Student Ministry Worship Leader & Gatherings Coordinator

Student Ministry Worship Leader & Gatherings Coordinator

REPORTS TO:             Student Ministry Pastor

POSITION TYPE:         Full Time, 40+ hours/week

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:  To create exciting student environments (gatherings) that middle and high school students love to attend. This position leads the BASM Gathering Team in executing student gatherings and worship experiences.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

·        Must have a strong desire to minister to middle, high, and college students. 

·        Spiritually mature: models the lifestyle of a passionate, maturing follower of Jesus

·        Demonstrates faith in Jesus Christ and meets all requirements to be a Ministry Partner

·        Enthusiastically embraces God’s vision for Bay Area Student Ministry

·        Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

·        Ability to lead worship (play instrument and sing) and lead a team of musicians in weekend gatherings

·        Willingness to work flexible hours. Must be able to work evenings/weekends as needed

·        Reliable, hard worker who multitasks well

·        Self-starter who shows initiative and innovation skills

·        Team player who works well with various personalities and has consistent positive influence within the BASM Team

·        Teachable and approachable

·        Attends BACC or is willing to begin attending 

·        Assist with other aspects of the ministry at BACC as needed

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Gathering Coordinator Role (45%)

·        Plan student gatherings, in conjunction with Gathering Planning Team, by ensuring that elements such as videos, stage games, visuals, music playlists, stage props, hosts, etc., are designed and executed with a high level of excellence. 

·        Maintain Planning Center for all student gatherings and events

·        Interface with team members that contribute to all gatherings and events

·        Lead Sunday gathering pre-production meetings and mid-morning evaluation meetings to ensure excellence in the preparation and evaluation of gatherings

·        Coordinate with the Production Coordinator/Tech Team to execute gathering A/V/L

·        Serve as and/or provide quality hosts for gatherings and events

·        Continually work to ensure that all gathering environments are fresh, relevant, and engaging for students. Keep us ahead of the curve.

·        Aid Student Pastor/Director in teaching series and content such as series ideas and teaching materials for maintaining relevance with middle and high school students

·        Partner with Student Ministry Creative/Social Producer for weekend experience materials such as graphics, videos, and visuals

Worship Leader Role (45%)

·  Serve as primary worship leader during student gatherings at Annapolis campus

·  Provide spiritual leadership to all students, but especially to those on the Worship and Production Teams

·  Rehearse with bands, vocalists, and production teams for worship gatherings

·  Oversee and facilitate online scheduling of worship teams (bands, worship leaders)

·  Prepare music and other worship elements with excellence

·  Partner with Annapolis Campus Worship Pastor/Director development to create a growing

·  worship culture within student ministry that reflects the overall worship culture of BACC

·  Recruit, care for, and develop new musicians, vocalists, and artists who will help further the vision and culture of the worship ministry

·  Maintain inventory of all BASM instruments and related equipment

·  Aid in the preparation of ProPresenter slides and visual backgrounds for song sets

·  Partner with Student Ministry Production Coordinator to create engaging learning and developmental environments for BASM Worship (worship and production) students

·  Create opportunities for BASM Worship (worship and production) students to be in community with each other and members of the Bay Area Worship teams

·  Partner with Annapolis Campus Worship Pastor/Director and accompanying Worship Leaders in Bay Area Music endeavors and worship development at BACC

Other Duties (10%)

·        General ministry duties that are necessary to help accomplish the ministry vision/goals. These may include but are not limited to, things like setting up spaces, cleaning up spaces, running errands, contacting students/parents/leaders, meetings, etc.

·        Partner with other student ministry staff to aid in internal/external event planning

·        Bay Area staff meetings, events, and ‘all-staff’ commitments

EXPERIENCE & SKILLS DESIRED:

·        Bachelor’s degree is recommended but not required.

·        2-3 years of experience leading in a student ministry context and preferably in a Worship Leader role

·        Solid working knowledge of technical systems (A/V/L), IT, and equipment is a must.

·        Working knowledge of DAWs, live and studio equipment

·        Working knowledge of Playback, Logic Pro, Ableton, Mainstage, Planning Center, and ProPresenter.

·        Experience managing staff and/or volunteers including recruiting, training, and equipping

·        Experience in video and audio production is helpful

·        Must be an equipper of people, not just an “up front” person

Please send any work samples including video, audio, documents to: [email protected].