Music Director

Overview The Music Director leads Ecclesia’s musical life as a shared expression of worship, formation, hospitality, and mission across our three campuses. This role stewards the people, systems, and practices that support music in our current gatherings while imagining what could grow through other creative and missional expressions. Rooted in Ecclesia’s rhythms and values, this role cultivates a healthy community of musicians, creatives, and leaders, creating clear pathways for gifts to be discovered, developed, and shared. With musical depth, relational wisdom, and the ability to bring structure to creative work, this role helps music serve the Ecclesia community holistically. Core Responsibilities 1. Music in Worship Gatherings: Oversee the musical preparation of worship gatherings across campuses while providing direct musical leadership within an assigned campus context. Ensure musicians are scheduled, prepared, and supported for worship gatherings. Lead thoughtful song selection that reflects Ecclesia’s theology, rhythms, and community. Actively participate in leading weekly worship gatherings as a singer, musician, and/or director. Coordinate or support music for special services, seasonal gatherings, and other churchwide moments. 2. Music Community & Leader Development: Cultivate a healthy community of musicians, creatives, and leaders who serve the life of the church. Recruit, equip, and care for musicians and volunteers across campuses. Develop emerging leaders, including music directors, vocalists, instrumentalists, and team coordinators. Create clear pathways for people to discover, grow, and share their musical gifts. 3. Administration, Systems & Coordination: Set up and strengthen the systems that allow music ministry to function with clarity and consistency. Oversee scheduling, communication, planning, budgets, and music-related administrative processes. Coordinate with ministry, operations, and campus teams regarding resources and preparation needs. Build sustainable rhythms that help musicians and leaders be prepared, supported, and fully present. 4. Creative & Missional Development: Explore and develop new ways music can serve Ecclesia’s community, campuses, and mission. Cultivate creative expressions that reflect Ecclesia’s values, diversity, and love for the city. Identify opportunities for music beyond regular gatherings, such as kids and student participation, songwriting, recordings, choirs, community events, and special services. Partner with ministry leaders to connect music with formation, hospitality, outreach, and shared life. Help shape musical expressions that reflect the cultures, languages, and communities of each campus, including Lindale’s emerging Spanish-language repertoire. Skills & Competencies Spiritually grounded and aligned with Ecclesia’s rhythms, values, and mission. Skilled musician with the ability to lead, direct, arrange, and support music in worship gatherings. Experienced in recruiting, equipping, caring for, and developing musicians, creatives, and volunteers. Relationally wise, with the ability to build trust, foster belonging, and cultivate healthy teams. Organized and dependable, able to manage schedules, communication, planning tools, and budgets. Collaborative leader who works well across ministry and operations teams. Culturally aware and attentive to the diversity of Houston and Ecclesia’s three campuses. Bilingual English/Spanish proficiency is a plus. Role Dimensions Campus and Ministry Scope: Churchwide role serving all three campuses, with primary musical leadership responsibility for one campus. Collaborates with: Campus Pastors; Gatherings Pastor; Tech Team; Family Ministry Leads: Campus music leads or coordinators Contracted musicians Volunteer musicians and vocalists Music-related creative teams and project leaders Budget Management: Stewardship of a six-figure annual budget supporting musicians, equipment, and music-related initiatives. Employment Type: Full-time, 30–40 hours per week Work Schedule: Hybrid, with Sundays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays in person. Initial priorities: Stabilize music across gatherings, strengthen systems, expand the musician community, support Lindale’s emerging repertoire, and discern one or two new creative expressions. Key Metrics / Measures of Success Gatherings have prepared musicians and thoughtful song selection. Musicians are invited, equipped, cared for, and meaningfully engaged. Music systems are clear, reliable, and sustainable. Campus expressions reflect context and shared Ecclesia rhythms. New creative and missional music expressions emerge.