AIMS AND ROLES OF SANTUARY KEEPERS Aim:
To maintain a well organised and orderly use of the Sanctuary before and during VA Services and Major VA Events, and to also liaise with other groups and users to ensure same.

The Roles of the Department would include:
Preparation of Sanctuary for Services
1. Ensuring that the sanctuary is always in good order
2. ensuring that the sanctuary is fit for the purpose of meetings i.e clean, tidy, and well arranged
3. Ensure that such key items as Envelops and other things needed for the services are available and at the right places for the service.
4. Ensure correct position of pulpit, protocol sitting, etc.
5. Ensuring adequate provision for disables emergency evacuation, etc.
6. Adequate directions regarding toilets, and other facilities
7. Adequate heating is maintained by liaising with the Maintenance and Logistics departments.

During services:  
1. Ensure a generally safe environment for people in the auditorium- take full responsibility for general supervision and control of organised events, paying particular attention to compliance to procedures, including the Health and Safety and welfare of people.
2. Ensure orderly conduct / movement of people in the services 
3, Children are well control
4. Access and aisles are free of all obstructions
5. Provide briefing on evacuation procedures during major church events.

Sanctuary Improvement
1. Come up with sanctuary improvement ideas for a better overall look including; space management, decorations, sitting arrangement, and background design
2. Liaise with maintenance to ensure all planned maintenance works are carried out.

Key Relationship departments:

Maintenance department

Sanitation Department

Technical department

Occasional: Events team, Hospitality team, High Call

Other (external) users of the VA Sanctuary

How to Join us: If you are gifted in decorations and you have passion in orderliness, kindly speak with the Ushers and they will help you to the leader.

Hospitality department is a very active and lively unit in  Victory Assembly. They cater for the Church on ever service days, providing light lunch and drinks for all the members, first time worshippers and especially guest Ministers.

We are looking for members who are patient, and long suffering with catering for people, passionate about God and His people, seeking to reflect God's love to everyone irrespective of who they are or who they are not with a touch of excellence, through adequate organisation and creativity.

We are also looking for people who are astound in the place of service, not given to murmuring or complains, but rather patient to prepare for everyone's need and be able to also tidy up the reception, lounge, cafe area and the kitchen after all is done. We usually meet on first Mondays of every month and briefly to serve after every service. However this could increase at peak periods in the year, like the major conference times.

We are looking for members who are passionate about God and His kingdom work within VA and who want so see our events have a greater degree of excellence, through organisation and greater & more creative forms of publicity. People who will gossip the gospel and the benefits of Victory Assembly and will not be ashamed to plug VA wherever they are.

We are also looking for people who have an eye for detail who cannot stand disorder, but who instead of complaining will help devise and implement plans to overcome any form of disorder to bring all our events to a place of excellence. We also want people who can not necessarily give regular commitment to the team but who would come on board in the run up to events to help with mail shots and leafleting around the city.

We usually meet on Tuesdays, at varying frequencies (weekly or more often in the run up to events, fortnightly or slightly less when an event is not imminent) depending on the severity of the need.

Volunteer Opportunities & Requirements:
High Call -
i. Must have a personal, born again relationship with Jesus Christ.
ii. Must have completed the Workers Induction Course.
iii. Must be at least 18 years old
iv. Must complete a successful audition
v. Must be able to sing in at least 1 service per week
vi. Must be able to commit to at least 1 full year of ministry with the choir
vii. Must be committed to worshipping the Lord

Musicians Team
i. Must attend Lakewood Church on a regular basis.
ii. Must be able to play a musical instrument
iii. Must complete a successful audition and be accepted into the Choir.
iv. Must attend weekly Musicians and Worship Team rehearsals
v. Must be able to commit to 12 months of ministry with the Choir.
vi. Must have some knowledge of Music theory.
vii. Must be committed to worshipping the Lord

THE ARK (Youth Choir) (12 - 17 Years)
i .Must attend the Mighty Ones Church on a regular basis.
ii. Must be a teenager
iii. Must complete a successful audition and be accepted into the Ark.
iv. Must attend the rehearsals
v. Must be able to commit to 6 months of ministry with the Ark.
vi. Must be committed to worshipping the Lord

Worship Team
i. Must have a personal, born again relationship with Jesus Christ
ii. Must have attended Victory Assembly for a Year
iii. Must complete a successful audition
iv. Must be able to sing in at least 2 services per week
v. Must be able to commit to at least 1 full year of ministry with the worship team
vi. Must be committed to worshipping the Lord

How to Get Involved: You may simply attend one of our rehearsals and meet with any of the leaders who will gladly help you with every necessary information. Alternatively you may call the Church Office on 0114 270 9633.

Tabitha is the members' welfare unit of Victory Assembly. This team helps to look out for people who may have needs within the Church. The team gives assistance to members in various way.

