Part-Time Worship Leader & Creative Arts Director

Brambleton Presbyterian Church has been worshiping since December 2005 and was officially chartered in October 2011. We are a young, vibrant and growing faith community located in Loudoun County, Virginia. We are devoted to sharing God's unique offer of grace in Jesus Christ and focused on leading people to a saving faith in Christ by offering opportunities to worship, grow, serve and give. Our church is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). Led by a female Pastor and diverse group of Elders, our church remains committed to building and fostering a diverse and inclusive culture that reflects and represents the communities and congregation we serve.

As we continue to grow, we currently seek to hire a part-time Worship Leader Creative Arts Director with the following characteristics, qualifications and leadership abilities.

Christian Faith

• fully devoted follower of Jesus Christ who is eager to grow, worship, serve and give

• lives a God-honoring life

• invests in his/her relationship with God by routinely engaging in the spiritual disciplines of prayer and Bible study

• seeks to share faith in Jesus Christ personally and through worship

• experienced in helping others form deeper faith in Jesus Christ through prayer, Bible study and other team building spiritual disciplines

• trustworthy and willing to be accountable to the church’s leadership and vision

Worship Creative Arts Team Leadership Expectations

• accomplished musician; proficient in singing and/or playing an instrument (typically guitar/piano)

• enthusiastic, authentic and confident presence while leading worship

• perform project management duties for weekly “order of worship” details; develop team schedules; manage copyrights; coordinate with media, sound, livestream teams and hired guest contractors

• plan and lead the full scope of the creative arts team production and execution elements for live and virtual worship services

• experienced leading worship; solo or while leading a worship band

• understands and is proficient with the technology used in modern worship (digital soundboard, stage and in-ear monitoring, mixing, live-streaming, etc.)

• familiarity with, or willingness to learn SongSelect (CCLI), Planning Center Online and ProPresenter

• ability to produce chord charts, sheet music, guitar tabs or other form of musical arrangements, if necessary

• experienced at recruiting, mentoring and developing worship, sound, media and livestream teams from a wide range of talent, experience, age and backgrounds

• experienced at the mentoring and spiritual discipleship of band, media, sound and livestream teams comprised of a wide range of new and mature Christians

• able to maintain confidentiality

• familiar with current contemporary Christian music and the classic worship music offered at Brambleton Presbyterian Church

• strong and proactive communicator who gives frequent feedback to team members

• committed to cross cultural and interracial dialogue/partnerships

• exhibits flexibility in a changing environment (inclusive of in-person and distanced discipleship and virtual connectivity methods through COVID)

• comfortable delegating tasks and broadening responsibilities/ownership to team members

Typical duties

• Lead and host in-person Sunday worship; solo or with BPC band members at a minimum of twice monthly and on key holidays

• Conduct a weekly rehearsal with worship and sound team members

• Conduct a routine discipleship/mentoring faith-building component for the creative arts teams at BPC

• Produce chord charts, sheet music, guitar tabs; order of worship information; manage copyrights; coordinate with creative arts team members

• Participate in Sunday morning worship set-up and tear-down preparations (typically from 8am-12pm)

• Identify and recruit prospective creative arts team members

• Partner with BPC youth team to develop high school youth creative arts team members

• Partner with BPCKids Team to incorporate the BPC Kids Choir into worship

• Attend regular Tuesday meeting with the Pastor and/or elder, unless agreed upon otherwise

Terms

• Approx. 20-24 hours a week total, negotiated remotely and in person as appropriate

• In partnership with creative arts elder support and lead into the vision of Brambleton Presbyterian Church

• Read, sign and support all employment policies

• Submit monthly timesheets in a timely manner

We believe the church should be committed to worship, dedicated to growth, willing to serve and glad to give. All we do is founded on God’s unique offer of grace in Jesus Christ.