Central Associate Worship Leader

**Reports to:** Director of Worship Leaders

**Hours Commitment:** 40-45 hours per week with regular weekend responsibilities

### Personal Qualifications

* Have a personal relationship with Jesus and demonstrate ongoing spiritual growth through everyday habits and practices.
* Support LCBC’s mission to introduce people to Jesus and together fully follow him, along with our ministry philosophy, priorities, and beliefs.
* Be a leader who is:
* **Focused:** Work hard with urgency and intensity
* **Collaborative:** Bring others into your work, give and ask for feedback
* **Growth-minded:** Plan for growth and be ready for when God wants to move by pursuing personal, spiritual, and professional development
* Lead the way in LCBC’s values: We run after the one, we pursue excellence, we prioritize relationships, we deploy people for impact, and we are real and relatable.
* Be an LCBC Partner, or willing to become one within 60 days of employment. Regularly attend and participate at LCBC prior to and/or upon employment.

### Location Responsibilities:

* The Associate Worship Leader's primary role is to serve the greater vision of LCBC Church (introducing people to Jesus and together fully following him).
* This will be accomplished by carrying out the weekend plan primarily at a location with excellence, passion, and authenticity.
* Commit to leading worship 46-48 weekends per year.
* Lead in the absence of campus worship leaders due to vacation, illness, etc.
* Co-lead if extra support is needed.
* Assist in recruiting, training, and pastoring a community of musicians and artists, who are gifted, prepared, connected, healthy and growing.
* Assist in cultivating a worship culture that is God-honoring, engaging, growing, accessible to those who are far from God, as well as challenging and encouraging to those who are Christ-followers.
* Assist in the creative process by attending and contributing to music department meetings and projects which include, but are not limited to:
* Weekly Worship Department meetings
* Regional Breakouts
* Set list planning
* Worship Department Bible Study
* CD/Music Recordings
* Nights of Worship
* DEVELUP Program
* College Age Connect
* Participate in "All-Church" functions and events such as:
* All Staff huddle, All Staff meetings, LCBC U, Capital Campaigns and Conferences.
* Assist in shaping the weekend gatherings by searching for and writing the following:
* Worship songs that adore God, are biblically accurate, artistically excellent, and easy to sing.
* Support songs that engage culture and give voice to tension.
* Support music for videos and roll-ins created by video team.
* Assist Pastoral Care by attending PRT (Pastoral Response Team), meetings, serving on the PRT rotation, and by serving in special campus events such as classes, weddings, funerals, conferences, picnics, etc.

### Central Responsibilities:

* Associate Worship Leaders must view their role as a selfless role:
* See the value in multiple styles of music, elements and presentation.
* Lay down personal preference for the sake of serving the organization, its leaders and their vision.
* Be diligent in completing creative tasks, projects and roles that you are asked to fulfill.
* Be willing to give fun, engaging creative tasks and serving opportunities away to others, such as leading songs, specials, events, etc.
* Associate Worship Leaders must view their role as a support role:
* Assist with various administrative tasks and projects, such as:
* Taking notes, organizing and documenting decisions made in meetings.
* Crafting detailed emails, which will communicate important information to campus worship leaders.
* Keeping worship leaders up-to-date with gathering details and production elements.
* As needed, and as approved by Director of Worship Leaders: Assist with the DEVELUP Worship Program.
* Regularly research, facilitate, and develop new, fresh ideas that encourage administrative and structural growth.
* Encouraged to present ideas to the Gathering Development Team for further review.
* Expected to honor and support whatever direction is decided upon, whether or not your ideas are utilized or implemented.
* Assist Music Director with production for all campuses.
* Create charts, loops, demos, arranging, and creative ideas for the weekend gatherings.
* Support volunteers by providing the tools they need to succeed on the weekend all campuses.

### Benefits We Offer:

* Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage
* Retirement plan contribution and employer match
* Annual counseling benefit
* Flexible schedules
* Generous and immediate paid time-off
* Casual dress
* Quarterly professional and spiritual development days
* Intentional investment in personal and professional development

**Evaluation:**

- The Associate Worship Leader will meet regularly with the Director of Worship Leaders and Campus Pastor. A formal Action & Development Plan will be set and reviewed three times throughout the year.

- The Associate Worship Leader will meet regularly with a Regional Breakout Team for creative planning, set list planning, evaluation, and general/spiritual support.