After serving in a volunteer status for the past year doing groundwork for our morning launch, three guys are now serving Creekstone as part-time staff: Matt Stephenson, Jesse Turk and Elijah Merrett. Below are their positions and general ministry descriptions, in addition to attending a weekly staff team meeting and other miscellaneous ministry "opportunities" that come up from time to time.

Matt Stephenson serves as my Pastoral Assistant.

• Makes financial deposits & keeps records
• Processes reimbursements for purchases
• Processes Keeping in Touch forms
• Checks voicemail and distributes messages
• Oversees the church and office calendar
• Maintains office supplies
• Other administrative tasks: phone calls, promotion, conference & retreat details, etc.
• Spearheads the Creekstone Art Gallery development and promotion
• Study Center development and promotion (future)
• Frees McKay to study / prepare the Sunday banquet

Jesse Turk is our Worship Arts Coordinator.

• Plans weekly worship service music
• Works with lead pastor on other elements of the service
• Recruits, equips and assigns vocalists and instrumentalists
• Oversees audio/visual ministry volunteers
• Oversees worship set up/break down team
• Oversees transportation and storage of equipment
• Researches new songs and equipment

Elijah Merrett is Coordinator of Ministry Teams and Assimilation.

• Recruits, equips and oversees Ministry Team Leaders

               - Children’s Minsitry Coordinator
               - Nursery Coordinator
               - Facilities Coordinator
               - Trailer Coordinator
               - Cafe’ Coordinator
               - Greeter Coordinator
               - Usher Coordinator
               - Youth Ministry Coordinator (future)

• Oversees the assimilation process

              - Follows up with visitors each week 
              - Connects regulars / members to K-Groups
              - Recruits, equips and oversees K-Group ministry representatives
              - Informs K-Group leaders about specials needs in their groups

Thanks, guys, for serving so well, and often "above and beyond" the call. You make my life great as Lead Pastor!   

Meet Your K-Group Representatives
As you can tell, we have remamed the groups, since the Latin was too hard to remember. And yes, there is group overlap. Just choose your group without fear of the K-Group police. By the way, these groups are social in focus, and typically will gather once a month for a special event (as well as occasionally doing lunch together on Sundays). These are not "study" groups. They are designed for fellowship and mission. Our DiG Groups are our "study" groups.

• College K-Group- TBA
• 20s & 30s K-Group (without kids / formerly veritas)- Mallory and Thomas Odom
• 20s & 30s K-Group (with kids / formerly Agape)- Kristin and Scott Perry
• 30s & 40s K-Group (formerly Sola Gratia)- Beth and Doug Minnear
• Empty Nesters (50+, formerly Fides)- Joanne and Oliver Sale

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