Loves,
Nadine
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Jiayin, F4, Spartans
Jiayin (F4, Spartans!)
Hi guys! I first joined usher ministry around in September 2007. I remembered that I wanted to join usher ministry because I wanted to serve God and His people and I wasn’t in any ministry at that time so I decided to join usher ministry :D
My first usher duty was during the parachute band concert and I was placed at the glass door and attached to one of the older ushers. I think it was a really great experience as I learnt how to step out of my comfort zone and to greet people with confidence when they enter. I think this marks off as a great start to my ‘ushering journey’ as I learnt the basics of an usher: to always smile at people & making them feel comfortable.
Another impactful experience was which when Zone F ushers were on duty on 1st March in the main auditorium! I was in section A and holding the walkie talkie. Holding the walking talkie was really a great experience. During this usher duty, I had grown to another level and I believe so did the other ushers. This usher duty was really different from that as zone F service as we cannot afford to be slack and we really need to give our 100% to God and to serve people whole-heartedly.
Usher ministry is indeed a ministry that moulds up my confidence and many of the things I learnt in usher ministry could all be applied in my daily life. I see myself being a usher IC by the end of 2008 and I will work towards this and will continue to give my best to God. (:
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Li YiJing , F2 , Spartans
Hi everyone ! I am YiJing . I first joined usher just last yr . I can't really remember when . Haha . I joined usher because i felt the people is so cool . When i first came , It was the usher that gives me the best impression for coming back again . Because they let me feel that , just my first visit , i have been part of their family . (: Last yr , i asked pei shan if i could join usher , she said she will consider & asked ivan . Then just nice , Ivan came down with a guitar then i rushed to him , asking " Ivan Ivan .. , Can i join usher ? " He looked at me for awhile & said , " U really want to join ? " Then i said yes ! & so he shouted to pei shan across the auditorium to let me join usher . and immediately , i was called to go for training . My 3 impactful incidents are Usher Training , My duty & position . Usher Training has really helped me through a lot during duty . Because if i forgot anything , i will remember the notes i wrote on my notebook to smile and welcome ppl . My duty will always be the most unforgettable one ! As i am very blur as i just stepped in , my usher IC , Jazreel will always be there to guide me . And there is one time , i was late . Because during one usher meeting with jian ming , he told us usher ministry is now a strict ministry . First time late , close one eyes , Second time , Don't do duty . Third time , Out of usher Ministry . & my late was the second time . When i went in Zone F Room , I do not know what to do . Bt as the ppl helping out is not enough , Jazreel gave me one more chance to do duty . But of course , she talk to me after my duty about the sense of urgency . My position was quite fun too .
Because i am the one giving ppl the 1st impression when they come to church . Smiling is the most important . Because if u give ppl a dull face , they will felt unwelcome . But if you smile , ppl will felt welcome & smile back at you . I stayed on because i want to learn new things .
By the end of 2008 , i see myself rising up to be a usher IC leading ppl too . So that I could lead my members to a whole new level & run the race together (: .
Love ,
YiJing !
Because i am the one giving ppl the 1st impression when they come to church . Smiling is the most important . Because if u give ppl a dull face , they will felt unwelcome . But if you smile , ppl will felt welcome & smile back at you . I stayed on because i want to learn new things .
By the end of 2008 , i see myself rising up to be a usher IC leading ppl too . So that I could lead my members to a whole new level & run the race together (: .
Love ,
YiJing !
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Sng Peck Hoon (White Powder) - Spartans! (:
Dear fellow ushers,
just want to share something about myself in usher ministry today! Haha.
When I first joined usher ministry, it was in 2006 when we were still in FTMS house!
I remembered it was my leader, Wendy Neo, who placed me in this ministry.
I used to be in BIG & Excel. Haha although that was quite some time ago but I still could feel the excitement we would always have before service. Before service we will prepare everything and get everything done well before our chief usher brief us. "Slack" was not in our dictionary. I remember Jeremy told us that if we say we "do not know what to do" we should start thinking of a list of 10 things that we can do. This not just made us think but also it pushes us to another level of accomplishing things before our leaders remind us the 2nd or 3rd time. It is very important that we start to take initiative and work as a team to cover all grounds (: And that would be great..
