Position Title:                        Director of Worship

Reports to:                             Lead Pastor

Directly Supervises:             Volunteers

Work hours:                           Full-Time, Salaried, Exempt (40-hours/week)

Works Sunday, plus four additional days during the work week 

Position Overview  

The Director of Worship is responsible for overseeing all aspects of worship within the church. This includes scheduling musicians, choosing music for worship, leading rehearsals, arranging music and tracks, and managing worship hosts and tech teams. The Director will also be responsible for creating visual slides, overseeing the worship budget, and assisting the Lead Pastor with various administrative tasks. Additionally, the Director will lead creative teams, and work with the Pastor to develop sermon series and ideas.

Essential Functions

Worship Leadership:

·         Schedule all musicians through designated App

·         Select music for worship service

·         Lead all rehearsals – Mid Week and Sound Check

·         Oversee worship annual budget

·         Arrange all music and tracks for rehearsals and Sundays

·         Audition all musicians

·         Develop worship leaders and instrumentalists

·         Organize 2 to 3 Modern Worship Nights per year

·         Maintain and upkeep church instruments and related equipment

Worship Hosts and Tech Teams:

·         Schedule all Worship Hosts

·         Communicate with Worship Hosts on a weekly basis regarding announcements and the order of service

·         Recruit and schedule Tech Teams for both Modern and Traditional Sunday services

·         Oversee all Tech Equipment

·         Work with outside vendors to maintain and upgrade tech equipment

·         Provide or schedule tech support for funerals and weddings (additional compensation)

Other Duties

This ministry description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of all activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required for this job. Additional duties may be assigned to complement the Directors spiritual gifts.  

Qualifications

·         Experience in worship leadership, music, theology and discipleship

·         Ability to manage audio, lighting, and media elements, including knowledge of ProPresenter and track programs (i.e., Loop Prime, MultiTracks, or Ableton)

·         Lead worship from an instrument (guitar or piano)

·         Creative and innovative mindset

·         Excellent organizational and communication skills (written and verbal)

·         Computer skills including but not limited to Microsoft Office: Word, Excel

·         Leadership skills, professionalism and strong work ethic

·         Ability to recruit volunteers, musicians, and tech teams

·         Regular and reliable attendance

Core Competencies

·         Mission Ownership: Understands and supports the GMC Book of Doctrine, Christ Church's mission and vision; and guides others to align with them.

·         Spiritual Maturity: Exhibits a strong relationship with Jesus Christ, humility, teachability, accountability, and servant leadership.

·         Community Building: Recruits, equips, and encourages volunteers for ministry. Manages conflicts to promote cooperation.

·         Helping Orientation: Attends to congregational needs with empathy and understanding.

·         Informing Others: Shares information needed to perform tasks effectively, ensuring relevance and transparency.

Work Environment and Physical Demands

This position operates in an office environment using equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, scanners, musical instruments and tech equipment. It requires sitting at a desk for several hours occasionally walking or standing at other work areas. 

The position requires the following vision and hearing capabilities:

·         Talking person to person, on the phone, and/or in group settings

·         Hearing in person, on the phone, musical and group settings

·         Vision at near, mid, and far range

The employee is frequently required to:

·         Stand and walk, and may alternate sitting and standing as needed

·         Balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb

·         Twist at waist level

·         Reach above shoulder level, at waist/desk level, and below waist/desk level

·         Feel with right hand, left hand, and both hands (sensing temperatures and textures)

The employee is occasionally required to:

·         Push, pull, lift and/or carry up to 10 pounds

Position Type – Work Hours

·         Full-time, salaried, exempt

·         Works Sunday, and four additional days during the work week 

·         Onsite presence required