Worship Leader, Watertown - Part Time

The Worship Leader position is a part-time role 15-20 hours a week. The role serves the Watertown Campus by leading worship for the 9:15 AM and 11:00 AM services and by providing leadership for the creative components of this service. This position reports to the Watertown Campus Pastor and collaborates closely with the worship leaders at other campuses. The ‘win’ for this position is to create an environment and experience in which people can discover life with God for the good of the world.

Our contemporary service lasts approximately 65 minutes and includes the following elements:

• Responsive Moment
• Message
• Sending / Benediction
• Music - generally five songs that reflect musical styles most like North Point, Passion, or Willow Creek, while still incorporating modern renditions of ancient hymns to engage both heart and mind in worship.
• Engagement - Welcome, Announcements, Offering, Time of Prayer

Responsibilities:

• Regularly leading the Sunday contemporary worship service and its rehearsal, while also developing other team members to participate and lead worship.
• Mentor a youth music team and prepare them via regular rehearsals to lead the congregation in worship a few times each year.
• Building and leading a healthy volunteer worship team that reflects our intergenerational, multiethnic congregation.
• Casting vision for contemporary worship at the Watertown campus, consistent with the overall vision for Worship and Arts Ministry at Grace.

Candidate Attributes:

• A gifted vocalist and/or instrumentalist (preferably guitar or piano) who is capable of leading worship and developing volunteers
• A capable developer of musicians, vocalists and teams
• A person well-grounded in the evangelical expression of the Christian faith
• A team player who cares more about the church’s mission than their own personal success
• Three to five years of worship leading experience

A typical week for this Worship Leader role includes communicating with the worship team, leading rehearsal and practicing songs. On Sunday, this person would connect with the Campus Pastor, be responsible for the service running smoothly and all worship elements. After the service, this person would make an effort to make relational connections with members of the student worship team and participate in development sessions with them.