When I was quite new in usher ministry it was Cherie who keeps including me.. haha. As I was quite shy and did not want to talk much, she still talks to me and teaches me things which I did not know how to do. eg. preparing Pastors' water. She would take me around and show me how to do it. And as I grew to become a more regular usher, she challenged me to include the new crews that we have that particular service. Like really being a bestfriend to them to guide them & etc. I was really inspired that day. Everyone in the usher team were all so united and we made true friendships. I remembered there was once when as a team we had lunch before our usher duty! At that time, everyone will chiong to make it! LOL. we always eat at the QQ noodle shop.. lol.. We just love the fellowship lah.
In usher ministry, I had known what it means by the word "strict" and "discipline". In many ways, we will be definitely be discipled.. and that was when I really grew as a person! For me, I used to be always late. However, it took me an attitude of willingness to change to get this problem out of my life! I believe if I can change, so can you.. (: No matter how long, if we persevere (sometimes) the pain discipleship, all things are possible.
I think as usher ministry is progressing to usher ministry 2.0, I am looking forward to see people loving usher ministry even more.. as they serve even more, they would enjoy it even more.. More than being excellent but also first class spiritual ushers! Nevertheless, let's support our Pastors together in this, amen? yay.
Loving you all! -Peck
just want to share something about myself in usher ministry today! Haha.
When I first joined usher ministry, it was in 2006 when we were still in FTMS house!
I remembered it was my leader, Wendy Neo, who placed me in this ministry.
I used to be in BIG & Excel. Haha although that was quite some time ago but I still could feel the excitement we would always have before service. Before service we will prepare everything and get everything done well before our chief usher brief us. "Slack" was not in our dictionary. I remember Jeremy told us that if we say we "do not know what to do" we should start thinking of a list of 10 things that we can do. This not just made us think but also it pushes us to another level of accomplishing things before our leaders remind us the 2nd or 3rd time. It is very important that we start to take initiative and work as a team to cover all grounds (: And that would be great..
When I was quite new in usher ministry it was Cherie who keeps including me.. haha. As I was quite shy and did not want to talk much, she still talks to me and teaches me things which I did not know how to do. eg. preparing Pastors' water. She would take me around and show me how to do it. And as I grew to become a more regular usher, she challenged me to include the new crews that we have that particular service. Like really being a bestfriend to them to guide them & etc. I was really inspired that day. Everyone in the usher team were all so united and we made true friendships. I remembered there was once when as a team we had lunch before our usher duty! At that time, everyone will chiong to make it! LOL. we always eat at the QQ noodle shop.. lol.. We just love the fellowship lah.
In usher ministry, I had known what it means by the word "strict" and "discipline". In many ways, we will be definitely be discipled.. and that was when I really grew as a person! For me, I used to be always late. However, it took me an attitude of willingness to change to get this problem out of my life! I believe if I can change, so can you.. (: No matter how long, if we persevere (sometimes) the pain discipleship, all things are possible.
I think as usher ministry is progressing to usher ministry 2.0, I am looking forward to see people loving usher ministry even more.. as they serve even more, they would enjoy it even more.. More than being excellent but also first class spiritual ushers! Nevertheless, let's support our Pastors together in this, amen? yay.
Loving you all! -Peck
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Usher ministry 2.0 ! (:
Priscilla , F4 . [Spartans , ZoneF]
hi guys :D Just wanna share with you guys how have i grown in usher since my first usher duty last year ! Peishan did my usher training with me and i was amazed by how strict the ministry in and to me it was a challenge ! My first usher duty was with warriors though i was in fighters as my usher IC needed ppl for zonef service , i remember everything run well that day , i followed my IC and observe how he prepares the water , how he collect the bulletins etc . And i was standing at the stairs welcoming the people ushering them into the room :D i remember i was the one taking the music stand away from stage when the worship starts , i was on standby there , felt the stress & didn't want anything to go wrong for that day. Service ended & we had debrief , my SL said that i was doing quite well for a new crew and it was my first duty. That sentence really hit me alot and i made a decision to accelerate in usher ministry & giving Him the glory !The second impactful experience was during the VBS . The IC was Yilin , and when we started out arranging the chairs we really took alot of time , i was quite disappointed with myself because it just shows that i need to improve on my sense of urgency and how slack i was when im on zonef duty. We prayed and i was stationed at the glass door to welcome the people in , i stood there and was quite lost having no idea what time should i go in when the praise&worship starts. After the VBS i rushed home straight away as it was already quite late , and i didn't stayed for the