We go on Sunday and at other times to hear good preaching, celebrate our faith in worship, and maybe take a class. But the church does much more. Prayer groups, parish dinners, retreats, and festivals abound. Youth ministry often takes a large share of parish resources. Ministry to the elderly, sick, and homebound also requires a lot of time and energy.
Churches help the less fortunate with food, housing, medical care, and advocacy.
They reach out to the unchurched with the message of Jesus Christ. Caring for buildings and grounds and managing financial and legal matters requires constant attention, too. People like you are needed to serve on elected boards and energize parish organizations and committees. If I take a job, I will probably be over there at odd times haggling about money or debating about what color to paint the nursery. True, it is one thing to sit next to people in worship, but quite another to sit with them in a group that is wrestling with a knotty problem.