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Getting Involved: Annual Volunteer Opportunities
 

Annual ministries require a year-long commitment. Workers typically work one or two days per month for one calendar year. Our SkyKids Children's Ministry year begins each June as children are promoted to the next class/grade level. VP 820 functions on a calendar year; each person serves one Friday per month.

 
Celebrate Recovery
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  Celebrate Recovery works to assist men and women as they work to overcome strongholds in their lives. They strive to help participants overcome various addictions and use their personal struggles to help others with their battle.
 
Connections - Baptistery Workers
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  Connections Ministries encompass every aspect of service that helps our guests and members feel at home and comfortable each week. A friendly smile and a helping hand qualify you for this vital ministry.

Baptistery workers assist baptismal canditates in the changing rooms. They help manage the flow of multiple persons to maintain order during this portion of the worship experience. Men and women are needed to help during both morning services.

 
Connections - Dispatch
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  Connections Ministries encompass every aspect of service that helps our guests and members feel at home and comfortable each week. A friendly smile and a helping hand qualify you for this vital ministry.

Working in teams of two, dispatch workers facilitate communication needs during our weekly worship services.

 
Connections - EMTs
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  Connections Ministries encompass every aspect of service that helps our guests and members feel at home and comfortable each week. A friendly smile and a helping hand qualify you for this vital ministry.

Help is needed for ensure the health and well-being of KCBT guests and members. Medical professionals (nurses, doctors, and EMTs) carry a pager during worship services and respond to emergency situations. Team members should be able to offer triage care until emergency help arrives.

 
Connections - Greeters
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  Connections Ministries encompass every aspect of service that helps our guests and members feel at home and comfortable each week. A friendly smile and a helping hand qualify you for this vital ministry.

Greeters welcome KCBT members and guests to our facilities and help locate classrooms and seating. Team members should be sensitive to meet the spiritual needs of individuals. A friendly smile and helping hand qualify you for this ministry.

 
Connections - Shuttle Drivers
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  Connections Ministries encompass every aspect of service that helps our guests and members feel at home and comfortable each week. A friendly smile and a helping hand qualify you for this vital ministry.

Shuttle drivers help KCBT members and guests travel from the parking lots throughout the main campus in comfort. Drivers are needed to help with Sunday morning shuttle service, driving once every four weeks. Drivers must have a good driving record. While the vehicles do not require a commercial driver’s license, drivers must be 25 to 65 years of age due to insurance requirements. Applications and additional requirements are available here.

 
Connections - Transportation
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  Connections Ministries encompass every aspect of service that helps our guests and members feel at home and comfortable each week. A friendly smile and a helping hand qualify you for this vital ministry.

Men and women are needed to help individuals without a method of transportation get to church on Sunday mornings.

 
Connections - Ushers
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  Connections Ministries encompass every aspect of service that helps our guests and members feel at home and comfortable each week. A friendly smile and a helping hand qualify you for this vital ministry.

Ushers welcome KCBT members and guests to our facilities and help locate seats and classrooms. Team members should be sensitive to meet the spiritual needs of individuals. They also assist with the offering collection.

 
Connections - Watchmen
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  Connections Ministries encompass every aspect of service that helps our guests and members feel at home and comfortable each week. A friendly smile and a helping hand qualify you for this vital ministry.

KCBT Watchmen provide a safe, secure environment for KCBT guests and members. Team members must be dependable and able to respond soberly to emergency situations while focusing on guests' physical and spiritual needs. A specialized uniform and training are required.

 
Connections - Welcome Center
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  Connections Ministries encompass every aspect of service that helps our guests and members feel at home and comfortable each week. A friendly smile and a helping hand qualify you for this vital ministry.

Team members help guests make a personal connection with KCBT. Working with Greeters and Ushers, they answer questions, excort guests to classrooms, and provide spiritual help to those in need.

 
Deacons
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  Deacons serve as an extension of our pastoral staff, helping to meet the needs of our local body. These men are nominated by KCBT members then approved by our pastoral staff; they serve for two-years terms.
 
Detention Homes
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  We minister to youths placed by the court system in area detention homes, offering open question and prepared Bible studies. We also work to build relationships through recreational activities. Country background checks and screening forms are required.
 
English as a Second Language
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  This ministry works with students and immigrants to the United States, helping them learn the English language. Participants should have a heart for learning other cultures and helping assimilate others to life in the States.
 
Grounds
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  Team members help maintain our facility by picking up trash, cleaning rooms, weeding and planting flower beds, and cutting the grass.
 
