Production

2022 was a year of re-establishment for our ministry.

Last year, COVID lockdowns came to an end, allowing in-person ministry to rebuild. We were finally able to facilitate our first post-COVID retreats, Bible Camp, worship nights, youth ministry, funerals for loved ones, and more. We also invested more into team discipleship, hosting vision nights and barbecues, and we had an amazing time attending Worship Central Conference together. All of this has helped us build good rhythms into our team life, after a challenging and demanding season of COVID. Getting back into “normal” ministry life has allowed us to fine-tune how we serve, implementing important lessons learned over the past few years. Altogether, the past year has helped us better understand how to do ministry well.

The production team oversees the technical aspects of all St. John’s ministries, events, and services. This includes audio, video, lighting, and live-streaming.

Intergenerational growth

One particular highlight from 2022 is how our team has grown intergenerationally. We went from a group aged predominantly between 25-85, to gaining five new volunteers who were children aged 9-12. This was exciting for a number of reasons, not the least of which is answered prayer for children to grow in the gifts God has given them to edify the church. We’ve loved seeing our team care for one another, old and young alike. We are grateful to God for this answer to prayer.

Looking ahead to 2023, we are praying for the following things:

• That more youth and young adults would find friendship, encouragement, and empowerment on our team.

• That we could establish more connections to small groups and mentorship for volunteers.

• That we’d continue to discern the Lord’s guiding voice.

• We are grateful for the ongoing opportunities to Serve God Well, Disciple People, and Celebrate Creativity at St. John’s.

- Merial Bull