Community Groups
We believe life-change occurs best within the context of relationships.
Crossing has created a simple structure, called Community Groups, where these kinds of life changing relationships can begin to form.
These mixed groups of 6-12 adults (and their children) meet in homes weekly to pray, apply the Sunday message, and begin to share their lives with one another. Most groups provide qualified childcare on site for a minimal fee. Scholarships are available.
Though open to anyone, Community Groups will probably be of most benefit to individuals already on a journey with God who are seeking others to journey with them.
All Crossing Community Groups share the same 4 Values:
- Safe Place - We want “what’s said here to stay here.”
- Bold Love - We embrace intentional encouragement and biblical accountability (Matt. 18).
- Making Room - We seek to grow and multiply our groups through networking and intentional apprenticing of new leaders.
- Respect - We recognize that we won’t always agree about everything. But when we disagree, we commit to do so in a way that honors God and the other person.
Crossing currently has Community Groups meeting on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
2-3
Community Groups are a great place for life-change to begin, but we recognize that, as a structure, they have their natural limits. That’s why we have created Accountability Groups of 2-3 Men or Women to meet on their own schedules to ask each other the “hard questions” and take their spiritual journey together to a deeper level. These groups most naturally spring from the soil of the relationships developed in Community Groups.
Mentoring Groups
We think it is a shame that many individuals begin to follow Jesus but fail to grow strong in their faith but have no one to teach them the basics of the faith - how to pray, study the Bible, live in community with other Christians, etc. Starter Groups begin as 8 Week one-on-one mentoring sessions with a fellow traveler who is just a little further ahead on their journey with God. These groups are open to anyone at any point of their spiritual journey, no matter how long you have been on a journey with God.
Care Team
Purpose: The Care Team exists to ease life transitions by providing meals for families for individuals in need. These transitions include, but are not limited to, births, deaths, illness, surgery, injury and moving.
People: Anyone can be a member of the Care Team–all you have to be able to do is cook a meal and then deliver it.
Pathways: To get involved, please contact careteam @crossinglouisville[DOT]com.
Worship Arts
Purpose: Help lead our community in Gospel-Centered worship services with passion, authenticity and excellence.
People: Musicians of all types, as well as singers and songwriters, have many opportunities to serve. Musicians and singers will be asked to participate in an audition, and songwriters should submit samples of their songs. Our rotating bands will practice 1-2 times a month on a weeknight and will play in services 1-2 times a month.
Pathways: To get involved, please contact worshiparts @crossinglouisville[DOT]com.
Multimedia
Purpose: Facilitate our corporate worship services by clearly and smoothly presenting the lyrics to our songs, passages of scripture, notes for the sermons, etc.
People: We can use help on both Sunday and during the week. Any careful, attentive person can operate our software.
This involves preparing, editing and collecting materials for each element of the service and laying them out in a way that is clear and coherent.
Pathways: To get involved, please contact multimedia @crossinglouisville[DOT]com.
Connecting Ministry
Purpose: The Connecting Ministry’s goal is simply to embrace people into community. This includes a welcome table, coffee and snacks before the service, zone hosts inside the gathering, exit greeters, and more.
People: Anymore friendly person who has a heart to make strangers feel like family. Experience with aesthetics and similar ministries is helpful but not necessary.
Pathways: To get involved, please contact connecting @crossinglouisville[DOT]com.
CrossingKIDS
Purpose: CrossingKids exists to create a safe and loving environment for our children to learn about God and His Gospel in a fun and age-appropriate way.
People: For teachers, we are seeking anyone who is a member (or in the process) with a heart to care for and/or teach children on Sundays on a rotating basis. Training and scheduling provided. Support position, which include setup, teardown, check-in, security, etc. are also open to all who are willing who are moving toward membership. A background check is required for all who will be working with our children for security reasons.
Pathways: To get involved, please contact kids @crossinglouisville[DOT]com.
Men’s Ministry:
Purpose: We exits to encourage and equip men to become strong men of character, leaders in their homes, and godly servants of Jesus. We meet monthly for teaching and fellowship and weekly in accountability groups.
People: Open to all men seeking to grow in all areas of faith and practice in regard to biblical manhood.
Pathways: To get involved, please contact men @crossinglouisville[DOT]com.
Women’s Ministry
Purpose: To encourage and equip women to become a devoted follower of Christ in their various roles as wife, mother, sister, friend and member of the body of Christ, utilizing a two-fold approach of monthly meetings as well as accountability groups of 2-3 women.
People: Any woman seeking to grow in these areas and help other women grow as well. We seek to embody the spirit of Titus 2 through both peer and relation mentoring and are open to all followers of Christ at any point in their journey.
Pathways: To get involved, please contact @crossinglouisville[DOT]com.
Prayer and Encouragement Ministry
Purpose: We exist to prayerfully seek God’s presence and glory in our church and encourage those in our body who need encouragement. This includes meeting on Sundays to pray before our gathering as well and sending encouragement to those who are hurting during the week via cards, email, and personal visits for prayer.
People: Anyone with a heart to pray and encourage others.
Pathways: To get involved, please contact prayerandencouragement @crossinglouisville[DOT]com.
Administration
Purpose: To serve God and others by effectively carrying out the ‘nuts and bolts’ work of ministry and providing administrative support to the pastors and staff. This includes a variety of things ranging from assembling worship folders, doing research for various ministries, to various office tasks and more.
People: Organized, service-oriented people who care about attention to details. A working knowledge of word processing and spreadsheets would be beneficial. Also, one must be willing to work behind the scenes to help Crossing run smoothly and efficiently.
Pathways: To get involved, please contact admin @crossinglouisville[DOT]com.
Events Ministry
Purpose: Oversee and facilitate church-wide events as a part of Crossing’s overall ministry to develop disciples, to broaden and deepen community and to love our neighbors for Christ. Responsibilities include facilitating and hosting events (such as Gospel classes, training sessions, etc.) by setting up, providing and serving refreshments, overseeing details throughout the event, and cleaning-up after the event. Specific instruction will be provided.
People: Friendly, service oriented people who love to see an event done well.
Pathways: To get involved, please contact events @crossinglouisville[DOT]com.
The Bridge Magazine
Purpose: The Bridge is a burgeoning publication intended to inform and inspire the Crossing body toward greater Christ-likeness and involvement in church life and the Mission of God.
People: People who like to write, do layout/design, and proofread carefully.
Pathways: To get involved, please contact bridge @crossinglouisville[DOT]com.
Mercy Ministries
Purpose: To show the Good News of the Gospel to those who can offer nothing in return. We have a heart to begin ministering to those in local nursing homes, the homeless, and those in physical need in our community.
People: Anyone with a heart to ‘put feet on the Gospel’ by serving the ‘least of these.’
Pathways: To get involved, please contact mercy @crossinglouisville[DOT]com.
Practical Service:
Purpose: To provide practical support to those in our community when they move, need help with their cars or homes, or with any other practical need.
People: Anyone who likes to paint, fix cars, move furniture, and work with their hands to help those in need both inside and outside our body.
Pathways: To get involved, please contact service @crossinglouisville[DOT]com.