debrief but i know what happend during the debrief when i called one of my friend up , it really made my think . A week after VBS jianming gathered the zonef ushers telling us we need to bring zonef ushers to the next level and experience breakthroughs ! & i really did feel the change during the service. Soon after that zonef ushers has reconstruction , it was then my usher ic , Mark Yen left the ministry and Chelsea was the ic for fighters ! but i was posted to spartans with my lovely ic , Jazreel Ng :D She msged me after the ignite conference encouraging me to cheer up as i did not usher for the whole of ignite ! I was really happy when i received her msg and looked forward to the next usher duty . When i was informed that the whole of zonef ushers will be ushering on 1st March , i jumped from earth to heaven and heaven to earth ! I told my mum and confirm with her so that she wont locked me up last minute , it was quite a challenge to me as we only had 40mins left to arrange the chairs and put all the bulletins and paper , but one advantage was of course the chairs had already been setup :D i was helping out in section A with 3 of my friends , and settled down the people asap but it was quite messy for the starting of the service . We had debrief after that in the ops room and was really encouraged by jianming , i know i did give my best and 100% to God for that service , but im gonna keep bringing myself to a whole new level because when zonef have their own service in the audi , i will be one of the ushers , ushering them into their destiny. I do see myself as a usher IC by the end of the 2008. & of course im currently trying very hard to build myself up :D I will be aiming to be the one who carrys the pulpit during the zonef service in the audi next time with my friend , jiayin ! Well , in short , i want to be both a security and usher IC by the end of 08 !
Usher ministry really build up my confidence and boldness in my daily life , and those encourages that is given by my ic is priceless , they're the ones who will help you grow in usher ministry and i love them :D When i bring everything i learn in usher minstry to my cca , choir , my teacher seems amazed by what i am doing in choir . I think she'll be blown away if she knows how zonef service is run by youths aged from 12 to 15 ? How cool will it be when you're still ushering at the aged of 40? I love usher ministry alot , and the satisfaction i get everytime :D
love ,
Priscilla .
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
My Journey in USHER...
~ Christopher, C5, Warriors ~
I remembered begin deployed into usher ministry in the last few days of Henderson, just before hoGc moved over to FTMS. Actually, I did not even consider about Usher Ministry when my leader asked me about which ministry I would like to serve in. Therefore, I was quite disappointed when I was informed that I had been selected to be in the Usher Ministry.
But right now, that first disappointment has changed into excitement and eventually into commitment.
My first duty was a long time ago, but I remembered that it was the first few services over at FTMS that I began to really enjoy ushering. It was really fun and exciting to set up chairs, prepare the auditorium, ushering people into their seats and in the midst of all these, fellowshipping and bonding with my fellow ushers. The moment of disappointment has transformed into a momentum of serving driven by excitement.
During that time, we had a small room to ourselves and everyone cramped into it where we had our briefings, debriefings and also loads of fun. But more than all the fun, this small room which could only contain around 20 ushers at its maximum capacity, would be the launch pad of a much greater destiny that God had set before hoGc Usher Minstry.
Why was this small room such a significant to all the ushers and even myself who had stepped into it? It was a place where I had fellowship with ushers from different CGs, different zones and made many new friends in church. But more importantly, it was a place of discipleship, where I learnt not just ushering skills, but having a heart for others and also how to be a thinker, and not just a robot following instructions. I really drew a lot out of people like Roy, who was the Head Usher then and the Chief Ushers like Jian Ming, Pei Shan, Jeremy and Cherie.
It’s great to have the skills e.g. setting up chairs, communication and etc, but the backbone of our skills must be a heart for others and putting them, the congregation in our own shoes.
After ushering for a few months, the excitement that drives me to usher has began to lose its momentum, the things that I did in usher seems to be routines that are so repetitive and boring. I knew I would not last long if I only serve out of excitement and fun.
This was then when I learnt about commitment, to be dedicated and devoted to serve as an usher. God used the lives of my Chief Ushers and 2nd ICs to reveal to me the importance of being committed, seeing them doing the same thing over and over again, but still with the smile on their faces and the love for others made me want to do the same as well. Eventually the excitement began to work its way into a movement of commitment.
I had a dream to become a 2nd IC as well during the time at FTMS and Jian Ming told me that I need to see myself as one and to carry myself as one. And I engraved this deeply in my heart. I began to think like a 2nd IC and I tried my best to support my Chief Ushers in every duty I did. And this is how I rise up to become a Section Leader now. I want to encourage every usher; the Key is to see yourself as a Section Leader even though you are just an ordinary crew.
