Real responsibility
Departments are run by leads with defined scopes, not vague helping. You will own something specific.
Home — Volunteer
Serve
The Room
Over 150 volunteers make four days work. This is a separate application from attending — different commitment, different briefing, different rota.
150+ volunteers needed ◆ 14 departments ◆ Training provided ◆ Serving is not the same as attending ◆
01Why serve
The honest version
It is work. It is also the best seat in the house.
Volunteering is not a softer way of attending — you will miss parts of the programme, you will start earlier and finish later, and you will be on your feet. What you get in return is the room from the inside, a team that becomes friends, and experience that transfers straight into work.
Training first
Every volunteer is briefed before the event. Technical and Medical roles get additional sessions.
Looked after
Meals, breaks and a volunteer welfare lead on every shift. Nobody serves all four days without rest.
02Departments
Fourteen teams
Find where you actually fit.
Pick up to three departments on the form. Leads review applications and match people to roles — you will be told which department you are in before the briefing, not on the day.
Registration
Check-in desks, QR scanning, first-timer welcome. Calm under pressure, good with people.
Hospitality
Looking after guests, speakers and artists. Refreshments, green room, guest care.
Security
Door control, crowd flow, incident response. Briefed and coordinated with venue staff.
Creative & Design
Graphics, signage, stage dressing and social assets through the campaign.
Technical & Production
Sound, lighting, staging and live vision. Prior experience valued but not required.
Publicity
Campaign content, ambassador coordination and on-the-day social coverage.
Prayer
Intercession before and throughout, plus the prayer room during all four days.
Follow-Up & Assimilation
First-timer data, post-event contact and connecting people into community.
Logistics
Transport, equipment movement, setup and teardown. Physical work, early starts.
Medical
First aid cover. Qualified practitioners and trained first-aiders only.
Protocol
Guest and dignitary handling, seating and stage flow.
Ushering
Seating, aisles, offerings and crowd guidance inside the auditorium.
Media & Photography
Stills, video, photo booths and the live gallery upload pipeline.
Welfare
Volunteer wellbeing, meals, breaks and safeguarding support.
03Commitment
What we are asking
Be honest about what you can give.
One briefing
A single mandatory briefing in the fortnight before the conference, in person or online.
Arrive early
Most departments call 90 minutes before doors and stay 45 minutes after close.
One to four
Serving one day is genuinely useful. Tell us which days and we will build the rota around it.
Teardown
Logistics and Technical need hands after the Grand Finale. It is the least glamorous and most appreciated shift.
Application in.
Volunteer Management will review it with the department leads and come back to you with your department and rota before the briefing.
Back to home04Questions
Volunteering
Before you apply.
No. Your volunteer application covers your entry for the days you are serving. If you want to attend on a day you are not rostered, register separately for that day.
You pick up to three and the leads match you to one, balancing preference against where the gaps are. You will be told which before the briefing.
Sixteen. Under-18 volunteers are placed in departments with direct adult supervision and need guardian consent, which Volunteer Management will arrange.
Some of it, honestly. Rotas are built so most volunteers catch the main sessions on the days they serve, but Technical, Security and Logistics carry the heaviest load.
None. Meals are provided on the days you serve, and volunteers receive the team shirt at no charge.
Yes — rotas and departments are rebuilt each cycle. Mention your previous department in the experience field and it speeds up placement.
Just attending?
Free registration takes about two minutes