Central Associate Worship Leader

Job description

**Reports to:** Director of Worship Leaders **Hours Commitment:** 40-45 hours per week with regular weekend responsibilities ### Personal Qualifications - Have a personal relationship with Jesus and demonstrate ongoing spiritual growth through everyday habits and practices. - Support LCBC’s mission to introduce people to Jesus and together fully follow him, along with our ministry philosophy, priorities, and beliefs. - Be a leader who is: - **Focused:** Work hard with urgency and intensity - **Collaborative:** Bring others into your work, give and ask for feedback - **Growth-minded:** Plan for growth and be ready for when God wants to move by pursuing personal, spiritual, and professional development - Lead the way in LCBC’s values: We run after the one, we pursue excellence, we prioritize relationships, we deploy people for impact, and we are real and relatable. - Be an LCBC Partner, or willing to become one within 60 days of employment. Regularly attend and participate at LCBC prior to and/or upon employment. ### Location Responsibilities: - The Associate Worship Leader's primary role is to serve the greater vision of LCBC Church (introducing people to Jesus and together fully following him). - This will be accomplished by carrying out the weekend plan primarily at a location with excellence, passion, and authenticity. - Commit to leading worship 46-48 weekends per year. - Lead in the absence of campus worship leaders due to vacation, illness, etc. - Co-lead if extra support is needed. - Assist in recruiting, training, and pastoring a community of musicians and artists, who are gifted, prepared, connected, healthy and growing. - Assist in cultivating a worship culture that is God-honoring, engaging, growing, accessible to those who are far from God, as well as challenging and encouraging to those who are Christ-followers. - Assist in the creative process by attending and contributing to music department meetings and projects which include, but are not limited to: - Weekly Worship Department meetings - Regional Breakouts - Set list planning - Worship Department Bible Study - CD/Music Recordings - Nights of Worship - DEVELUP Program - College Age Connect - Participate in "All-Church" functions and events such as: - All Staff huddle, All Staff meetings, LCBC U, Capital Campaigns and Conferences. - Assist in shaping the weekend gatherings by searching for and writing the following: - Worship songs that adore God, are biblically accurate, artistically excellent, and easy to sing. - Support songs that engage culture and give voice to tension. - Support music for videos and roll-ins created by video team. - Assist Pastoral Care by attending PRT (Pastoral Response Team), meetings, serving on the PRT rotation, and by serving in special campus events such as classes, weddings, funerals, conferences, picnics, etc. ### Central Responsibilities: - Associate Worship Leaders must view their role as a selfless role: - See the value in multiple styles of music, elements and presentation. - Lay down personal preference for the sake of serving the organization, its leaders and their vision. - Be diligent in completing creative tasks, projects and roles that you are asked to fulfill. - Be willing to give fun, engaging creative tasks and serving opportunities away to others, such as leading songs, specials, events, etc. - Associate Worship Leaders must view their role as a support role: - Assist with various administrative tasks and projects, such as: - Taking notes, organizing and documenting decisions made in meetings. - Crafting detailed emails, which will communicate important information to campus worship leaders. - Keeping worship leaders up-to-date with gathering details and production elements. - As needed, and as approved by Director of Worship Leaders: Assist with the DEVELUP Worship Program. - Regularly research, facilitate, and develop new, fresh ideas that encourage administrative and structural growth. - Encouraged to present ideas to the Gathering Development Team for further review. - Expected to honor and support whatever direction is decided upon, whether or not your ideas are utilized or implemented. - Assist Music Director with production for all campuses. - Create charts, loops, demos, arranging, and creative ideas for the weekend gatherings. - Support volunteers by providing the tools they need to succeed on the weekend all campuses. ### Benefits We Offer: - Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage - Retirement plan contribution and employer match - Annual counseling benefit - Flexible schedules - Generous and immediate paid time-off - Casual dress - Quarterly professional and spiritual development days - Intentional investment in personal and professional development