Our Way of Ministry

Pastoral Ministry Area

Living open means walking with others in their journey of faith, listening deeply, and tending to the soul. It is a ministry of presence and patience, modeled after the Shepherd who calls each by name, restores the weary, and leads with both truth and compassion. To live open here is to be tender and attentive—to both God’s leading and the real needs of people.

Making and Arts Ministry Area 

Living open means responding in wonder and worship, expressing the beauty and truth of God through creativity. This ministry reflects the God who spoke the world into being and delighted in its goodness. Christ, who sang hymns with His disciples and offered praise with His life, shows us how to open ourselves fully to God in adoration. Living open here means bringing your whole self—heart, mind, body, and spirit—into the act of worship and creative response.

Life Together Ministry Area

Living open means sharing life vulnerably and faithfully with one another. Jesus shared meals, embraced the outcast, and called His disciples friends. This ministry reflects that shared table and shared life—through hospitality, communication, small groups, and rhythms of mutual encouragement. Living open here is about making space to be known and to know others in love, resisting isolation and building real fellowship.

City Care and Mission Ministry Area

Living open means being attentive to the needs of the world and willing to be sent. Jesus stepped into human history to serve, heal, and reconcile. This ministry expresses that same incarnational love—praying for the world, showing mercy, seeking justice, and joining God’s renewal of all things. Living open here is to be interruptible, responsive, and generous—offering your life for the sake of your neighbour.

Administration and Stewardship Ministry Area

Living open means recognizing everything as gift and offering it back in love. Jesus entrusted His disciples with responsibility and taught them to steward the Kingdom wisely and generously. This ministry embodies a quiet faithfulness—coordinating, sustaining, and supporting the life of the church. Living open here is about serving without spotlight, managing resources with grace, and enabling others to thrive.

Together, these five areas reflect our common calling: to follow the way of Jesus by living open to God and others, one Church, many gifts, joined in the ministry of Christ for the good of the Church, the city, and the world.

Missional Living Collective Meetings

Where our Benevolence Committee, Missions Committee, Hospitality Teams, Deacons, Elders, Intercession Ministries, and Digital Arts come together at least 4 times a year to:

• Pray for needs in and beyond the church

• Hear about local and global partnerships and missional initiatives

• Care and respond to real-time needs

We want to cultivate  to keep a pulse on the needs of the church and discern the missional shape of our community. 

Teaching Collective Meetings

Where our Elders and Deacons, Children’s Ministry Teachers, Baptism, Membership, Alpha, Facilitators, come together at least 2–3 times a year to:

• Pray and plan around the formation and discipleship of the church

• Reflect on resources and teaching priorities across ages and settings

• Be equipped one another in the ministry of the Word

We want to cultivate a teaching life that forms us as lifelong disciples of Jesus, rooted in Scripture and the historic faith.

Liturgical and Worship Collective Meetings

Where our Worship team and musicians, Liturgists, Scripture Readers, Prayer Leaders, Communion Servers (and preparation), Sound and Visual Teams, and Elders come together at least 3 times a year to:

• Pray over and plan upcoming worship seasons

• Reflect on the spiritual tone of our gathered worship

• Coordinate creative and technical support for liturgy and the Lord’s Day

 We want to cultivate a unified and Spirit-led rhythm of worship that is beautiful, biblical, participatory and rooted in our community’s voice.

Life Together Collective Meetings 

Where our Small Group Leaders, Hospitality Coordinators, Fellowship Dinner Hosts, and Technology and Digital Arts Team members come together at least 3–4 times a year to:

• Pray for relational needs and community rhythms

• Coordinate events and shared meals that foster belonging

• Reflect on the overall sense of connectedness in the body

We want to cultivate spiritual friendships and a shared life that reflects the welcome and presence of Christ in our relationships.

Leadership Collective Meetings

Where our Eldership team (Pastoral team) and Deaconship, come together at least every 2 months to:

• Pray for the health, of the church members an its witness 

• Review church-wide admistration, its rhythms and needs

• Hear from the Eldership and Deaconship 

• Discern tone and direction of other Collectives

We want to keep a pulse on the health, unity, and rhythm across the church.