Tabithat is not all about giving members money. Rather they look into attending to a whole need of individuals and families that they attend to. They are custodian of the Welfare offering that the Church raised monthly to support people with challenges within the Church. And they administer their resources to make sure everyone is need is happy.

Tabitha Store where the non-perishable food items are store, is opened every Sunday for people who may have need of physical food items to to and pick what they require.

Tabitha need volunteers. People who are moved with compassion, and whose desire is to help others in need. So if you would like to join the Tabitha Team, pls speak with the Work Force Directorate.

PREPARATION
All the equipments needed for each service, or that will be used during each service are set up by the Technical crew. These include microphones, musical instruments,Lightings etc.

DURING SERVICE

During the service, the technical team ensures that the service runs smoothly. They are in charge of various equipments which include the Sound/PA Systems and so on.

POST SERVICE

After every service, the technical team works behind the scene to make sure all equipments used during the service is properly kept away and tidied up.

Requirements:
The technical team is a sensitive unit, where reasonable skills and knowledge is expected to handle to machinery or equipment used for the Church service and other functions in faith Centre. The technical team meets fortnight Fridays and also trains people who may be interested in learning any of these areas.

To be a part: Simply speak with Deacon Felix after the service in the Technical Stand.

The Sanitation team are a group of people that are simply passionate about seeing that faith Centre is in hygienically and acceptable state for all Church and social gatherings.

the Sanitation puts their signature cleanliness trademark in to cleaning the Church offices, Church halls and Meetings rooms in Faith Centre. The team members report every Thursdays and Saturdays for cleaning. And when there are major events and conferences, they ensure that the building is cleaned before and after every Church sessions.

How to join: The Sanitation team are recruiting anyone who is passionate about beautifying God's house. If you have such passion, please speak to the Co-ordinator after Church service.

This is the praying team of Victory Assembly. Men and Women with a burden of prayer, stand in the gap for the Church spiritually. The prayer ministry gives prayer support to the pastor, the leaders, workers and the entire congregation. It also gives prayer cover to our city, the nation and to those in authority over us.

Our Purpose:

i. To see God move in our Church in diverse ways with the gifts of the Holy Spirit made manifest in our daily walk with God.
ii. To continue to uplift the Pastors, Leaders, Workers and Members of VA for God's reign in their lives.
iii. To pray continually for the vision of the Church to be fulfil and our goals accomplished. iv. To stand in the gap for every Church service by praying before every meeting starts. v. To provide prayer covering during VA’s events vi. To lead Workers' Sunday Prayer Meeting or as directed by the Senior Pastor.

Intercessors meet every Wednesday from 18.00 - 19.00hrs. We welcome anyone who would love to pray and see results to please join us. We also welcome prayer requests from members. You may submit your prayer needs in the Prayer Box at the Church foyer area.

We believe that the welcome and friendship ministry of VA is at the cutting edge of what God is seeking to do through VA in the city. We believe that there are people we are assigned to, people that God wants to use us to reach and impact. God will lead us to them and will bring them to church; we don’t want to lose them but keep them and see God change their lives as he continues to pour out his goodness amongst us.

As our name suggests, The Welcome and Friendship ministry of VA helps to welcome everyone that comes through our door during all our meetings and events and helps us to develop friendship/relationship with them. It is our desire in VA to be a church for all peoples. We desire that everyone who comes into VA feels welcomed and accepted no matter his or her race, colour, qualification or background. It is the mandate of the welcome and friendship team to make everyone that comes into our church feel important, accepted and like he too belongs here.

Nobody should come into VA and leaves unnoticed or without being talked to. To VA everybody counts, everybody is important, everybody has got something to offer. We pray for people that come through our door weekly.

The Practice:
After the service, new people are asked to leave the main auditorium to go to the café area for light welcome refreshment. There they will be offered coffee/other drinks and snacks and asked to fill in their welcome cards. The welcome team also shares with them few things about VA as a church, our services, meetings and events e.t.c. and would pray with them.

If the need arise for some sort of counselling or more they would be refered to the Pastor or one of the leaders. A team member would be assigned to and shall be responsible for a new comer especially when he or she lives in Sheffield and or is considering making VA a home church, and it shall be that members responsibility to keep record of discussion with the person to help and enable him settle.

The Welcome and Friendship also organises the quarterly welcome meeting where everyone who has joined VA within the quater of the year get to meet with the pastors and leaders over lunch and gets to interact and are introduced to various departments in the Church, while we encourage them to enrol for the Workers induction Course, and also join an Encounter group.
The goal for this meeting is to find out how they are settling in VA.

Welcome team also hold a welcome party for new students in Sheffield every September and this in conjunction with Revolution ministry and the Hospitality team. Welcome and friendship Team meets at once a month to review their department, evaluate their impact and make futuristic plans. They are at liberty to also review and update the VA welcome pack.

