Kids and Families

(Ministry Area Leader – Phill Evans)

All Kids Ministry at and through St Matt’s fits nicely into our Church vision helping move strangers to believers to lovers to warriors. To join one of our specific kids teams you’ll need to be a growing Christian, humble, a team player, attend a D-Team or Life Group and fulfil the necessary Safe Ministry requirements. Please indicate an interest in one of the below and Phill will follow you up. 

Here are the areas in which you might like to serve:

• K@Ch:  Variety of opportunities and commitments on Sundays. Eg: once (Variety week leading), twice (2 week Assistant leading) or five times a term (teaching leading);

• Kids Spots:  Opportunity to use your gifts to communicate a short message, sing a song, etc to lead the kids in Church. 

• Crèche (two weeks every two months);

• FISH (weekly Friday afternoon kids club and leadership development program);

• Schools (Weekly in Wanniassa on Tuesdays or Termly on Mondays in Monash);

• Playgroup (weekly on Wednesdays, or as you can);

• Kids Club (3-4 days once a year in April);

• other behind the scenes/admin;

• “Acting” roles looking after one of the teams in the unlikely event of not finding a replacement Kids and Families Minister straight away.

Youth Ministry

(Ministry Area Leader – Tim Purser)

Friday Nights

On Friday nights of the school term, a team of faithful, dedicated leaders
weekly serve the youth at St Matt’s and the wider Canberra community by sharing the life-changing good news of Jesus. 

Prerequisites: regular church attendance, regular Life Group attendance, regular daily SOAP, commitment to weekly ministry, training nights and one camp; Safe Ministry–Category 3 (Kids).

D (discipleship)–Teams

Throughout the week we have ‘D-Teams’. In these small groups our faithful, dedicated leaders share their lives and God’s Word with the youth. D-Teams meet during Term time.

Prerequisites: regular church attendance, regular Life Group attendance, regular daily SOAP, commitment to weekly ministry, meet with the Youth Pastor 1 to 1 once every 5 weeks; and attend the D-Team Retreat Safe Ministry–Category 3 (Kids).

NB D-Team leadership is distinct from Friday nights, and by appointment only.

Young Adults

(Ministry Area Leader – Josh Sirois)

The leadership team meets once a month following monthly dinners to review previous events, discuss current activity and plan for upcoming events. Members of the team are engaged with the YA community through participation in Sunday services, a

St Matt’s Life Group, attendance at YA ministry events and taking part in a 1:1.  Team members assist in the organisation and running of events (e.g. advertising, making resources, organising food), support pairs in the 1:1 network, and invest in members of the YA community e.g helping new members make friends, meeting 1:1, pastoral care, assisting members to join a life group.  NB Serving on the leadership team is by appointment only, expressions of interest welcome.

Prerequisites: Have a heart to serve the Young Adults community as described above, Regular St Matt’s church service and St Matt’s Life Group attendance: Safe Ministry – Category 4

Seniors Ministry

(Ministry Area Leader – Andrew Vella)

Connecting

We want people who would love to bring church to those in our community who can’t make it to a service in person. We would like volunteers who seek to bring the elements of church such as fellowship, edification and encouragement via phone calls and home visits.

Prerequisites: regular St Matt’s church service and St Matt’s Life Group attendance; Safe Ministry–Category 3 (Standard).

Goodwin Services

Church Services are held fortnightly on Wednesday mornings currently at David Harper House. Volunteers help set up the room, welcome and assist residents during the service, connect with the residents outside the service and are involve in running the service (leading, Bible reading, prayer, music, giving a testimony).

Prerequisites: regular St Matt’s church service and St Matt’s Life Group attendance; Safe Ministry–Category 3 (Standard).