An ordinary crew that sees himself/herself as a Section Leader will become extraordinary crew. And soon an extraordinary crew will rise up to become a Section Leader. Amen!
My journey in usher has truly been life changing and it will continue to be now and also in the future. Know that when you usher people into their destiny, you will also usher yourself into your destiny that God has planned for you.
Usher 2.0
Christopher
I remembered begin deployed into usher ministry in the last few days of Henderson, just before hoGc moved over to FTMS. Actually, I did not even consider about Usher Ministry when my leader asked me about which ministry I would like to serve in. Therefore, I was quite disappointed when I was informed that I had been selected to be in the Usher Ministry.
But right now, that first disappointment has changed into excitement and eventually into commitment.
My first duty was a long time ago, but I remembered that it was the first few services over at FTMS that I began to really enjoy ushering. It was really fun and exciting to set up chairs, prepare the auditorium, ushering people into their seats and in the midst of all these, fellowshipping and bonding with my fellow ushers. The moment of disappointment has transformed into a momentum of serving driven by excitement.
During that time, we had a small room to ourselves and everyone cramped into it where we had our briefings, debriefings and also loads of fun. But more than all the fun, this small room which could only contain around 20 ushers at its maximum capacity, would be the launch pad of a much greater destiny that God had set before hoGc Usher Minstry.
Why was this small room such a significant to all the ushers and even myself who had stepped into it? It was a place where I had fellowship with ushers from different CGs, different zones and made many new friends in church. But more importantly, it was a place of discipleship, where I learnt not just ushering skills, but having a heart for others and also how to be a thinker, and not just a robot following instructions. I really drew a lot out of people like Roy, who was the Head Usher then and the Chief Ushers like Jian Ming, Pei Shan, Jeremy and Cherie.
It’s great to have the skills e.g. setting up chairs, communication and etc, but the backbone of our skills must be a heart for others and putting them, the congregation in our own shoes.
After ushering for a few months, the excitement that drives me to usher has began to lose its momentum, the things that I did in usher seems to be routines that are so repetitive and boring. I knew I would not last long if I only serve out of excitement and fun.
This was then when I learnt about commitment, to be dedicated and devoted to serve as an usher. God used the lives of my Chief Ushers and 2nd ICs to reveal to me the importance of being committed, seeing them doing the same thing over and over again, but still with the smile on their faces and the love for others made me want to do the same as well. Eventually the excitement began to work its way into a movement of commitment.
I had a dream to become a 2nd IC as well during the time at FTMS and Jian Ming told me that I need to see myself as one and to carry myself as one. And I engraved this deeply in my heart. I began to think like a 2nd IC and I tried my best to support my Chief Ushers in every duty I did. And this is how I rise up to become a Section Leader now. I want to encourage every usher; the Key is to see yourself as a Section Leader even though you are just an ordinary crew.
An ordinary crew that sees himself/herself as a Section Leader will become extraordinary crew. And soon an extraordinary crew will rise up to become a Section Leader. Amen!
My journey in usher has truly been life changing and it will continue to be now and also in the future. Know that when you usher people into their destiny, you will also usher yourself into your destiny that God has planned for you.
Usher 2.0
Christopher
Usherministry (:
Hi Ushers,
I had joined usher ministry in 2003 during Henderson times and at that time my leader was also in usher ministry and he asked me which ministry I wanted to serve in and at that point of time, I was a very shy and not known plump boy and I am not able to decide which ministry I wanted to join so I just told my leader I join the same ministry as he does and the next thing I know, I am in usher ministry. In usher ministry, I get to know a few friends and they are none other than Noni, Jacky, Gang Yuan and Ah Cai. I always hang out with them and did duties together with them. We even challenged who can collect the offering the fastest at that time. "Police wear shorts in the past, usher ministry also wears shorts!" HAHAHA.
That was in Henderson days and when we had moved in to FTMS, Roy became the head usher and he came up with the cool looking formal black attire and now, here we are as ushers, wearing our formal black attire for duty. Doesn't it look professional? (: During the times of FTMS, I was stationed at the glass door for most of my duties and as you guys know, there are 3 lifts and when I saw the lift coming up to the 6th level, I would always get myself ready and tell my fellow partner at the glass door to get ready too and would stand straight and not pose. It was really a great experience for me and I have grown to be bold and having the confidence to approach people. I was taken out of usher ministry because of AE and after I came back, Noni was my Chief usher and Nadine and Yilin was the 2nd I/Cs for my team, "Kaleidoscope" and Nadine even thought I was a very new crew but Yilin told her, "Are you sure?" HAHAHA it was so funny when Nadine told me about this.
