Lay Leaders

The role of a Lay Leader

Responsibilities

Lay leaders play an important role in our within our church.

The lay leader enters the worship service with the pastor and helps lead the service. 

In a typical service, the lay leader is responsible for:
  • The call to confession
  • The prayer of confession
  • The declaration of forgiveness
  • The prayer for illumination
  • The first scripture reading

After the service, the lay leader greets people with the pastor, as they exit the sanctuary.

Suggestions

It is important to prepare for your role as a lay leader. Here are some helpful tips.
  • Practice your readings prior to the service and ask if there are places or names that you don't know how to pronounce
  • Copy and paste the various parts of worship into one document. It is easier to remember all of the components if they are in one document
  • Pre-mark your bible verse, or copy the text for the verse and insert it into your lay leader document

Helpful Documents

Lay Leader Instructions

lay_leader_instructions.pdf
File Size: 64 kb
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introduction_to_parts_of_worship.pdf
File Size: 9 kb
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Sample Parts of Worship

call_to_confession.pdf
File Size: 11 kb
File Type: pdf
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declaration_of_forgiveness.pdf
File Size: 9 kb
File Type: pdf
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prayer_for_illumination.pdf
File Size: 8 kb
File Type: pdf
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Bible Verses

Our pew bibles are the New Revised Standard Version. You can easily look up your bible passages using this website. You can even copy the text and paste it into the word document of the bulletin. 

Lay Leader Schedule