Position Summary

The Director of Worship leads people to worship Jesus, shepherds the worship teams, develops multiplying leaders, and aligns the worship ministry with the mission of helping people follow Jesus.

Demonstrated Qualities
▪ A growing, personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
▪ Passion for helping people know and grow as followers of Jesus.
▪ Ability to lead musicians, vocalists, and assembled peoples to be worshippers.
▪ Ability to plan, organize, schedule, and rehearse a rotation of vocalists, band members, tech (media, cameras, sound), for services of Worship.
▪ Alignment with CLCBC Doctrine, Mission, and Vision for Disciplemaking and expected to become a member of CLCBC.
▪ Familiarity with church technology (tech, sound, media, lighting, etc.)
Education and Training
▪ Current student or graduate of a music or worship ministry program preferred.
▪ Proven experience in leading teams and Worship.

Core Responsibilities

1. Disciplemaking
▪ Invest in team members as people who are becoming mature followers of Jesus.
▪ Know and meet with team members personally, encouraging and challenging them to take steps of faith, discovering and using their gifts, passions, abilities, and experience in service to Christ.
▪ Take time to develop worship leaders, not merely musicians, vocalists, and technicians.
▪ Shepherd volunteers by providing accountability and care, not simply manage them.

2. Worship Gatherings
▪ Plan corporate worship with the goal of helping people know Christ more truly, understand the gospel fully, and respond accordingly.
▪ Lead or delegate leadership of the weekly corporate worship gatherings, evaluating and choosing music that is gospel-centered, aligned with Scripture and our church doctrine, and coordinated with sermon topics; familiar with Planning Center, CCLI, PraiseCharts or other worship planning software.
▪ Prepare, lead or delegate weekly rehearsals for worship gatherings.
▪ Coordinate the schedule for congregational prayer, testimonies, and ministry updates within the service.
▪ Prepare services for Holy Week, Advent/Christmas, and other special events and services, with the option of incorporating dramas, solos, readings or other elements into the service.
▪ Responsible for all slides and announcements (verbal and written) for weekly and special services, using ProPresenter or similar software.

3. Volunteer Development
▪ Recruit and develop members of the worship ministry, rehearsing with individuals as needed, and helping them to stretch and grow in their giftings.
▪ Lead or delegate leadership of the praise team, band, choir and orchestra.
▪ Recruit, schedule and ensure training of sound, media, and video technicians.
▪ Recruit and schedule a rotation of prayer volunteers to lead corporate prayer during and individual prayer following weekly services.
▪ Recruit members and lead regular worship committee meetings for input into planning and execution of policy, events, and services.
▪ Coordinate with the Servant team regarding Communion and Ushering to ensure services are appropriately covered.

4. Intergenerational Involvement
▪ Plans and coordinates Family Worship and/or Youth Worship on 5th Sundays.
▪ Integrates young people into various aspects of worship ministry.
▪ Works alongside Youth Ministry Director to plan Tuesday evening Youth Group live worship.

5. Administration
▪ Oversee Worship ministry budget.
▪ Submit annual ministry goals and reports to Senior Pastor and congregation.

6. Other duties as assigned.

Terms of Call
▪ Full time FLSA exempt (40+ hours per week).
▪ Benefits per employee handbook.
▪ The terms of this ministry assignment are governed by the By-laws and personnel policies of CLCBC in addition to this position description.

Accountability
▪ Responsible to and works under the supervision of the Senior Pastor.
▪ Provides a monthly ministry report to the Senior Pastor to be shared with the Elders.
▪ Completes and implements an annual Personal and Ministry Development Plan