Slayden Baptist Church Volunteer Teams & Committees

SBC Committees

Committees are made up of church members that are chosen by the Nominating Committee and approved by the Church Body.

These members are chosen once a year, during the month of December, in order to fill the committee for the coming year.

Committee members must be church members.

Committees are the decision makers of the church. They do not necessarily have to do all of the tasks needed to be done by their ministry, but they are there to make decisions for their ministries and also to make sure all ministries are filled with team members and running smoothly.

It is up to the Nominating Committee plug church members into specific committees. By signing up, you are not guaranteed a spot to serve.

Stewardship - This committee has stewardship over the finances of the church.

Personnel - This committee oversees the well being of the paid personnel of the church.

Property Management - This committee is in charge of overseeing the management of the church property. For example, lawn care, general maintenance of all properties, janitorial services, repairs, etc.

Worship Service Committee - This committee has oversight, alongside the Worship Pastor, over elements of our worship service. Examples are sound & equipment, elements of baptisms & communion, flowers, etc.

Evangelism & Church Plant- This committee strategizes over church planting and evangelism efforts.

Missions Funding - This committee has stewardship over the funding of different missions giving within and outside of the church.

Security - This committee oversees the security policies and procedures of the church.

Hospitality - This committee oversees the “food” oriented events like church fellowships, funeral meals, etc.

Long Range Planning - This committee keeps up with the near and far future planning of the church as it pertains to property and buildings.

Healthcare - This committee oversees the procedures and policies of the church healthcare program, as needed.

WMU - This committee oversees the affairs of the WMU as it pertains to the church.

Constitution & Bylaws Revision - This committee serves to oversee and make changes to the church’s Constitution and Bylaws Document.

Church Offices

Church Office Positions are chosen by the Nominating Committee and approved by the Church Body once a year, during the month of December, in order to fill the positions for the coming year. Those filling these positions must be church members.

Church Recording Clerk - This volunteer records business meeting minutes and submits church information each year.

Church Clerk - This volunteer keeps up with church memberships.

Church Treasurer - This volunteer is the head of the church finances, working alongside the church Financial Secretary and Stewardship Committee.

WMU Director - This volunteer oversees the affairs of the WMU, as it pertains to the church. This person serves on the Nominating Committee.

Sunday School Director - This volunteer oversees the Sunday School Department, ensuring teaching positions are filled and teachers have what they need. This person serves on the Nominating Committee.

Nursery Director - This volunteer oversees that Nursery Department, alongside the Children’s Ministry Director. This person ensures that the nursery volunteers have a schedule and are present each Sunday along with making sure equipment and supplies are up to date and adequate. They also oversee the schedule of the paid Nursery workers.

SBC Ministries & Volunteer Teams

Volunteer Teams make up the workers that serve each ministry in the church. These teams fall under the leadership of the different committees. Anyone attending Slayden Baptist Church can serve on these teams, you do not have to be a member.

All working with children 18 & under MUST complete a background check, according to our insurance policy.

Any teaching position that is within any of these ministries MUST be approved by the Nominating Committee, Church Pastor, and the Church Body.

At any point in the year, volunteers can sign up for these ministries.

It is up to the committees and team leaders to plug volunteers into specific positions. By signing up, you are not guaranteed a spot to serve.

Nursery Team - This team is made up of volunteers that have a rotating schedule to keep the nursery on Sunday mornings, during the AM Worship Service. (Ages birth-3 years old)

Bible Drills Team - This team of teachers or assists teaches children and adults, beginning at Kindergarten. Bible Drills is an organized ministry that learns books of the Bible and memory verses and scripture passages.

Children’s Choir Team - This team of teachers or assistants teaches children, ages 4 - 6th grade, how to worship through song. They normally do 2 musicals a year, along with occasional special presentations on Sunday mornings.

Wednesday Night Children’s Ministry Team - This team of teachers or assistants teaches classes for children on Wednesday nights. The classes may periodically change, so this group may be flexible to change as needed.

Sunday Night Children’s Ministry Team - This team of teachers or assistants teaches classes for children on Sunday nights. The classes may periodically change, so this group may be flexible to change as needed.

Children’s Event Team - This team is made up of volunteers that organize and execute different events for children throughout the year.

Children’s Ministry Team - This team is made up of volunteers that aid the Children’s Ministry Director as needed.

