2/9/2024 0 Comments Church jr usher imageSECRETARY, 1ST VICE PRES., GUIDE, INSTRUCTOR, JR. SEC'Y., COUNSELOR, DEACON, DEACONESS, DIRECTOR, FIN. MANAGER, CHAIRMAN, CHAPLAIN, CHIEF, CHIEF USHER, CHOIR, CO-CHAIRMAN, COMMITTEE, CORRES. When ordering less than 12 pieces there is a $10.00 setup fee added.ĪSST. We have a stock listing of available titles for the top bar. The standard color is as follows FRONT: blue ribbon with gold imprint & gold fringe, BACK: black ribbon with silver print and white fringe. Printed same on reverse unless requested otherwise. The bar can be rotated to have back side appear for funeral use. OUR TEXT SAYS I HAD RATHER BE A DOORKEEPER IN THE HOUSE OF MY GOD.Beautifully designed with title top bar, fringe on both sides to compliment ribbon. THE MINISTRY OF AN USHER IS NOT TO BRING GLORY TO HIMSELF BUT TO GOD. BUT THEY ARE THERE IN A MOST POWERFUL WAY.Ī GOOD USHER IS LIKE A LAMP ON A STAND WHICH BRINGS WARMTH AND WELCOME TO ALL WHO ENTER THE ROOM. JUST AS SALT IS SILENT, INCONSPICUOUS AND SOMETIMES COMPLETELY UNNOTICED SO ARE USHERS. A GOOD USHER ADDS A TANG OF JOY TO A CHURCHGOER’S SUNDAY MORNING EXPERIENCE INSTEAD OF A DRY DULLNESS. THE MINISTRY OF USHERING IS LIKE SALT WHICH MAKES EVERYTHING MORE TASTEFUL AND WHICH SERVES AS A GENERAL PRESERVATIVE AGAINST DETERIORATION. THE PREACHERS, TEACHERS, MUSICIANS AND USHERS ALL NEED EACH OTHER. THOUGH THEY MAY HAVE SEPARATE IMPORTANCE, LET US REALIZE THAT EACH ONE NEEDS THE OTHER. THE THIRD IS MUSIC AND THE FOURTH IS USHERING. THE FIRST MOST PROMINENT MINISTRY IN THE CHURCH IS PREACHING. THE USHER’S MANUAL BY LESLIE PARROTT, INFORMS US THAT ANY ACT OF CHRISTIAN SERVICE WHICH HELPS DIRECT MEN AND WOMEN INTO FELLOWSHIP WITH JESUS CHRIST IS A MINISTRY. I ASK YOU ONCE AGAIN “WHY BE AN USHER?” WELL I COME TO ENCOURAGE YOUR HEARTS AND TO TELL YOU THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT REASON TO BE AN USHER IS THAT IT IS YOUR MINISTRY. BROTHERS AND SISTERS, WITH SO MANY DIFFERENT ROLES TO HANDLE SO MANY DIFFERENT TASKS TO TAKE ON. THEY ARE THERE TO MEET, GREET, GUIDE AND PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE WHO ENTER INTO THE SANCTUARY. IN WEDDINGS, FUNERALS, REVIVALS, INSTITUTES AND VARIOUS OTHER PROGRAMS, USHERS ARE PRESENT. THERE HAVE EVEN BEEN SERVICES WITHOUT PREACHING.īUT THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR THE WORK OF USHERS IN ANY CHURCH SERVICE REGARDLESS OF ITS CHARACTER. THERE HAVE BEEN SERVICES WHERE NO CHOIRS HAVE SUNG. THERE ARE SERVICES WHERE TEACHING HAS BEEN OMITTED. THE USHER IS THE ONLY PERSON WHOSE FUNCTIONS CANNOT BE REPLACED OR OMITTED. THE USHER DOES THIS JOB EVEN WHEN SOME ARE NOT RECEPTIVE TO THEIR EFFORTS. IT IS THE USHER’S JOB TO KNOW WHEN TO ALLOW SOMEONE TO ENTER THE SANCTUARY AND WHEN THEY SHOULD NOT. IF SOMEONE IS DISTURBING THE SERVICE, IT IS THE USHER’S JOB TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IF SOMEONE NEEDS ASSISTANCE, THE USHER PROVIDES IT. IF SOMEONE NEEDS SEATING, THE USHER FINDS ONE IN A TIMELY MANNER. PAUL SAID IN 1CORINTHIANS 14:40 “LET ALL THINGS BE DONE DECENTLY AND IN ORDER.” IT IS THE USHERS JOB TO MAKE SURE AND SEE TO THE SERVICES BEING ORDERLY AND WITHOUT DISTURBANCE. THEY ARE THE ONE’S WHO HELP KEEP THINGS RUNNING AND IN ORDER. A DISCOURTEOUS SCOWL OF A DISINTERESTED NOD FROM AN USHER CAN SPOIL THE ENTIRE SERVICE FOR MEMBERS WHO ATTEND ON A REGULAR BASIS AND FOR VISITORS. THE FIRST TO GREET AN INDIVIDUAL, THE USHER MAKES THE INITIAL IMPRESSION FOR THE CHURCH. THEY ARE THE ONE’S WHOSE SMILE AND WARM WELCOME HELP TO SET THE TONE FOR OUR WORSHIP.ĪS A FARMER PREPARES THE SOIL FOR PLANTING, SO DOES AN USHER HELP PREPARE THE PROPER ENVIRONMENT THAT IS CONDUCIVE TO A GENUINE WORSHIP EXPERIENCE. THEY ARE A PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF JESUS CHRIST WHO MEET PEOPLE ON A PERSON-TO-PERSON BASIS WHEN THEY FIRST ARRIVE AT CHURCH. THEY ARE THE MEETERS AND GREETERS TO OUR SERVICE. I TELL YOU AN USHER IN OUR CHURCHES IS SO MUCH MORE THAN A SEAT FINDER. I WONDER AS WE LOOK AT AN USHER DO WE ONLY SEE A SEAT FINDER. WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF AN USHER? ACCORDING TO THE NEW WEBSTER’S COLLEGIATE DICTIONARY AN USHER IS SOMEONE WHO ESCORTS PEOPLE TO THEIR SEATS.” BROTHERS AND SISTERS I WANT TO TELL YOU THAT IS SUCH A SIMPLE DEFINITION FOR SOMEONE WHO’S JOB IS SO MUCH MORE COMPLEX. FIRST OF ALL IN ORDER TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS LET US TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT AN USHER DOES. I WONDER THIS EVENING AS I LOOK AROUND AT ALL THESE USHERS, JUST WHAT MAKES A PERSON WANT THE JOB OF AN USHER. NOR IS IT BECAUSE OF MONEY OR BEING SEEN. I WANT TO KNOW THIS EVENING JUST WHAT IS IT THAT MAKES A PERSON PUT THEMSELVES IN THIS TYPE OF SITUATION. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION, “WHY BE AN USHER?” WHY TAKE THE ABUSE, THE SMART REMARKS, THE UNCOOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR OF SOME OUR PEOPLE? A TIME THAT IS SET ASIDE TO HONOR AND APPRECIATE THE DILIGENCE AND WORK THAT THOSE ON THE USHER STAFF HAVE GIVEN. WE HAVE STOPPED BY THIS EVENING TO CELEBRATE WITH OUR FRIENDS AT _ IN THEIR ANNUAL USHER DAY PROGRAM.
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