Ministry Opportunity at Ashland Church of God as Worship Leader

Job Posting: Worship Leader
Location: Ashland Church of God

Position Overview:
 The Worship Leader is a spiritual and organizational leader who leads and oversees the worship ministries of The Ashland Church, which includes but is not limited to, our weekly community worship, implementation of the mission, vision, and values of The Ashland Church, crafting the themes for each service in conjunction with the Senior Pastor, and training and nurturing worship team members and volunteers while working with various groups throughout the church to use music and the arts for worship.

Primary Objective:
 To ensure that each worship service creates an inviting and worshipful atmosphere and is led in such a way that the congregation has an opportunity for an authentic encounter with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. The Leadership Team of The Ashland Church desires that each member leaves the worship service energized to live their faith openly in the community each week.

Qualifications: 

•       A clear testimony of faith in Jesus Christ and a vital, growing personal relationship with Him.

•       Experience in leading worship, vocalists, musicians, and productions with a sense of calling to serve in this ministry role.

•       Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

•       Licensure in the Church of God or willingness to pursue credintaling.

•       A proficiency in both singing and playing guitar, piano, and other musical instruments with the ability to lead a congregation while playing. This includes an understanding of, and love for, both traditional and contemporary music and worship styles.

•       Have the verbal and musical ability to segue between songs, weaving them together and providing musical interludes at appropriate times for worship so that the flow of the service is uninterrupted. 

•       Possess the musical capability and leadership skills to teach and train worship team volunteers.

•       Is supportive of and loyal to staff members and the church body.

•       Exhibits a spirit of cooperation and teamwork and is teachable.

•       Become a partner of The Ashland Church and participate in the community and activities of The Ashland Church consistently.


 Responsibilities:

•       Lead and work with the Worship Team and Senior Pastor to plan, create, organize, and implement the weekly worship services for The Ashland Church.

•       Oversee and coordinate all musical aspects of the worship service:

•       Lead the praise team, instrumentalists, and congregation in worship at weekly Sunday morning worship services and special services as needed.

•       Organize and lead weekly rehearsals. This includes a rehearsal during the week and a warm-up/review before the Sunday service, in addition to any other rehearsals necessary.

•       Integrate the children and young adult ministries into worship as appropriate (i.e., kids’ choir at Christmas).

•       Recruit and select worship team volunteers and oversee and coordinate the volunteer schedules weekly. In addition, the candidate should utilize volunteers at various times for singing, skits, prayer, readings, and any other aspect of the service.

•       Be responsible for consistent, quality sound mixes by giving regular and timely specific feedback to the volunteer audio tech. In addition, work with the projection screen volunteer to organize visual aspects of the service and create any visual presentation necessary.

•       Be Responsible for the online presentation of our weekly service and support the volunteers of the media ministry.

•       Look to empower volunteers with significant responsibilities as necessary and bring out the best in all team members.

•       Stay up to date with U.S. trends in worship music and various worship styles, explore new ideas for corporate worship, and be open to change and the shifting of responsibilities as growth and ministry develop.

•       Volunteer in other aspects of The Ashland Church that are intended to evangelize the community we serve.

•       Be prepared to set sound and media needs for all events on and off campus for The Ashland Church (ex. Movie Night).

•       Any other additional duties as set forth by the Lead Pastor.

 Time, Compensation, Other Information:

•       This is a full-time position with flexibility being a must.  

•       Part-time position could be considered if the candidate is able to meet core requirements.

•       The Worship Coordinator will report directly to the Lead Pastor.

•       A formal review and compensation discussion will be completed on an annual basis.

•       Pay and benefits package can be obtained after initial contact has been made.

If interested, please send a resume and cover letter to leadpastorashland@gmail.com