Van Driver Team - This team is made up of volunteers that drive the church van to pick up children for different events.

VBS Team - This team is made up of volunteers that plan and carry out our annual Vacation Bible School week. This team consists of anyone from cooks and van drivers to teachers and group leaders.

Operation Christmas Child Team - This team organizes and leads the efforts for the church to collect boxes for the Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Ministry.

Drama Ministry Team - This team is made up of volunteers that help lead our drama ministry that is mostly made up of youth. They perform periodic dramas for the church.

Youth Ministry Team - This team is made up of volunteers that aid the Youth Pastor as needed.

Women’s Ministry Team - This team is made up of volunteers that are willing to help lead our women’s ministry through things like big events and retreats or smaller things like “secret sisters”.

Brotherhood Team - This team is made up of men that want to speak into the lives of our men and help serve those around through service projects like wood cutting, home repairs, etc. This group meets periodically for breakfast, devotions, and fellowship.

Adults on Mission Team - This team falls under the guidance of the WMU and hosts monthly fellowships to discuss the current missions events in the IMB.

ADY / Home Alone Team - This team is made up of volunteers that cater to the elderly or retired group in our church. They have monthly fellowships that are led by the volunteers of this team.

Library Team - This team is made up of volunteers that oversee the church library.

Sound Team - This team is made up of volunteers that oversee the sound and sound equipment of the church, under the guidance of the church Worship Pastor.

Computer/Screens Team - This team is made up of volunteers that run the sanctuary computers and screens during the AM Worship Service, under the guidance of the church Worship Pastor.

Adult Choir - This ministry is made up of adults and youth that sing as a choir during the AM Worship Service along with musicals, usually during the Easter and Christmas season. They typically practice on Wednesday nights after church.

Musician Team - This team is made up of volunteers that play any and all instruments during our AM Worship Service.

Praise Band Team - This team is made up of volunteers that sing during our AM Worship Service.

Baptism Team - This team oversees the logistics of baptisms in the church. For example, maintaining supplies, cleaning up after baptisms, and aiding those being baptized.

Lord’s Supper Team - This team is in charge of the set up and clean up when our church observes The Lord’s Supper. It also maintains supplies.

Usher Team - This team is made up of men that greet during the AM Sunday Worship Service along with passing the plates for offering and saying an offertory prayer before the plates are passed.

Commitment Card Team - This team is in charge of aiding new members on Sunday mornings during the Worship Service when filling out new member cards once they join the church.

Prayer Chain Team - This team is responsible for the prayer chain email that is periodically sent out.

Flower Coordinator Team - This team is in charge of making sure flowers are placed on the altar table of the church sanctuary each week.

Greeter Team - This team is made up of volunteers that greet everyone as they enter the church on Sunday mornings before and during the Sunday School hour. They also hand out bulletins and other pertinent documentation, as needed.

Property Beautification Team - This team is made up of volunteers that desire to beautify the church property through flowers, decorations, etc.

Building Maintenance Team - This team is made up of volunteers that are called on by the Property Management Committee in order to maintain the church property.

Security Team - This team is made up of volunteers that have a rotating schedule to have eyes on the church property during regular services to ensure the safety of those in the church.

Grill Team - This team is made up of volunteers that are called on during church-wide fellowships to grill food.

Hospitality Team - This team is made up of volunteers that are called on by the Hospitality Committee in order to serve food at church functions like VBS, Family Fellowship Nights, funerals, etc.

Family Meal Ministry Team - This team is made up of volunteers that work together in creating a schedule of food sent to homes for those in need. For example new parents, deaths in the family, sickness, etc.

Teller Team - This team is made up of volunteers that work alongside the Church Treasurer to count the money brought in each week during church services where funds are taken up.

Sunday School Teachers - All Sunday School teachers are chosen by the Sunday School Director, Nominating Committee, Church Pastor, and finally the church.

All volunteers working with children 18 and under must have a background check on file with the church, according to our church insurance policy.

All teaching positions must be approved by the church Pastor, Nominating Committee, and church.

It is a requirement to be a church member in order to serve on a committee or teaching position.

At any point in the year, the church office or heads of ministries can be contacted to volunteer to serve, but our church opens our regular sign-up at the end of each year in order for the next year’s positions to be filled.