Worship Director

Worship Director Lakeside Christian Church - 5.0 Kirkland, WA Job Details Part-time | Contract $20 - $30 an hour 17 hours ago Benefits Tuition reimbursement Flexible schedule Qualifications Teamwork Confidential information handling Presentation software Interpersonal skills Religious music performance experience Piano Public speaking Audience engagement for live performances Team development Leading team collaboration initiatives Presentation creation Technical Proficiency Cross-functional communication Full Job Description Lakeside Christian Church Worship Director General description: The vision of Lakeside Christian Church is to lead people into life-transforming relationships with Jesus. A foundational value in Lakeside is to have sincere relationships with one another and God. The Worship Directors role will be a vital step toward accomplishing our vision with intentionality. The Worship Director will lead our church family into vibrant worship via music for regular Sunday worship and other meetings.

Overall Essential Competencies and Skills:

• Dynamic and exceptional public speaking skills and the ability to lead a group
• Communication/organizational/administrative skills. Strong oral, written, and organizational/administrative skills are needed. We are looking for someone who can organize themselves, put together schedules, and establish lines of communications with families and individuals.
• Technological Skills.

This person must possess strong skills and have the ability to learn and work with multiple platforms while considering new digital solutions for ongoing improvement. We are looking for someone who can use Pro-Presenter, Planning Center, and PowerPoint with relative ease. In the role of worship director, this person will collaborate, coordinate and communicate with different teams to create a whole worship experience.

• Self-starter. We are looking for a person with good ideas and the ability to put those ideas into action as part of the Lakeside ministry team. We are looking for someone who gets out of bed in the morning and is excited about ministry.
• Relationship Oriented. This person must be at ease recruiting, working with, and socializing with all types of people.
• Team player. The person we are looking for must be comfortable with sharing their ideas and feed back as part of a collaborative team (Pastor, staff, volunteers). They are ready to learn and grow in their role as well as compliment the gifts, abilities, and skills of the rest of the ministry team.
• Trust & Confidentiality. This person must exercise discretion and confidentiality regarding the personal information of Lakeside staff and members.
• Proficient in playing guitar and/or piano/keys along with vocal ability.

The person we are looking for is able to read and/or understand music theory and/or chords. You will collaborate with other musicians and vocalists to lead our church family into worship. Responsibility and Expectations of the

Lakeside Worship Director:

- Year-Round Responsibilities o Providing overarching vision and direction to the sound, style, feel, and atmosphere of worship at Lakeside Christian Church o Planning and executing worship gatherings throughout the year outside of the weekly Sunday services. o Recruiting, training and scheduling volunteers for the worship and tech teams. o Hosting team building events and jam sessions to help connect volunteers with each other on deeper levels. o Providing worship support (or volunteers) for Lakeside ministry events. o Cleaning, rearranging, and organizing the stage each week for the coming worship team (resetting from rental events) o Collaborate with Worship Directors from different churches to plan and execute a joint Good Friday worship service every year. - Weekly Service Responsibilities o Plan a flow of service and selection of songs that emphasizes the tone/call-to-action of the sermon. o Lead the congregation in vibrant, authentic, joyful, engaging worship that connects them to Jesus and invites them to sing with their church family. o Email team reminders and confirm volunteers for the coming service. o Coordinate and host mid-week/morning of practices for the worship team. o Arrive to the sanctuary and turn on equipment/finalize the platform setup before others arrive. o Clean and tidy up platform after worship meetings.

Pay:

$20.00 - $30.00 per hour

Benefits:

Flexible schedule Tuition reimbursement

Work Location:

In person