Director of Worship and Arts

Christ Community Church in Rochester, Minnesota is seeking a genuine, humble, passionate leader for the worship ministries of our church. 

We are part of the Christian and Missionary Alliance denomination, and are intentionally living into our vision statement to be a church of generous people who honor Jesus, love each other, and serve our neighbors. We have 3 services with about 1100 people participating each weekend. We would describe our church’s worship culture as sincere and responsive and we enjoy the Lord’s presence together when we are gathered for worship. 

Rochester, MN is a community of about 150,000 people, home to Mayo Clinic, and consistently recognized as one of the best places to live in the United States.     The primary goal of the Director of Worship & Arts (DWA) is to help people meet and follow Jesus utilizing music, media, and other artistic expression. The DWA will lead all things worship and production at CCC, and will recruit and develop other leaders to share the stage and the ministry. The ideal candidate will be very proficient vocally and on at least one instrument and will have demonstrated skills in team-building, conducting rehearsals and collaborative worship service planning. They will need at least a working knowledge of AV tech for trouble-shooting and problem-solving purposes and to have experience with ProPresenter, Ableton, Lightkey, and ProLogic.

Responsibilities Include:

·       Champion the mission and vision of Christ Community Church.

·       Be responsible for leading the Worship & Arts Ministry to an ever-increasing level of engagement and excellence.

·       Develop other worship leaders for the stage.

·       Recruit, train, schedule, and coordinate necessary teams and team leaders for all services.

·       Schedule and oversee rehearsals for all teams.

·       Lead worship service planning process.

·       Meet regularly with worship, tech, and arts teams for discipleship, relationship building, planning, and troubleshooting.

·       Provide leadership, mentorship and guidance for kidcity and Impact worship leaders and teams.

·       Assist in additional services held on campus (weddings, funerals, seasonal events – these are pretty minimal).

·       Maintain and upgrade (as needed) sound, music, and video equipment.

·       Create short and long-term plans for maintenance and improvements for all technical equipment.

The following describes many of the characteristics of the ideal candidate for the Worship & Arts Director:

Education & Experience

·       An undergraduate degree in worship ministries or other creative field is preferred.

·       Strategic and creative leader with 3-5 years of relevant leadership experience.

·       Excellent leadership, organizational, and communication skills.

·       Effective team builder with high emotional intelligence.

·       Experience in a larger church is strongly preferred.

·       Proven ability to design effective worship services that are relevant, excellent, intentional, and effective in helping CCC accomplish its mission.

·       Alignment with the Christian & Missionary Alliance and a willingness to pursue licensing.

 Personal Characteristics, Skill & Knowledge

·       Have a strong, mature, and growing faith in Jesus.

·       Be passionate for and believe in the local church.

·       Be “above reproach” in character and conduct of life.

·       Care deeply about people who do not know Jesus being introduced to Him.

·       Demonstrate humility and curiosity where answers are unknown or uncertain.

·       Be able to lead worship from an instrument.

·       Be able to read music and direct musicians.

·       Have high emotional intelligence.

·       Genuinely love people.

·       Have a sense of humor.

·       Develop processes and systems so that things run smoothly (and so that there is margin for when they don’t).

·       Be a team player.

·       Have a creative eye and be able to develop and strategize new creative initiatives for the well-being of the ministry.

·       Know how to coach others while remaining coachable.

·       Possess strong change-leadership and change-management skills.

Staff Relationships

·       The DWA will report to the Lead Pastor and collaborate with the Communications Team and other staff members as needed.

·       The DWA will provide leadership for the Tech Director and Student Impact worship leader.

We will provide you with:

·       A helpful on-boarding experience.

·       Clarity on expectations, responsibilities, and authority.

·       A positive working environment and a healthy team atmosphere.

·       A sufficient ministry budget.

·       Personal & professional development opportunities.

·       A competitive salary and benefits package commensurate with your experience. 

If you would like to begin the conversation about this ministry opportunity, please email your resume and links to videos that demonstrate your vocal and musical proficiency, along with anything else you would want us to know about you at this stage of the process, to worshipsearch@cccrochester.org.

We are joyfully on mission to introduce people to Jesus and follow Him together and are intentionally living into our vision statement to be a church of generous people who honor Jesus, love each other, and serve our neighbors. We serve the world from Rochester, MN, which is the home of Mayo Clinic and consistently ranked as one of the top places to live in the United States.