Serve on the team · Fall 2026
Help someone find their seat.
Alpha runs on volunteers: the people who cook dinner, host a table, pray, and press play. You don't need to be an expert in anything. You need to like people and show up on Tuesdays.
Team training
Thursday September 17, 6:30 pm
Campbell Hall
Course nights
Tuesdays, September 22 – December 1, 2026
Team arrives 5:30 pm, done by 8:15
Weekend
Friday November 6 – Saturday November 7
Friday evening & Saturday, in town
The roles
Pick the job that sounds like you
Most people serve in one role for the whole course. If you can only give a few weeks, hospitality is built for that — tell us what you can do and we'll make it work.
- Weekly
Table host
Sit with the same small group every week and keep the conversation open. You listen far more than you talk. Training provided.
- Weekly
Table helper
Back up a host: welcome people, notice who's quiet, help the chat along. A great first role if you've never served on Alpha.
- Pick your weeks
Hospitality & meals
Cook, serve, set tables, or clean up. Take one week or several — the meal is the heart of the night.
- From home
Prayer team
Pray for the course and the guests from home. You'll get a short email each week with what to pray for. No Tuesdays required.
- Weekend only
Worship
Lead a couple of simple songs at the weekend away in November. Guitar or piano and a warm voice is plenty.
- Weekly
Tech & AV
Run the projector and sound so the film starts on time and everyone can hear. We'll show you the room.
- Weekly
Set-up & welcome
Arrive early, arrange the hall, greet guests at the door, and make sure nobody sits alone.
Never done Alpha?
That's fine. Honestly.
The best hosts aren't theologians; they're good listeners who make people feel safe saying what they really think. Everything else — how a night runs, what to do with a tough question, how to handle a talker — we cover at team training on Thursday, September 17.
- Guests are the priority. The team eats after they're served.
- Listen more than you speak. Every opinion is welcome at the table.
- Never argue, never preach, never fix. Questions beat answers.
- What's said at the table stays at the table.
- Pray for the people in your group by name, every week.
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Count me in
Leave your details and Eric Jackson will be in touch. No commitment until you've been to training and seen what's involved.
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