Serve TeamTeam Lead Agreement
Team Lead Agreement Serve Team Guide
This page summarizes Team Lead expectations—scheduling, communication, culture, and confidentiality—so leaders can serve with clarity and health.
Timing (updated): Please arrive when Planning Center indicates and follow any updates from your Team Lead.
Internal guide: This is a readable summary for onboarding/reference. Formal signatures/paperwork remain with Summit leadership.
Why do I do this?
You serve because Jesus washed feet. You serve because through your gifts and efforts we stay on mission to disciple people, deliver hope and champion our city. You serve because people are looking—like you once were—for a place to be known, find hope and bring heaven to the city of St. Paul.
Serve Team posture
- Warmth first: smile, eye contact, and a helpful tone.
- Clarity matters: if someone looks unsure, step in gently.
- When in doubt, ask your Team Lead.
Always follow Team Lead & staff direction.
If anything feels unclear, unsafe, or urgent, get help right away.
What do I do?
Team Leads provide ministry to anyone who attends a gathering or enters the church building. You help create rhythm, location, and opportunity where a story of being welcomed into a deeper relationship with God’s love begins—often right at the door with your team.
What do I need to know?
- Scheduling and communication happen primarily through Planning Center.
- Maintain confidentiality with sensitive church information.
- Handle conflict quickly and privately with care and candor (Matthew 18 posture).
- If you’re unsure how to handle something, involve your staff point person quickly.
- Prioritize spiritual, family, physical, and emotional health rhythms.
How do I do it? (Sunday flow)
- 1) Plan and scheduleBuild teams in Planning Center and confirm lineups in advance.
- 2) Communicate clearlyKeep expectations and updates simple and timely.
- 3) Develop peopleRecruit, onboard, train, and raise up future Team Leads.
- 4) Protect cultureModel honor and reinforce Summit expectations.
- 5) Course-correct wellAddress issues quickly, calmly, privately, and thoughtfully.
- 6) Steward confidentialityKeep private matters private and follow Summit policies.
What success looks like
- Serve Team members feel known, supported, and clear on expectations.
- Schedules are stable and communication is timely.
- Culture stays warm, healthy, and aligned with Summit values.