Associate Minister of Worship Part Time

Associate Minister of Worship

Purpose:
The Associate Minister of Worship is responsible for leading the church in joyful, passionate worship to God through singing, Scripture reading, encouragement, and prayer.

QUALIFICATIONS

1. Worldview and Witness
– Affirms Calvary Derby Hill’s statement of faith
– Models a Christ-like life through words and actions
– Desires to help members, regular attenders, and visitors love and glorify God and walk with Jesus
– Is actively engaged in disciple-making relationships and gospel community
– Desires to care for and connect authentically with the flock at Calvary
– Has a heart for those who do not know Christ

2. Personal Attributes
– Has a regular time of personal worship of God in the Word and prayer
– Has a deep love for Jesus and the gospel
– Prays for the people of Calvary Derby Hill and the lost
– Has a love for the people of Calvary Derby Hill
– Builds relationships with those under his/her leadership and with Calvary members and regular attenders
– Is mature and emotionally secure
– Is organized, responsible, dependable, humble, honest, and accessible
– Is a self-starter, sufficiently detail-oriented to plan and implement weekly services
– Is a team player who works well with other staff
– Is able to manage conflict among staff, music team members, or church attenders
– Respects the authority structures within the church

3. Requirements
– Has experience leading musical worship, leading other instrumentalists and vocalists, praying with teams and in public, and reading scripture publicly, or is willing to be trained
– Can communicate effectively and appropriately with church attenders both on and off the stage
– Can clearly explain the gospel
– Is committed to using this ministry as a means to glorify God by making joyful, passionate disciples of Jesus
– Has a pastoral heart to care for and love the flock at Calvary

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Leadership
– Leads worship most Sundays
– Trains others in the details of Sunday services
– Disciples church attenders to live lives of worship
– Helps lead existing worship team members as well as continuing to develop the worship team by recruiting and training volunteer musicians
– Embraces the vision, mission, values, and beliefs of our church
– Prioritizes the congregational voice over instrumentation and clarity of content over performance
– Works with the Pastor in developing and maintaining an annual budget for approval by the Pastor, Finance Committee, and Church Membership
– Assists with ministry needs when time allows

2. Administrative
– Arranges aspects of Sunday morning worship (in communication with the Lead Pastor & Music Director), including but not limited to:
– Facilitating band rehearsals
– Arranging lyrics for Sunday services
– Administrating Planning Center services and rotations
– Discerning appropriate worship songs for worship services
– Input song and slides into Proclaim
– Edits/posts sermons online
– Evaluates and improves worship services