If you love meeting people, pleae be a part of Welcome and Friendship team. Speak to any member of the team after the service.

Ushers are the pilot team of the Churcn team meetings. they organise traffic within the Church.

VA Marshalls are an extension of the Welcome team. They are the first set of contact for members who drive to church or use the car park. They extend a walm welcome to the members as they arive to Church and help them with parking within the aloted bays.

The VA Marshalls also, help with designing safety measures to keep the vehicles parked within Faith centre car park safe. They also have the responsibility of mantaining the security measures used at the car park and recommending or implementing updates where necessary. They also help families with Children and buggies into the Church.

VA Marshals meet once a month for their monthly department review. A driving license is desirable for every member though its not a MUST. Anyone who is cheerful and happy to assist others could join.

How to join:
Please speak to Gbola Ojo at the Car Park.


If you like to help people

Maintenance Team: we require people of different skills in our Unit; electricians, mechanics, engineers, builders, and anyone who loves getting their hands on anything to do really.

1. We supervise, replace and/or repair the lighting controls, knobs, switches, bulbs, and light fittings everywhere in the Church and in the Offices.

2. We maintain the electrical switches, switch boards, fuses, plugs, sockets, extensions and every electrical connections within the Church.

3. We are health and safety conscious people, hence we make sure that the Church hall and its environs are free and safe for people to easily move around and access all the service areas within Faith Centre.

4. When needed we build new structures, modify, pull down or maintain structures within the Church.

5. We consult with external contractors and builders with respect to Church projects.

We are open for anyone who wishes to see God's house in the best shape. Please speak to Minister Kay Mbewe after the service.

We bear the heart beat of God. Sharing the Love of Jesus with our city. We organises Evangelism outreaches and soul winning projects within the city of Sheffield and environs.

We also have crusades and outreach projects planned for nations and cities of the World. We are planning to reach the World for Jesus, one person at a time. We partner with other evangelism agencies and outreach ministry to organise evangelism projects or outreach.

VA Children ministry plays a very vital role in our Church. The Children's Church is not a department, it is a ministry. Above this it is a special field where skills and knowledge are very essential. In the VA Children's ministry we comply with the Ofsted Children's Health & Safety regulations. This imply that all our teachers have full CRB check.

We also have a fantastic children's church facility stockep up with an up to date Children's Library Christian, Play group centre, Classrooms and Resource centre for kids. We cater for Children from 1year to 12years old.

Our Children's ministry needs more hands and if you are patient with children, gentle with passing across knowledge and information, don't mind to sit on the floor and shout and sing and dance...you are perfect for God's use. Please pick up the Children's workers form from the Church office and we will schedule an interview for you as soon as possible.

Victory Assembly is that the team will take responsibility for the following:

• To adequately minister to the spiritual and emotional need of the VA members.
  
• To help new believers know God better so they can get rooted in their new faith.
  
• To reach out and encourage backsliders in faith and those who have left VA because they felt they are not being ministered to.
  
• To pray with people needing prayer regarding any matter. To create a visitation procedure for new and needing members.
  

Criteria for serving in CFM
To serve in the counselling and follow-up ministry, an individual:

1. Must have atleast undergone the basic foundational training in counselling.
   
2. Must himself have a basic understanding of fundamental Christian doctrines.
   
3. Must have been part of Victory Assembly for at least 6 months and have proven to be of good integrity within and outside church.
   
4. Must know the vision of Victory Assembly and be committed to it.
   
5. Must be available and willing to do follow-up at least once a months.
   
6. Must be reliable at attending church meetings; should be able to attend Sunday church meeting and Friday night fellowship at least twice each per month.
   
7. Must be accommodative, hospitable and relational.
   
8. We recommend that he should be filled with the Holy Spirit and is able to pray in tongues.
   

Code of Practice:

1. Be prayerful; always make time to pray before attending every service, especially where you will be required to counsel or pray with someone.
   
2. Keep strictly to confidentiality; nothing you’ve discussed with a client is allowed to be shared with a third party except with the clients’ permission. If you feel that you need to discuss an issue, please only discuss it with the Team Leader first then the Pastor if need be.
   
3. Before a member start with a client he or she is to be informed that all discussions will be kept confidential.
   
4. Both men and women should be especially careful to dress modestly.
   
5. If at anytime you feel you are not able to deal with any situation at hand, must refer it on to the team Leader or the Senior Pastor. 
6. Members need to be at hand to help once the Minister preaching at any of our service or meeting starts to make an altar call.
   

Counselling team meets monthly for prayer, updates and discussion. This is an important time to share and discuss problems that have arisen and share ideas which could be helpful to the team.


To Join
Please call the Church Office and you will be directed appropriately, or pick up the Workers Induction form.