Life Groups Ministry

(Ministry Area Leader – Andrew Vella)

Life Group Leader

Our Life Groups are an essential ministry for St Matthew’s. They help people connect with each other and understand God’s word better. We want leaders who are willing to equip other members of St Matthew’s to be able to read, understand and apply God’s word for themselves. Our Life Groups are not just an event for the week, but an ongoing relational network that exists all the time, to help foster fellowship, discipleship and evangelism.

Prerequisites: regular St Matt’s church service and St Matt’s Life Group attendance; agree with doctrine, vision and mission of St Matt’s; Safe Ministry–Category 3 (Standard).

Pastoral Care Ministry

(Ministry Area Leader – Tegan Christensen)

Loving one another out of the overflow of our love for God is one of the privileges and expectations of the church. As Paul writes in Ephesians 4:16 “From him [Christ] the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.” The pastoral care ministry seeks to train and equip the people of St Matt’s for acts of love for one another and coordinate care as needs arise.  

Meals Team

The practical care and provision of a meal can be a great way to love one another. When a need arises, contact will be made with team members to see if they are able and willing to provide a meal in a case-by-case basis.  

Prerequisites: regular St Matt’s church service attendance; Safe Ministry–Category 4.

Gardening & Handyman Team

This team will provide one-off and short-term assistance to those in our St Matt’s family who find manual labour tasks (ie. gardening and crisis house tasks) impossible and need additional support. Needs such as these will be assessed, and contact will be made with team members to see if they are able and willing to provide assistance in a case-by-case basis.

Prerequisites: regular St Matt’s church service and St Matt’s Life Group attendance; Safe Ministry– Category 3 (Standard).

Visiting Team

The gift of time and presence is a crucial way of loving one another. Members of this team might provide regular and long-term care to St Matt’s church family members or do so for a short-term commitment during a crisis. Training and regular check-ins and supervision will be mandatory to safeguard the safety and mental and spiritual health of the team and those being visited.  

Prerequisites:regular St Matt’s church service and St Matt’s Life Group attendance, Pastoral Care training; Safe Ministry–Category 3 (Standard).

Communication

(Ministry Area Leader – Peter Walton)

Sermon Uploading

Ensure that the church’s weekly sermons are promptly and accurately accessible to the congregation through the church website. This involves downloading the sermons from the Sound Desk USB, minor editing as needed, and uploading them to the designated section of the website. All training provided.

Prerequisites: regular St Matt’s church service attendance; Safe Ministry–Category 4.

Graphic Design

Our clear presentation helps engagement. Make announcement slides, postcards and other graphics as needs arise (occasional–once a month or less).

Prerequisites: Graphic design experience, small portfolio (2 or 3 past works), regular St Matt’s church service attendance; Safe Ministry–Category 4.

Web Design

Create new pages on the St Matt’s website as needs arise (once a term or less).

Prerequisites: regular St Matt’s church service attendance, WordPress and Divi experience preferred but not required; Safe Ministry–Category 4.

Film Production or Editing

Use your video production skills to film or edit short videos such as interviews, announcements etc. Occasionally assist with livestreamed events.

Prerequisites: regular St Matt’s church service attendance, video production; Safe Ministry–Category 4.

Copywriting

Use your writing skills to produce clear, concise words for primarily the website along with other media. You will work closely with staff, Ministry Area Leaders, web and graphic designers to ensure our message is clear.

Prerequisites: Small portfolio (2 or 3 works), regular St Matt’s church service attendance and St Matt’s Life Group attendance; Safe Ministry–Category 4.

Friends of Jesus

(Ministry Area Leader – Mary-Ann Kal)

We share the good news of Jesus Christ with people with special needs. FoJ meets from 6-8:30pm fortnightly on a Thursday during school terms. A typical evening comprises games, dinner together, Bible reading and learning from God’s Word, and an activity. Volunteers can help prepare meals, assist in the kitchen, assist with games, Bible devotions, craft, and general social interaction.

Prerequisites:a love for the Lord Jesus and people, regular St Matt’s church service and St Matt’s Life Group attendance; Safe Ministry–Category 3.

