SERVING
SERVING CHRIST THROUGH SERVING OTHERS. Serving is active, hands-on discipleship. We joyfully engage in serving Christ by serving others. As we serve, we create deeper connections with God and each other. We discover our spiritual gifts, and we partner with God in blessing others.
Ushers and Greeters Team
Our Guest Connections volunteers greet those who are entering, open doors, help our worshipers find seats, direct families to Briarcliff Kids, distribute materials and collect the offering.
Coffee Team
Our Coffee Team volunteers create a welcoming environment for church attendees by preparing and serving coffee, helping everyone feel valued and connected during fellowship times before and after services.
Worship Team & Production Technology
Volunteers on our Worship team use their gifts and abilities to minister to the church body through the expression of music by singing or playing an instrument in the band. Volunteers on the Production team keep things running smoothly during our weekend services and at events. They run the camera, sound booth, and presentation software. Apply to serve:
Worship Team Production Technology Team
Worship Support Team
The Worship Support Team helps lead our church family into God’s presence. Scripture readers share the
Word that will guide the day’s message, and communion servers serve the Lord’s Supper, creating space for all to worship and remember Christ’s love.
Briarcliff Prayer Team
The Briarcliff Prayer Team is dedicated to interceding on behalf of the congregation and the community through prayer. Their activities include praying for specific needs and requests submitted by church members. By being a part of the Prayer Team, you help cultivate a strong, prayerful foundation within the church, enhancing the overall spiritual health. Apply to serve:
Set-Up/Clean-Up Team
These volunteers ensure our church is ready for services and events. These occasional responsibilities include arranging chairs and tables and setting up equipment to maintain a clean and welcoming environment.
Safety Team
Volunteers provide parking assistance and security to make a positive first impression on our worshipers. They manage the flow of traffic and protect the safety of our attendees.
Maintenance Team
Volunteers on our Maintenance Team help keep our facilities in top condition. Responsibilities include light repairs, painting, and general upkeep to ensure a welcoming environment for all attendees.
Medical Response Team
Members of our MRT ensure that the church is prepared to handle medical emergencies during services and events. If you are a medical professional and/or are trained in CPR, your skills would be invaluable to this team.
LOCAL MISSIONS
Lansing Prison
Briarcliff’s prison ministry works through Brothers in Blue to minister to prisoners in Lansing, Kansas. The ministry provides a Christ-centered community that equips prisoners for their restored role in society through mentoring, practical teachings, and spiritual disciplines.
Hillcrest Transitional Housing
Hillcrest Hope transforms and restores families, giving them a redemptive opportunity to write a second story in their lives. They equip families to break the cycle of poverty through rigorous education and community in a transformational housing environment.
City Union Mission
City Union Mission is an evangelical Christian ministry committed to sharing the Gospel and meeting the spiritual, physical, and emotional needs of men, women, and children who are poor or homeless. Briarcliff serves in a variety of ministries to this under-resourced community.
Parkville Women’s Clinic
Our partnership with PWC seeks to equip women and men who are experiencing an unplanned pregnancy with tools and resources to make parenthood a success. At no cost to the families they serve, PWC addresses their physical, emotional and spiritual needs.
GLOBAL MISSIONS
Lille, France
“En Route Ensemble” is an outreach in Lille, France, where Christians bless their neighbors with free food, street entertainment, and the Good News of Jesus Christ. We send a team of creative artists to provide the attractions so that the French Christians can engage in spiritual conversations.
La Falda, Argentina
The Crecer Foundation equips church plants and local Christian leaders to see Kingdom growth throughout South America by connecting North American churches with South American church plants and their leaders. Briarcliff Church is partnered with the church plant in La Falda, Argentina.
Operation Christmas Child
OCC is a Christmas project of Samaritan’s Purse, an international relief organization. Their mission is to provide local partners around the world with shoeboxes filled with supplies as a means of reaching out to children in their own communities with the Good News of Jesus Christ.
Asia
We have a church family living and working in Asia with their three children. They currently serve in a mixed role focused on reaching Buddhists while using media to equip and engage the local church in the Asia Pacific Rim to better reach the lost.
Awana
AWANA volunteers serve children ages 4-11 in games and activities that point to the loving reality of God. Awana offers a fun and engaging approach for discipleship at an early age.
Briarcliff Kids
Volunteers in our Preschool Ministry (babies – Pre-K) get the opportunity to shepherd and care for our littlest ones during worship services through singing, crafts and teaching the truth of God’s Word.
There are a variety of opportunities to serve with our K-5 Briarcliff KIDS. These include leading children in Bible Study, preparing materials, and creating décor that supports the theme of each unit.
Briarcliff Students
Volunteers in our Student Ministry (middle and high school) get the opportunity to create and develop relationships with students through the teaching of Scripture, worship and intentional discipleship.