Worship Director

PURPOSE of Ridgeline’s Worship Director:

To glorify God by leading Ridgeline’s congregation to worship the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit through music and other elements during services, and to encourage the church body toward an attitude and lifestyle of worship.

QUALIFICATIONS:

~ Love for Jesus and a desire to see lives and communities changed by the Gospel.

~ Demonstrated ability to lead music from the platform with excellence both vocally and instrumentally.

~ Knowledge and discernment to be able to choose songs and service elements that are scripturally sound, glorify God, and lead others to worship Him in spirit and in truth.

~ Demonstrated ability to lead in technical aspects of AVL, service production, and team administration (including the use of Planning Center and ProPresenter).

~ Humility to learn and grow, actively looking for new ideas and strategies to improve our worship ministry.

~ Gift of leadership combined with desire to develop, coach, and empower others in all aspects of worship ministry.

~ Demonstrated ability to work with and maintain positive relationships with staff, worship team members, our church body, and the community.

~ Demonstrated ability to handle sensitive issues and maintain confidentiality.

~ Courage to take risks and challenge the congregation to deepen its worship experience and commitment, balanced with humility and willingness to embrace RCC and its mission.

WORSHIP DIRECTOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

~ In collaboration with the Lead Pastor, plan worship services that convey the Gospel message.

~ Promote an engaging worship atmosphere through song selection and arrangement, service element planning, team preparation, and leading worship by example.

~ Coordinate elements of services and events with the Lead Pastor, staff, ministry leaders, and elders as needed, for both weekly and long-range planning.

~ Build and maintain relationships with the volunteer team (instrumental, vocal, and AVL volunteers), shepherding and making sure to provide needed communication, training, guidance, and encouragement.

~ Oversee all areas of production, including audio, lighting, presentation slides and videos, and online presentation.

~ Coordinate resources and personnel for all services and events, and coordinate maintenance of equipment and church-owned instruments.

~ Operate in agreement with the mission, values, and theology of Ridgeline Community Church

~ Report to and be accountable to the Lead Pastor, meeting on a regular basis.

JOB EXPECTATIONS COMPENSATION:

This is a full-time position requiring approximately 40 hours per week, with approximately 25 hours of that to be used for Worship Director responsibilities and the remaining 15 hours to be spent meeting other needs in the life of the church. The details of these other responsibilities are flexible and will be determined in conversation with the candidate, based upon the intersection of the church’s needs with the candidate’s skills and experience.

Salary will be based on experience and qualifications with opportunity for growth, expected to be within the range of $55,000 to $65,000 yearly. Health and retirement benefits are included.

TO APPLY:

Please send your resume along with links to video recordings of your worship music leading to david.ward@ridgelinecc.org

To learn more about Ridgeline and our community of Christ-followers, please feel free to visit ridgelinecc.org or send any questions you have to the email address above.

Ridgeline Community Church exists to grow a community of passionate followers of Jesus, unleashed by God’s Spirit, constrained by God’s Word, and committed to God’s glory around the world.