Modern Worship Leader

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Resurrection has an opening for a Modern Worship Leader in our Ministries & Programs division! The position is full-time, exempt and is located at our Downtown campus at 1601 Grand Blvd. in KCMO. Please see below for a full job description.

Job Summary

The Location Modern Worship Leader is the church’s Modern Worship leader at the Downtown Location. As a member of the Modern Worship team, consisting of Modern Worship Leaders from each location, will work collaboratively to create, select and arrange music as well as recruit, develop and train volunteer worship leaders. As a member of the Worship Team, Modern Worship Leader partners with the Director of Modern Worship to provide excellent worship that engages everybody in attendance. Alongside the Location Pastor, they will help in the weekly worship planning process, as well as engage with every other aspect of the location’s ministry by working collaboratively with a diverse team of ministry leaders.

Essential Responsibilities and Expectations :

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Position-Specific

• Directly oversee the detailed planning, preparation, and execution of modern worship music at the Downtown location. (Instrumentalists, worship leaders, performance and rehearsal responsibilities, special events and religious holidays such as Christmas Eve and Easter) ensuring the highest levels of excellence in the musical offerings.
• Assist in the planning of worship with location pastor and worship team members.
• Provide leadership for modern worship services, rehearsals and other events, as needed.
• Provide spiritual leadership, looking for opportunities to minister to and disciple and encourage others to grow in Christ.
• Lead, mentor and provide direction to volunteer leaders. This includes ministry assessment and performance evaluation, goal setting, mentoring, spiritual encouragement, support, and conflict resolution.
• Build effective teams, identifying high-capacity leaders and equipping people for ministry.
• Recruit, manage, motivate, and equip volunteers.
• Coordinate logistics including set up and tear down for rehearsals and weekend worship service needs.
• Manage all musical instrument and equipment repair, maintenance, replacement and security.
• Willingness to engage with outside bands, artists and community groups in other venues to bring artistic expression into the life of the church.
• Other duties as assigned.

Churchwide

• Follow Jesus and engage in the “five essential practices” of the Christian life: worship, study, serve, give, and share.
• Demonstrate a commitment and focus on the Vision 2030 initiatives by growing teams that exemplify generational and racial diversities.
• Support the church’s purpose of “building a Christian community where non-religious and nominally religious people become deeply committed Christians.”
Exemplify the church’s values and support its theological direction as a United Methodist Church.

Competencies

• Proficiency on guitar or piano, preferably both instruments and proven experience as a teacher and instructor.
• Proven experience in performing, training, and directing a group of musicians in a variety of musical genres and working on a team of people.
• Knowledge of modern worship music, traditional hymns, and secular songs appropriate for a worship setting.
• Able to relate to and lead a multi-generational congregation in worship
• Team Building – forms highly effective teams, whether supervised or informal, where individuals with diverse skills achieve ambitious goals.
• Driving Vision and Clarity – ensures people are on the same page and understands the cross-functional role teams play in making the church a success.
• Designing Creative Arts – expresses or fosters creative and aesthetic design – visual, auditory or tactile.
• Able to recruit and grow a musical program through outreach and community involvement in the arts.
• High level of initiative, motivation and enthusiasm.
• Motivating – creates a climate where people are inspired to do their best to help the church achieve its purpose.
Proficiency in Mac & PC platforms and Microsoft Office Suite. Proficiency in Pro Presenter, and Planning Center is preferred. A working knowledge of Ableton Live is preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum years of experience: 5 years of experience as a worship leader or similar profession with demonstrated success in terms of growth.
• Proven Results in: Developing teams of volunteer musicians and promoting worship excellence.