Provide a safe, caring and engaging environment for children while their parents attend Alpha.  A Criminal Record Check is required. Childcare is also needed on Alpha Day.

Recruit and oversee childcare volunteers, ensure the safety and care of the children, and build relationships with parents. Depending on the number of volunteers, the leader may not need to provide direct childcare every week and may be able to join the Prayer Team or another serving area. Childcare is also needed on Alpha Day.

Reset the facility after Alpha by clearing tables, stacking chairs, returning equipment and helping prepare the building for Sunday. Clean-up help is also needed at the end of Alpha Day, likely around 8:00 p.m. This role may be combined with another team.

Warmly welcome guests, answer questions, help people find their way and make everyone feel at home from the moment they arrive. This may be combined with another role.

Coordinate the Greeting Team, oversee guest check-in, track attendance and communicate table assignments or changes to the Alpha Director. This role suits someone who enjoys people, is organized and can create a calm, welcoming atmosphere. Join team prayer at 6:00 p.m. and the greeters at 6:15 p.m. This may be combined with Prayer or Clean-Up.

Prepare meals, desserts, coffee and tea; set up refreshment stations; serve dinner; clear tables; and help create a warm, welcoming environment. Hospitality volunteers may help in one or more ways.

Help oversee meal preparation for Team Training on September 10 and/or the first Alpha evening on September 17.

Gather at Midtown before the start of the evening with the serving teams, then again during the Alpha video and discussion to pray for guests, table hosts and volunteers. Team members may join dinner at 6:30 p.m. and also help pray with guests during Alpha Day.

Prepare tables, chairs, signage and the room so the space is ready and welcoming before guests arrive.. Additional set-up will be needed on October 23 or before Alpha Day.

Help transform the space into a warm, welcoming environment and coordinate dependable set-up and clean-up teams for each week. The leader may need to purchase or rearrange furnishings, fill gaps when volunteers are unavailable and support either team as needs change. Availability may fall anywhere between 5:15 and 9:00 p.m.  with additional preparation on October 23 or Alpha Day.

Support a Table Host by welcoming guests, encouraging conversation, caring for practical needs and praying regularly for the table. Help create a relaxed environment where guests feel comfortable participating. Team Training on September 10 and Alpha Day is required.

Guide the conversation following each Alpha talk without teaching or supplying every answer. Help create a safe, respectful place for honest questions and exploration. Be a warm, hospitable listener who encourages participation, keeps discussions focused and prays regularly for guests. Team Training on September 10 and Alpha Day is required. Hosts must be Midtown members or recommended by a staff member.

Prepare and operate videos, slides, microphones, music and presentation equipment, and help troubleshoot technical issues.  Help also needed on Alpha Day. This may be combined with a table role.

Ensure Alpha runs smoothly by coordinating volunteers who prepare and operate videos, slides, microphones, music and presentation equipment each week. Help also needed on Alpha Day and Team Training. This role may also be combined with serving as a Table Host or Table Helper.

Commit to approximately one hour of prayer from home each week for Alpha guests and volunteers. Prayer updates will be shared with this team via Church Center App.

Make or purchase dessert for one or more Alpha evenings and deliver it to Midtown at any time on the assigned Thursday.

Prepare one or more meals off-site and deliver them to Midtown by 5:30pm on the assigned Thursday.