Josh Basil
Weekly Report # 7
I helped prepare for a candlelight service.
Thursday I went down to church and Pastor Jerry was not there, but Nancy (the secretary was there and had something for me to do. There were three boxes of candles and the paper hand-guards that go over them sitting in the kitchen. She showed me how messy and unorganized everything was. Her advice was to be organized and neat when taking care of a church; let people know that it is not a storage place for their stuff. Nancy had me go through all (around three hundred) candles and hand-guards and decide which ones were reusable. I kept about 75% of the used ones and put them into one bigger box. I separated the candles from the hand-guards so it would be organized and easy to find. I labeled the box, “candlelight service” and left it on the counter for the ushers to find. Although I did not actually hand out the candles, I did realize how big a deal it is to be prepared and organized. Planning is essential in running a successful ministry and worship service. As a result of this observation, I learned the importance of organization and planning.
3 comments:
That does sound like a lot more work than I would have expected. It's crazy how much planning goes into a service, especially when extra things are used, such as candles. I have been learning that the behind-the-scenes stuff is really important and is very time-consuming!
i wish that my church would do a candlelite service...that is so intimate...
sounds like you were will to do whatever you can to help out...i like that even though you're pastor wasn't there...you were still willing to do whatever they needed...i appreciate your willingness...!!!
JESS MANGLOS
that's neat how you guys put work to make sure that everything went well for the service. plus the candle light service is a great idea.
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