At Rockford United Methodist Church, it takes dozens of leaders and hundreds of volunteers to complete God’s plan for our congregation.
Below you will find the following:
- Responsible Folks
- Paid Staff Openings
- Volunteer Service Openings
- Administrative Areas Descriptions
- Ministry Areas Descriptions
- Spiritual Gift Definitions
- Our United Methodist Spiritual Gift Beliefs
Please be in prayer for those who are currently serving and for those who are applying for these roles in the future.
Interested? Have questions? Let us know. For more information or to apply, please contact the church office.
Responsible Folks
- For paid positions, our Staff-Parish team is responsible.
- For unpaid positions, our Nominations & Leader Development team is responsible.
Both the Staff-Parish and Nominations teams spend much time in prayer and deliberation about who will be invited to serve in these areas. So, while you may ask to serve in an area, you may be asked to serve in the requested area or another depending on the needs of the congregation at the time.
Paid Staff Openings
From the Staff/Parish Relations Committee (SPRC)
RUMC is not hiring any paid positions at this time.
Volunteer Service Openings
The following volunteer positions are open. Please contact the office if you are interested in them.
- Worship Leader: Second Service – We’re looking for someone to lead our second 11 a.m. service. This is our contemporary experience, so someone will need to have at least the ability to sing and lead congregational singing. Top Five Spiritual Gifts Recommended: Music: singing, Faith, Hospitality, Encouraging & Exhorting, and Serving & Ministry.
- Nominations and Leadership Development – Vice Chairperson – member who oversees the work of NLD when the pastor is unable. Team finds volunteers for all ministry areas. Top Five Spiritual Gifts Recommended: Administration, Discernment, Encouraging & Exhorting, Knowledge, Pastor & Shepherding
- Nominations and Leadership Development – Members – Team finds volunteers for all ministry areas. Top Five Spiritual Gifts Recommended: Administration, Discernment, Encouraging & Exhorting, Knowledge, Pastor & Shepherding.
- Nursery Coordinator – person who oversees the nursery ministry. Top Five Spiritual Gifts Recommended: Serving & Ministry, Showing Mercy, Teaching, Faith and Hospitality
- Stewardship Team Chair – person who oversees our current stewardship committee in both our annual stewardship event and ongoing stewardship training throughout the year. Top Five Spiritual Gifts Recommended: Administration, Faith, Serving & Ministry, Giving, and Leadership.
Administrative Areas
Trustees: Meeting building needs including maintenance and beautification of our structures, including the pastor’s home, inside and out as we prepare and protect God’s blessings for future generations. Spiritual Gifts Recommended: Administration, Leadership, Faith, Giving, Serving & Ministry,
Finance: While overseeing financial affairs of the church, this team uses wisely what God has blessed us with as a congregation. Top Five Spiritual Gifts Recommended: Administration, Encouraging & Exhorting, Faith, Giving, Serving & Ministry,
Nominations & Leader Development: This team finds leadership and trains leadership for our church’s current and future volunteer needs. Top Five Spiritual Gifts Recommended: Administration, Discernment, Encouraging & Exhorting, Knowledge, Pastor & Shepherding
Staff-Parish Relations: This team finds leadership and trains leadership for our church’s current and future paid staff needs, including our relationship with our pastor and larger conference. Top Five Spiritual Gifts Recommended: Discernment, Encouraging & Exhorting, Evangelism, Faith, Prophecy,
Leadership Team: This team is charged with completing our mission, vision, and guideposts. They look forward to future needs and help create and improve the organization needed for current needs. Top Five Spiritual Gifts Recommended: Administration, Apostleship, Discernment, Encouraging & Exhorting, Knowledge, Serving & Ministry.
Ministry Areas
Education: Children, Youth and Adult Discipleship including Nursery. Goal: sharing God’s word with all. Top Five Spiritual Gifts Recommended: Serving & Ministry, Showing Mercy, Teaching, Faith, and Hospitality.
