The role of a church usher is to help your first time guests, repeat visitors, and members experience the sacredness and joy of a worship service. “Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.” Col 3:23-24. His work is important in its relationship to God and the worship of God, but personally he must not feel proud and important. Let him memorize and apply the Third Beatitude, “Blessed are the meek.” Let him learn of our Lord to be “meek and lowly in heart.” He is a servant of God. While ushering is important, and its importance must be emphasized, the ushers themselves must not have or convey a feeling of personal importance and pride. What they do, they do not “as unto men, but unto God.” They are a part of the total congregation which presents itself before God to worship Him. When they gather the offerings, they serve God. When they usher the worshippers to their seats, they do it for God. When the ushers see to it that an atmosphere of reverence and order is maintained before, during, and after the service, they do it for God. The purpose of ushering in church is not merely to serve people, as in a theater or restaurant. Ushers are a tremendous force in setting the tone for worship and helping to prepare the people to hear and respond to the Word of God. The usher serves as a “first representative” of Jesus Christ for a worship service. Although an usher’s love is no stronger than the love found in the whole congregation of the body of Christ, nevertheless the usher performs a major role in ensuring that people see and experience that love.Īn usher is a spiritual ambassador for the local church – God’s ordained and organized body of believers. In Christ, you have received God’s unconditional love, and, in Christ, you are called to extend that same unconditional love to others. The ministry of ushering is a crucial part of worship because it is one of the most visible ministries in the Church. In most cases, they provide the first impressions of church and ministry of the pastor.

Each usher has the opportunity to impact the lives of new and existing people in the church and should be viewed as an extension of the pastor’s hand.

The definition of an usher means door keeper but in truth, our churches greatly depend on diversity and magnitude of the many services ushers provide. My slogan has always been ‘First In, Last Out’ CHURCH USHERING 101 USHER BOOKBuilding a cheerful, engaged, and “ serve you with a smile” church ushering team.įor more than a decade I have been serving as a church usher both at the Moi University Christian Union and different worship assemblies, as well as in my career as an emergency first responder in most cases heading the protocol teams during different occasions.

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