Job Description

Job Description

Sunday worship is the weekly heartbeat of a healthy congregation, so the Worship Director at Kaw Prairie has a large impact on the church's life by...

  • providing a high-quality, engaging worship or outreach experiences on Sundays, midweek, and in occasional special events (like parades, Christmas barn services, community festivals, and open mic nights)--and high-quality rehearsals and genuine fellowship among teammates, as well
  • being an authentic, faithful Christ-follower personally, and a reliable and creative teammate on the church's lead staff
  • providing the spiritual, musical, and program leadership necessary to develop musicians and musical ministries involving adults, students, and children
  • exercising the management and leadership necessary to make it all come together in a way that advances the church's mission

Minimum Qualifications

  • Demonstrated ability to consistently lead excellent worship in an engaging, spiritually authentic way
  • Skillful musician (typically guitar or keys), able to teach and improve the performance of both instrumentalist and vocal team members
  • Demonstrated ability to recruit, develop, and pastor musicians and other worship team members
  • Working knowledge of sound systems, and ability to maintain and evaluate music and sound equipment with help of paid sound/tech staff

Passions, Skills, and Abilities

  • Eagerness to change lives with Jesus' love
  • Eagerness to embrace the church’s culture and mission 
  • Ability to encourage artists and teams to work toward common goals
  • Ability to lead/direct instrumental and vocal ensembles
  • Ability to improve others’ skills on particular musical instruments
  • Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
  • Proficiency with Planning Center Online and Proclaim software
  • Proficiency with MS Office and virtual conferencing software
  • Experience with some liturgical elements of worship
  • Ability to have fun, lead well, and show grace while serving Jesus!


To apply or learn more, please send cover, resume, and media links to [email protected] and [email protected].

About Kaw Prairie Community Church (ELCA-PCUSA)

Located in the growing and increasingly multi-cultural southwest suburbs of Kansas City, Kaw Prairie Community Church is a young, energetic, and inclusive community church, affiliated with two denominations for accountability and mission (ELCA and PCUSA). We're all about changing lives with Jesus' love—with a 3-fold path to living out God's purpose: trusting Jesus, growing as disciples, and blessing others with our lives. We're led by our founding pastor and supported by a dedicated, experienced team of elders.

We aim to offer warm welcomes, great ministries, and thoughtful, energetic, ancient-future worship, on campus and online. We worship together and take communion in the first 25 minutes, then children depart with teachers to the children's wing for an age-segmented educational program while adults hear the message and close the service with the final song(s). Messages are Bible-based and real-life relevant-- sometimes exegetical, sometimes topical. The services are vibrant, casual, and largely contemporary, with occasional hymnody or liturgical elements to connect us to the saints who've gone before us in following Christ, and point us outward to bless the world he died to save. Our staff works hard, laughs often, grows leaders, trusts one another, and tries new things when existing things aren't working--and we’re eager for a teammate who wants to add their calling and gifts to the effort!

Position Filled
Experience Required
1 – 5 years
Type
Full-time
Education Required
Some college
Date Posted
2 years ago
Location
Lenexa, Kansas
Denomination
Lutheran
Church Size
350-500
Website
http://www.kawprairie.org
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