Team Commitment

We have four things we ask that our worship team really commit to, and to make it easy to remember, they spell the word TEAM! T - TURN-UP We ask our guys to turn up to three key meetings: [1] Monthly team nights (Monday night, food, worship, talk, ministry, the aim is to build up the team, equip them) [2] Band rehearsals (the bands that are on this weekend will meet on the Thursday night and rehearse from 7-9) [3] Sunday (Sunday is match day... this is the big one.) Punctuality does not come naturally to us, so we make a real priority of being on time as a team. Bill Hybels writes this: 'Jesus said let your yes be yes and your no be no. So when I say yes to meeting with a group of my colleagues at a certain time and place, I do everything in my power to keep my word. Promptness is about character, and leaders are not beyond the rules that govern things like courtesy and character.” E - ENJOY YOURSELF Being part of a team is such fun, so love playing your instrument. God created music for his glory, and it's good to enjoy his gift of music! Having fun is key to effective creativity, and so we try to make being in the worship team as fun as possible. A - AIM FOR PERFECTION, SETTLE FOR EXCELLENCE We want to bring God our best, not because we value excellence for excellence' sake, but because God deserves our best. It's important to not get to stressed about this, but to think long tern about how we're aiming for perfection as team members. Am I practicing on my instrument, am I pushing myself to be the best I can be, am I mastering my songs. M - MEMBERSHIP OF THE CHURCH We make it a condition of our worship team that people have to be plugged into the ordinary life of the church. We want them to be regular members, not just turning up when they're on duty. We also want them to be growing as disciples, so we ask that everyone is a member of a pastorate (our mid-sized pastoral groups). So, that's our little motto for reminding our worship TEAM what they're committing to: T – TURN UP E – ENJOY YOURSELF A – AIM FOR PERFECTION M – MEMBERSHIP