Missions: Appalachia Service Project, Habitat for Humanity, Hand2Hand, CROP Walk. Goal: helping the less fortunate. Top Five Spiritual Gifts Recommended: Serving & Ministry, Showing Mercy, Wisdom, Encouraging & Exhorting, Giving.
Worship: Usher, Greeter, Communion Server, Prayer/Scripture Leader. Goal: corporate worship participation. Top Five Spiritual Gifts Recommended: Leadership, Encouraging & Exhorting, Faith, Teaching, Wisdom.
Publicity / Outreach: Communications, Community Involvement, Public Relations. Goal: sharing what belonging to our church means. Top Five Spiritual Gifts Recommended: Administration, Encouraging & Exhorting, Evangelism, Faith, Hospitality.
Fellowship: Pasties, Senior Connections, Hasenpfeffer, Adult Potluck. Goal: sharing our joy with other members. Top Five Spiritual Gifts Recommended: Serving & Ministry, Showing Mercy, Encouraging & Exhorting, Evangelism, Giving
Care Ministry: Home visits, funeral luncheons, greeting cards, phone calls, rides, meals, and helping the lonely. Goal: helping where we may. Top Five Spiritual Gifts Recommended: Serving & Ministry, Showing Mercy, Encouraging & Exhorting, Evangelism, Hospitality.
Music: Choir, Handbells, Praise Team. Goal: sharing our musical gifts. Top Five Spiritual Gifts Recommended: Serving & Ministry, Faith, Giving, Encouraging & Exhorting, Teaching.
Spiritual Gift Definitions
Quick Definitions
These gifts are given to Christians at the moment they believe in Christ. Many times, gifts will be found in people’s personalities, career choices, and in their talents. Every Christian gets at least one, but there’s no limit.
Every Christian should probably show them of these characteristics, but for the Spiritually gifted it’s almost like God gave you the energy and passion around the gift God wants you to share in God’s family, and then to the world.
Using Romans 12, Ephesians 4, and I Corinthians 12, we’re using the following Spiritual Gifts: Administration, Apostleship, Discernment, Encouraging & Exhorting, Evangelism, Faith, Giving, Hospitality, Knowledge, Leadership, Pastor & Shepherding, Prophecy, Teaching, Tongues, Interpretation of Tongues, Serving & Ministry, Showing Mercy, and Wisdom.
Administration – gifts that help people stay organized and help others stay organized.
Apostleship – gifts that help people pioneer and start new things.
Discernment – gifts that help people made difficult decisions with the Spirit’s help.
Encouraging / Exhorting – gifts that help people be the coaches and cheerleaders for others.
Evangelism – gifts that help people sharing their faith story with others.
Faith- gifts that help people do things that seem impossible and believe the unbelievable.
Giving – gifts that help people have generous and giving hearts and souls.
Hospitality – gifts that help people create a safe place for new people and fellowship for others.
Knowledge – gifts that help people learn more and remember what they learn easier.
Leadership – gifts that help people lead others.
Pastor / Shepherding – gifts that help people share God’s word and care for a congregation.
Prophecy – gifts that help people remember what God said and then share it at beneficial times.
Teaching – gifts that help people share God’s knowledge with others.
Tongues – gifts that help people learn and use new languages, known and spiritual.
Interpretation of Tongues – gifts that help people interpret what other languages are saying.
Serving / Ministry – gifts that help people care and help others.
Showing Mercy – gifts that help people show compassion when others show indifference.
Wisdom – gifts that help people retain knowledge, like living out the Proverbs.
For Our United Methodist Beliefs on Spiritual Gifts
See our Spiritual Gift Information page here:
www.umc.org/en/content/spiritual-gifts
See our Spiritual Gift Inventory here:
https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/articles/spiritual-gifts-inventory-download
See our Spiritual Gifts Frequently Asked Questions here: