Position Description

Position Overview

The Worship Director is a spiritual and organizational leader who leads and oversees the worship ministries of Wilmar Heights Baptist Church. This includes but is not limited to, our weekly community worship, implementation of the mission, vision, and values of Wilmar, crafting the themes for each service in conjunction with the Lead 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 Wilmar desires that each member leaves the worship service energized to live their faith openly in the community each week.

Responsibilities

• Lead and work with the Worship Teams and Lead Pastor to plan, create, organize, and implement the weekly worship services for Wilmar.
• Oversee and coordinate all musical aspects of the worship service:
  • Leader of Leaders of the praise team, instrumentalists  and the congregation in worship at weekly Sunday morning worship services (and occasionally Wednesdays Breakthrough Prayer Concert) for 2 of 4 Sundays each month.
  • Organize and lead weekly rehearsals. This includes a rehearsal before Sunday, and a warm-up/review prior to the Sunday service, in addition to any other rehearsals necessary.
  • Integrate the children and youth ministries into worship as appropriate (e.g. – kids choir at Christmas).
• Recruit and select worship team volunteers and oversee and coordinate the volunteer schedules on a weekly basis. Volunteers should be utilized at various times for singing, prayer, readings, and any other aspect of the service.
• Be responsible for a consistent, quality sound mix by giving regular and timely specific feedback to our Audio Tech Team. In addition, work with the projection screen volunteer to organize visual aspects of the service and create any visual presentation necessary.
• Look to empower volunteers with significant responsibilities as necessary and bring out the best in all team members.
• Stay up to date with current 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.

Skills, Qualifications

• Strong Vocal including playing a lead musical instrument, either keyboard, guitar, or both.
• Possess strong general musical knowledge, such that they can help train and lead other musicians and singers well.
• Organizational skills.
• A Committed and Growing Believer in the Lord Jesus Christ.

Time, Paid Position, Other Information

• The Leadership Team expects that this position will be part-time and require approximately 10 hours a week, with pay.
• The Worship Director will report directly to the Lead Pastor.
• A formal review of the position will be conducted on an annual basis.
• The requirement to lead on 2 of 4 Sundays takes into account 2 weeks whereby the Worship Director is not required to lead, but is still required to be involved in the planning and implementing of the worship service during the week.