HELPS MINISTRY

Stewards ensure everything remains safe and equipped for the morning service. They have a working understanding of the needs of the morning and ensure that the main service is able to operate smoothly. They help coordinate people to the altar area in ministry times, take up the offering, give out communion, help find seats and are available to serve where necessary.

It is essential that in any gathering, there is appropriate resources for First Aid in case of injury or emergency. Our First Aid stewards are trained and are on hand to assist in any situation. Training is available.

One of Gateway’s core values is that people find a warm welcome when they come through the door. The welcome hosts arrive early to meet and greet at the entrance on a Sunday morning and help distribute Gateway the quarterly newsletters.

Our Connect Point Team faithfully serve our visitors and those ‘new to Gateway’. This friendly team ensure newcomers feel welcome and assist in connecting people into our rapidly growing church family. This team is vital in providing the link between the church office and the church family to ensure effective communication of what’s on. It is also the place to find out more about churchsuite which is the primary tool used to promote the calendar of upcoming events, groups and socials. The Connect Point desk is also set up to provide printed information and the latest Gateway newsletter.

Come rain or shine these heroes of the Gateway family are on hand to assist with the parking on a Sunday morning, particularly on those challenging days when there is a big event at Bethel.

This friendly team are responsible for the tea and coffee on Sundays pre and post service, as well as hosting at any potential special events. This team provides a wonderful environment for relationship building.

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On occasion, the Church Office staff need assistance with a variety of office-based large tasks, from basic admin through to helping set up for events. Sometimes seasonal and sometimes semi-permanent. We have a separate application process for this team. If you are interested in joining, please contact Ian for an informal chat about the current needs and to register your interest.

Experiencing church online has really highlighted how important it is for Gateway to have an online presence that will allow anyone who can’t physically make it to our services to still be impacted by what God is doing in our congregation. The Broadcast team is continuing to grow as the demands for our broadcast content continues to grow too. Our team are trained to not only operate the equipment, but they are tasked to capture the very essence of what the Holy Spirit is doing in each of our services. Our main aim is to capture what God is doing and provide a ‘window’ for those who cannot be there to look in and be a part of it. Our team of camera operators and visual mixers work together to create an amazing viewing experience that makes the online audience feel like they are in the room and part of the service.

Our Sound team support and serve our worship team and congregation at Gateway. They ensure that everyone who attends in-person and those watching online have a great and immersive experience. Our Sound team work very closely with our Broadcast team to ensure that visual and audio work seamlessly together to provide the best experience of Gateway both in-person and online.

The lighting of our services has a growing part to play in our Sunday services. Whilst in its infancy, we have vision to enhance and grow the tool of lighting in our services in order to help enhance each part of the service whether its praise and worship, the spoken Word or simply entering and leaving the auditorium.

ProPresenter is an important communication tool in both our Sunday services and midweek services through our auditorium displays. The displays are primarily used to display the song lyrics during praise and worship. This helps the audience both in the room and at home participate in the singing of songs that forms a very important part of the worship experience. The visual displays are also able to display our in-service announcements and pre-service rotation videos, which are key to informing the viewers of what events are coming up in the near future.

Every Sunday service sermon is captured on audio, edited and uploaded on our website, Spotify and Apple Podcast platforms. This allows our listeners to either catch up on a missed sermon or relisten to it to be further impacted by the message. We also have the ability to record and publish podcasts that are created to inspire and encourage our listeners.