International Student Ministry
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  The International Student Ministry gives us the chance to assist international students attending classes at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) and Avila. Whether you pick a new arrival up at the airport, provide housing until more permanent arrangements are established, or take students shopping, each opportunity allows you to establish a true friendship with students far from home.

A training session is provided once each year to help train new ministry team members in cross-cultural issues, responsibilities, and things that should/should not be done when relating to students. This ministry is for those willing to spend time developing a solid relationship with individuals, which provides opportunities to share the gospel when the students are ready to hear (rather than when we are ready to share). The following is a list of opportunities throughout the year to interact with international students. The ISM Team meets for lunch regularly; students are also welcome at these meetings.

  • Airport pickup
  • Provide housing until students are able to find their own apartment, their dorm room becomes available, etc. This is typically between two days and two weeks.
  • Conversational English classes. These classes meet bi-weekly; they are not held during the summer months.
  • Walmart shopping trips. These trips occur bi-weekly.
  • Special local events. Past events include Union Station, the Truman Presidential Library, and Old Missouri Town.
  • Out of town trips. Past trips include Omaha, Nebraska and St. Louis, Missouri.
 
Media
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  KCBT strives to incorporate the latest aspects of media production in all areas. Whether preparing video and audio productions or maintaining our various websites, technological skills are vital to maintain our relevance in a constantly changing environment. Each team member works two Sundays per month.

Team members provide customer service during weekly worship services. They assist by recording and duplicating CDs and generating albums, CDs, and mp3s for the Resource Center. Team members also operate cameras to record services for broadcast.

 
People Ministries - Altar Workers
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People Ministries help assimilate guests to our local body through personal contacts. Whether responding to questions over the phone or in person, compassion and a helping hand encourage a loving, caring environment.

Pray and counsel those who respond during our weekly worship services. Follow-up with decisions made and report all information to the Altar Captain. There are weekly opportunities to share the gospel and improve your counseling skills.

 
People Ministries - Visitation
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  People Ministries help assimilate guests to our local body through personal contacts. Whether responding to questions over the phone or in person, compassion and a helping hand encourage a loving, caring environment.

KCBT receives request via phone and request cards for visits and/or housecalls. Men and women are needed to pray, counsel, answer questions, and share the gospel with these contacts.

 
Prayer T.E.A.M.S.
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  Prayer TEAMs meet on a regular basis to hear reports and pray for the ministries of missionaries sent out by KCBT. Prayer Support TEAMs provide financial support in addition to their prayers and friendship.
 
Resource Center
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  Our resource center needs individuals to provide customer service, work as cashiers, provide inventory assistance, and prepare orders for shipment. If you have a servant's heart and enjoy meeting new people, this is a great opportunity for you.
 
SkyKids - Bible Bees
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  Bible Bees children are in first grade. Teachers minister on a rotating schedule (typically two weeks on, two weeks off) during one of the two Sunday worship services for approximately two hours.

Anyone working with children must complete a background check and the Missouri state screening form.

 
SkyKids - First Steps
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  First Steps children range from crawling to walking age. Teachers minister on a rotating schedule (typically two weeks on, two weeks off) during one of the two Sunday worship services for approximately two hours.

Anyone working with children must complete a background check and the Missouri state screening form.

 
SkyKids - Heavenbound
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  Heavenbound children are in third grade. Teachers minister on a rotating schedule (typically two weeks on, two weeks off) during one of the two Sunday worship services for approximately two hours.

Anyone working with children must complete a background check and the Missouri state screening form.

 
SkyKids - Kingdom Racers
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  Kingdom Racers children are in second grade. Teachers minister on a rotating schedule (typically two weeks on, two weeks off) during one of the two Sunday worship services for approximately two hours.

Anyone working with children must complete a background check and the Missouri state screening form.

 
SkyKids - Little Eden
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  Little Eden children are in kindergarten. Teachers minister on a rotating schedule, (typically two weeks on, two weeks off) during one of the two Sunday worship services for approximately two hours.

Anyone working with children must complete a background check and the Missouri state screening form.

 
SkyKids - Little Lambs
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  Little Lambs children are approximately 2 - 2.5 years old. Teachers minister on a rotating schedule (typically two weeks on, two weeks off) during one of the two Sunday worship services for approximately two hours.

Anyone working with children must complete a background check and the Missouri state screening form.

 
SkyKids - The Lord of the Kings
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  The Lord of the Kings children are in fourth and fifth grade. Teachers minister on a rotating schedule (typically two weeks on, two weeks off) during one of the two Sunday worship services for approximately two hours.

Anyone working with children must complete a background check and the Missouri state screening form.

