The River Community Church is seeking a half-time director of worship.The River Church Community, a non-denominational, dynamic church located in downtown San Jose, seeks a part-time worship director. The River's purpose is to embrace, in community, the life-changing person and teaching of Jesus and to manifest together His kingdom deeply in our lives.
Responsibilities:
1. Worship planning, preparation, and leadership
a. Lead in a manner that is resonant with the growth areas of the River.
b. Prayerfully discern God's desire for worship each Sunday morning service in collaboration with the Sunday morning planning team. This covers all the non-preaching aspects of the service.
c. Lead the worship team in all necessary rehearsals and spiritual preparation.
d. Provide a consistent level of pastoral leadership through worship on Sunday mornings.
e. Lead worship during periodic conferences, retreats, and other venues.
2. Recruiting, empowering and developing worship team members and leaders.
a. Recruit, train, and empower members of the Sunday morning worship team.
b. Multiply and mature the worship gifts at different levels and in different contexts of the church (e.g. retreats, special events, and small groups).
c. Provide periodic settings that will gather and inspire all the various teams involved in Sunday morning.
3. Oversight of logistics
a. Serve as the main point of technical coordination between the worship team, Sound Team, and Technology Team (worship lyric slides, mike setup, sound issues, etc.).
b. Order necessary supplies for Worship and Sound teams.
c. Track budget expenditures for Worship and Sound teams.
4. The Worship Director is a key part of our staff team and will participate in weekly staff meetings and periodic retreats.
Qualifications:
The candidate should demonstrate the following:
a. Maturing love and passion for God that leads to a life of worship and holistic discipleship.
b. Commitment to the mission of the River Church Community.
c. Strong spiritual gift of worship leadership and track record of effective ministry.
d. Musical excellence and competence in developing excellence in team members.
e. Commitment to an experience in leadership development such that the spiritual gift of worship leadership is cultivated in others.
f. Creativity and the ability to work well in creative team settings.
* For more details and information visit:
http://www.the-river.org/mediafiles/worship-director-position-description.pdf
Estimated Hours:
This position is scoped as a half-time, salaried role.
Contact:
Questions, cover letters and resumes should be directed to jobs@the-river.org