I still remembered when we were all waiting at dhoby ghaut mrt station for all the ushers and we are about to head towards FOP06. I was very excited because this is my first time ushering such a big crowd at the indoor stadium and I was stationed to usher the congregation at the ground level which is meant for the VIPs to be seated at. I was quite scared when the crowd dashed in but after doing for a couple of days, I had got the hang of it and after the whole experience, I look back and had seen myself really learnt a lot and growing to a whole new level.
How I became a Chief usher? I was not too sure but at that time, the rest of the Chief ushers came and congratulate me and I was puzzled why they did that and soon, I realise I was a Chief usher, that was how I became a Chief usher. During my first duty leading, I was very afraid and scared to talk to the ushers but I had pluck out my courage and really stepping out of my comfort zone. Jian Ming have really taught me a lot for all these years when he was a Chief usher in FTMS days and now I am proud to say that I have a great Head usher who really had sowed many things in my life! All the fun that we had in the past during the usher outings and the times that he had taught me. It is also God who had put me in usher ministry and allowing me to fulfil my destiny and now I want to serve people and leading them into their destiny! (:
Usher ministry is really a training ground that had moulded my character and attitude in life. So let's really grow to a ministry of 2.0 and our ownselves to 2.0! I really love usher ministry and also all the ushers, do you? (:
Love,
Keegan aka angmoh (:
I had joined usher ministry in 2003 during Henderson times and at that time my leader was also in usher ministry and he asked me which ministry I wanted to serve in and at that point of time, I was a very shy and not known plump boy and I am not able to decide which ministry I wanted to join so I just told my leader I join the same ministry as he does and the next thing I know, I am in usher ministry. In usher ministry, I get to know a few friends and they are none other than Noni, Jacky, Gang Yuan and Ah Cai. I always hang out with them and did duties together with them. We even challenged who can collect the offering the fastest at that time. "Police wear shorts in the past, usher ministry also wears shorts!" HAHAHA.
That was in Henderson days and when we had moved in to FTMS, Roy became the head usher and he came up with the cool looking formal black attire and now, here we are as ushers, wearing our formal black attire for duty. Doesn't it look professional? (: During the times of FTMS, I was stationed at the glass door for most of my duties and as you guys know, there are 3 lifts and when I saw the lift coming up to the 6th level, I would always get myself ready and tell my fellow partner at the glass door to get ready too and would stand straight and not pose. It was really a great experience for me and I have grown to be bold and having the confidence to approach people. I was taken out of usher ministry because of AE and after I came back, Noni was my Chief usher and Nadine and Yilin was the 2nd I/Cs for my team, "Kaleidoscope" and Nadine even thought I was a very new crew but Yilin told her, "Are you sure?" HAHAHA it was so funny when Nadine told me about this.
I still remembered when we were all waiting at dhoby ghaut mrt station for all the ushers and we are about to head towards FOP06. I was very excited because this is my first time ushering such a big crowd at the indoor stadium and I was stationed to usher the congregation at the ground level which is meant for the VIPs to be seated at. I was quite scared when the crowd dashed in but after doing for a couple of days, I had got the hang of it and after the whole experience, I look back and had seen myself really learnt a lot and growing to a whole new level.
How I became a Chief usher? I was not too sure but at that time, the rest of the Chief ushers came and congratulate me and I was puzzled why they did that and soon, I realise I was a Chief usher, that was how I became a Chief usher. During my first duty leading, I was very afraid and scared to talk to the ushers but I had pluck out my courage and really stepping out of my comfort zone. Jian Ming have really taught me a lot for all these years when he was a Chief usher in FTMS days and now I am proud to say that I have a great Head usher who really had sowed many things in my life! All the fun that we had in the past during the usher outings and the times that he had taught me. It is also God who had put me in usher ministry and allowing me to fulfil my destiny and now I want to serve people and leading them into their destiny! (:
Usher ministry is really a training ground that had moulded my character and attitude in life. So let's really grow to a ministry of 2.0 and our ownselves to 2.0! I really love usher ministry and also all the ushers, do you? (:
Love,
Keegan aka angmoh (:
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