 
SkyKids - New Arrivals
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  New Arrivals children range from birth to crawling age. Teachers minister on a rotating schedule (typically two weeks on, two weeks off) during one of the two Sunday worship services for approximately two hours.

Anyone working with children must complete a background check and the Missouri state screening form.

 
SkyKids - The Potter's Kids
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  The Potter's Kids class is for children from kindergarten to sixth grade with special needs. Teachers minister on a rotating schedule (typically two weeks on, two weeks off) during one of the two Sunday worship services for approximately two hours.

Anyone working with children must complete a background check and the Missouri state screening form.

 
SkyKids - R.O.C.K. T.V.
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  R.O.C.K.T.V. children are in sixth grade. Teachers minister on a rotating schedule (typically two weeks on, two weeks off) during one of the two Sunday worship services for approximately two hours.

Anyone working with children must complete a background check and the Missouri state screening form.

 
SkyKids - Rainbow Room
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  Rainbow Room children are approximately 4 - 5 years old. Teachers minister on a rotating schedule (typically two weeks on, two weeks off) during one of the two Sunday worship services for approximately two hours.

Anyone working with children must complete a background check and the Missouri state screening form.

 
SkyKids - Seedlings
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  Seedlings children are approximately 3 - 3.5 years old. Teachers minister on a rotating schedule (typically two weeks on, two weeks off) during one of the two Sunday worship services for approximately two hours.

Anyone working with children must complete a background check and the Missouri state screening form.

 
SkyKids - Sunbeams
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  Sunbeams children are approximately 3.5 - 4 years old. Teachers minister on a rotating schedule (typically two weeks on, two weeks off) during one of the two Sunday worship services for approximately two hours.

Anyone working with children must complete a background check and the Missouri state screening form.

 
SkyKids - Toddler Town
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  Toddler Town children range from walking age to approximately two years old. Teachers minister on a rotating schedule (typically two weeks on, two weeks off) during one of the two Sunday worship services for approximately two hours.

Anyone working with children must complete a background check and the Missouri state screening form.

 
Student Ministries
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  Student Ministries seeks to develop a culture of mentoring for our Junior High, High School, and College students. By opening our homes and sharing our lives with students, we allow them to see biblical relationship models and learn from those who have gone before them.

Anyone working with students must complete a background check and the Missouri state screening form.

 
VP 8.20
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  VP8.20 team members serve in three areas: kitchen, facilities, and grounds. Kitchen volunteers work to deep clean the kitchens. Facilities workers clean sections of the main KCBT building. Grounds members work at the ballpark, picking up trash and weeding flowerbeds. Grounds volunteers are scheduled April through October; we welcome your assistance in the facilites area from January to March.

Our pastors and staff greatly appreciate your willingness to serve the Lord through our church. Children are welcome to participate in this ministry; all children must be accompanied by their parent or guardian. On the day you are scheduled, please meet in the Conference Room at 8.30 am for donuts and a short devotion before work begins. You will be finished no later than 11.30 am.

 
Worship - Audio and Sound Support
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  The Worship Office seeks to lead our members to a lifestyle of worship and praise. Worship teams minister "inside the box" to support our worship services. Teams serve during Sunday morning services, ministry fellowships, and Wednesday evening services.

Audio and Sound Support work with all aspects of audio recording of our worship services. If you have an ear, can run a soundboard, or would like to learn to be a stage hand, this ministry is for you.

 
Worship - Lighting
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  The Worship Office seeks to lead our members to a lifestyle of worship and praise. Worship teams minister "inside the box" to support our worship services. Teams serve during Sunday morning services, ministry fellowships, and Wednesday evening services.

Lighting designers, technicians, and light board operators are needed for assistance during the main KCBT service. Training is available in basic electricity and our dimming system and lighting instructions.

 
Worship - PowerPoint
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  The Worship Office seeks to lead our members to a lifestyle of worship and praise. Worship teams minister "inside the box" to support our worship services. Teams serve during Sunday morning services, ministry fellowships, and Wednesday evening services.

PowerPoint operators are needed to produce and operate presentations for the main service and ministry fellowships. Presentation needs include song lyrics for worship services and sermon outlines to assist the congregation in their worship experience.

 
Worship - Praise Teams
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  The Worship Office seeks to lead our members to a lifestyle of worship and praise. Worship teams minister "inside the box" to support our worship services. Teams serve during Sunday morning services, ministry fellowships, and Wednesday evening services.

KCBT incorporates praise teams in all worship services. Vocalists and musicians work together to prepare the hearts of the congregation for the preacher's message.
 
 
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