Women’s ministry team

(Ministry Area Leader – Andrea Roberts)

Our team aims to run four events a year along with promoting the Canberra Women’s Christian Convention. Our events are intended to encourage, exhort and build up Christian women and to provide a space for wider connections and fellowship within St Matts. We also want to share the good news of abundant life in and with Jesus.

Prerequisites: love Jesus, have a heart to serve and love other women, be a committed member of the St Matthew’s community through regular Church and Life Group attendance; Safe Ministry–Category 4.

Men’s ministry team

(Ministry Area Leader – Craig Bickell)

The Men’s Ministry is responsible for running men’s fellowship activities including the monthly Saturday morning Men’s Breakfast. Our goal is to bring men in to hear about Jesus, to build them up in Him, and send them out to serve and tell of Him. We seek to achieve this through a combination of evangelistic and Bible-based talks (sometimes via the lens of a specific field of the speakers’ experience) and discussions and through other fellowship activities including at Men’s conventions.

Prerequisites: be a steady follower of Jesus Christ, have a heart to serve, be part of St Matt’s church community through regular St Matt’s Church service and St Matt’s Life Group attendance; Safe Ministry–Category 4.

Women on Thursday (WOT) Crèche

(Ministry Area Leader– Lai Chiu Dawson/Andrew Vella)

WOT provides Crèche for pre-schoolers on Thursday mornings during school term. Helpers care for the children from 9:30am-11:30am, freeing parents for Bible study. Remuneration available ($20/hr).

Prerequisites: regular St Matt’s church service and St Matt’s Life Group attendance; Safe Ministry–Category 3 (Kids).

Church Cleaning

(Ministry Area Leader–Norm Barker)

We currently have ten teams and each team does a clean of the church building on a ten week roster. There is always a need to top up the teams for various reasons. The cleaning is to ensure that the building is welcoming, presentable and safe for gatherings of people in the ministry of the Gospel of Jesus. Cleaning is done on Saturdays in a team of 10 people. Instructions and all equipment will be provided.

The teams manage to complete the task in 1.5 hours and enjoy the fellowship and satisfaction of a job well done.

Prerequisites: regular St Matt’s church service attendance; Safe Ministry–Category 4.

Building/Property

(Ministry Area Leader–John Harrison)

The Property team involves caring for our buildings and grounds. In general all volunteers are welcome. We try to have two workings bees each year in Spring and Autumn. Also throughout the year there may be other smaller jobs to do and there is always gardening work throughout the year.

Prerequisites: regular St Matt’s church service attendance; Safe Ministry–Category 4.

Finance

(Ministry Area Leader–Ron Perry)

The Finance Team coordinates all the parish’s financial activities. This involves preparing the annual budget for Parish Council to consider and approve, ensuring invoices and accounts are paid in a timely manner, reporting monthly to Council on the parish’s progress against budget and, as required, providing advice to Council on a range of financial matters. Those currently involved in the team have a range of skills and experience including accounting, financial advice and management, information technology and facilities management and maintenance.

Prerequisites: regular St Matt’s church service attendance, regular St Matt’s Life Group attendance; Safe Ministry– Category 4.

Safe MinistryTeam

(Ministry Area Leader–Hannah Vella)

The Safe Ministry Team coordinates the implementation of the Safe Ministry standards, policies, protocols, procedures, and record keeping for screening and training of volunteers in our church. Under the Safe Ministry Coordinator, the Safe Ministry Team has a safe ministry administrator who is responsible for processing paperwork and record keeping. In addition, other volunteers on the SMT are responsible for checking through the safe ministry records each month and sending reminders to volunteers to complete safe ministry tasks. Volunteers require basic IT skills, a methodical work habit and a love for administration and people.

Prerequisites: regular St Matt’s church service attendance, regular St Matt’s Life Group attendance; Safe Ministry– Category 3 (Leaders).