Director of Music Progams

Job Summary Leads the praise and worship team in a blended setting to create an inspiring, relevant, and welcoming worship experience for all participants. Major components of the job include collaborating with the pastor and staff to develop, plan, and execute the worship plan and coordinating the technical, production, and support requirement for worship. Duties Commit to being spiritually prepared to minister to the congregation through music and word.Recruit, train and empower a team of vocalists, musicians, and children who are comfortable on stage and expressive in their praise and worship before GodBe available to regularly meet with the pastor and staff to plan worship and meet weekly with the music team to direct practice sessionsInspire and encourage the congregation to participate actively in the servicePlan and coordinate all music modalities for worship: song selection and technical requirements for a 10:30am Sunday blended worship serviceProvide worship/music leadership in other occasional services such as, but not limited to: Christmas Eve, Lenten and Easter services, funerals, and other special services as neededEvaluate and select music that is God honoring, relevant to the message, and within the expertise of the teamPrepare the worship songs and other basic elements of the liturgy for Worship Tools. Ready to give to A/V team in timely mannerMaintain a working knowledge of audio, visual, and lighting software and equipmentMaintain a working knowledge of best practices in worship preparation and deliveryCommit to and conduct regular planning meetings and effective rehearsalsProvide the vocalists and musicians with necessary documentation and resources needed to complete their assigned tasks and optimize their gifts and talentsContinuously review the worship experience to ensure its relevance to the congregation and direction of the churchOversee musical equipment needsPrepare an annual budget for music needs, recognizing the overall needs of the churchQualifications and Skills