n The defining story: the gathering of God<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n Created and nurtured by the gospel<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n Gathering as a testimony to Christ<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n Gathered for worship<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n Gathered for fellowship in Christ<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\n Building towards maturity in Christ<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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