Any person who has surrendered their life to Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, resonates with the beliefs and values of Grace Church, is 16 years or older, and is passionate about contributing to the work of God's Kingdom through Grace are welcomed to become a Core Team member.

At the heart of a successful church fulfilling its mission, you’ll find a passionate team of core leaders who own the vision and direction of ministry.

This church is not made up of a staff solely responsible for moving ministry forward. This is a church that will equip the people of God to do His work and build up the church. Those people at Grace are our Core Team! 

God has created you with gifts that the church needs in order to fulfill its mission! Being part of the Core Team means that you’re passionate about Grace Church and want to be a part of fulfilling the mission of God through Grace.

If you're interested, attend an orientation and meet with a pastor to learn about the values and purpose of Grace and Core Team, to decide if it's right for you.

As a Core Team member, we expect you to attend the four Core Team gatherings per year.

The four official responsibilities of Core Team members are confirming candidates for the Leadership Review Team (LRT), nominating and voting to approve/disapprove candidates for elder, voting to approve/disapprove the annual budget, and voting to confirm a new senior pastor should the need arise.

However, the ongoing Core Team functions are prayer, providing input and insight for vision and strategy, assuming leadership roles among the congregation for ministry initiatives, and modeling discipleship through example.

You are not required to volunteer as part of Core Team, but we don’t know why you wouldn’t want to 😊.

Every Core Team member will be asked to pick one ministry area of the church to focus on. Picking a ministry area in Core Team will allow you to have focused time praying and strategizing with others passionate about the same area. You may support the ministry area by volunteering, or you may be a part of the area in other ways!

You can serve anywhere there is opportunity at Grace! Being part of the Core Team does not limit your opportunities to serve.

No. You will have the opportunity to opt into one area of ministry for one year. After that, you can join another area if you like!

At a Core Team meeting, the Areas will break out into groups to work on projects, and you can't be two places at once!

That's OK! Core Team is for the most passionate and engaged people of Grace Church! Part of being engaged may include serving!

As a committed member of Grace, we will continue to call you to the next steps on your spiritual journey, whether that's joining a group, serving, giving, or growing in your faith.

That's OK! Once you opt to join Core Team, you can select an option that lets Grace know you're unsure where you fit. Grace staff members will reach out to you to help you determine where a good fit might be!

Yes! If you attend online and are passionate about your church, we will find ways to get you engaged in the ministry you are most passionate about, as well as do our best to provide growth opportunities, groups, and opportunities for service.