Minister of Worship

Purpose: The Associate Minister of Worship is responsible for leading the church in joyful, passionate worship to God through singing, Scripture reading, encouragement, and prayer.

QUALIFICATIONS

1. Worldview and Witness

• Affirms Calvary Derby Hill’s statement of faith
• Models a Christ-like life through words and actions
• Desires to help members, regular attenders, and visitors love and glorify God and walk with Jesus
• Is actively engaged in disciple-making relationships and gospel community
• Desires to care for and connect authentically with the flock at Calvary
• Has a heart for those who do not know Christ

2. Personal Attributes

• Has a regular time of personal worship of God in the Word, and prayer
• Has a deep love for Jesus and the gospel
• Prays for the people of Calvary Derby Hill and our community
• Has a love for the people of Calvary Derby Hill
• Builds relationships with those under his/her leadership and with Calvary members and regular attenders
• Is mature and emotionally secure
• Is organized, responsible, dependable, humble, honest, and accessible
• Is a self-starter, sufficiently detail-oriented to plan and implement weekly services
• Is to be a team-player who works well with other staff
• Can manage conflict as it arises

3. Requirements

• Has experience leading musical worship, leading other instrumentalists and vocalists, praying with teams and in public, and reading scripture publicly, or is willing to be trained
• Can communicate effectively and appropriately with church attenders both on and off the stage
• Can clearly explain the gospel
• Is committed to using this ministry as a means to glorify God by making joyful, passionate disciples of Jesus
• Has a pastoral heart to care for and love the flock at Calvary

RESPONSIBILITIES (10-12 hrs/week)

1. Leadership

• Leads worship most Sundays
• Trains others in the details of Sunday services
• Disciples church attenders to live lives of worship
• Helps lead existing worship team members, as well as continuing to develop the worship team by recruiting and training volunteer musicians
• Embraces the vision, mission, values, and beliefs of our church
•  Prioritizes the congregational voice over instrumentation and clarity of content over performance
• Works with the Pastor in developing and maintaining an annual budget for approval by the Pastor, Finance Committee, and Church Membership
• Assist with ministry needs when time allows

2. Administrative

• Arranges aspects of Sunday morning worship (in communication with the Lead Pastor), including but not limited to:

o  Facilitating worship team rehearsals as needed

o  Arranging lyrics for Sunday services

o Administering Planning Center services and rotations

o  Discerning appropriate worship songs for worship services

o  Inputs song and slides into Proclaim

• Evaluates and improves worship services