Question: What is the purpose of the Benediction?

  18. The Benediction
      The Benediction is not a prayer but a blessing from God to the people as they leave the corporate worship of God
      and go into the world to love and serve Him.
         -2 Cor. 13:13; Num. 6:24-26; Luke 2:29-32; 2 Thess. 3:16; Rom. 15:5-6

Sidebar:
 Worship Leaders
     Those who served in the Temple and Tabernacle were the Priests and Levites, at that time, they were males only.
        -Ex. 28:40-43; Num. 1:50-54

     However, in the NT Peter tells us that all Believers are now Priests and are to minister unto the Lord.
        -1 Peter 2:9; Rom. 16:1; 1 Tim. 4:6

 Ushers
     Perhaps the closest position to this is Scripture are the gatekeepers of the Temple.
        -Ps. 84 speaks of them and from the prayer it sounds like it is something we all (male and female, adult and children)
         should desire. To my knowledge, there is not prescription or prohibition related to who may serve as a gatekeeper.

 Communion Servers
     Since the elements of the Lord's Supper was historically brought by all the people who attended and since it was placed
     on a common table, history shows that the people came forward to receive and there were no servers mentioned in
     Scripture.
        -There is NO Scripture prescribibib how or who may distribute the element.

 Worship Team
     There are many commands to use instruments in worship
          -Ps. 68:24-25; 98:4-6; 149:3; 150:1-6
     God ordained choirs as part of Temple worship
        -1 Chron. 15:16

Conclusion
 The entire worship service symbolizes our relationship with God.

 We gather to enter into the presence of God to celebrate His mighty works, His saving deeds in Christ.

 We recognize the holiness of God and respond by falling to our knees in repentance, confessing our sin to Him
.
 We receive His forgiveness and respond with thanksgiving.

 We are cleansed and are now ready to hear the Word of God.

 After the Word is given, we respond with joy and celebration for His life changing Word.

 We depart, blessed by God to love and serve Him.