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Worship Leader

Category: Regular, Three-quarter time (30 hours)

Position Type: Exempt

Report to: Creative Director

The Village Church Vision: Helping people who feel far from God or disconnected from the church connect to Jesus and a community of Jesus followers. In worship, this means creating an atmosphere using music, prayer, and other creative elements to tear down barriers and invite those who feel far from

God or disconnected from the church to connect to Jesus and a community of Jesus followers.

The Village Church Mission: Leading ordinary people to become disciples of Jesus who make disciples who make disciples who change the world. In worship, this means using creativity to help lead those who enter our worship spaces to become disciples of Jesus who make disciples who make disciples who change the world.

We refer to disciple-making, world-changing followers of Jesus as “CG3 Disciples,” people who do these four things: Connect, Grow, Give, and Go.

Ministry Summary

The Worship Leader will report to the Creative Director and work alongside The Village staff. The Worship

Leader will be responsible for leading the worship band/vocalists in growing together as a team and in leading the congregation in worship, and in developing and discipling new worship leaders. The Worship

Leader will be responsible to help create an atmosphere of worship in all services, in-person and online.

Ministry Responsibilities

General Worship Expectations

Youth Worship Expectations

Team Leadership

Competencies

Skills and Equipment Knowledge

Education and Experience Requirements

Work Environment

The employee will be in a professional office environment as well as a large sanctuary and other church gathering spaces which may have loud noise levels at times. This position routinely uses various musical, production, electronic, and other AVL equipment as well as standard office equipment.

Physical Demands

Must be able to sit and remain attentive for long periods of time during services and events. Position is required to see, talk, hear, stand, walk, sit reach, stoop, bend, reach, squat, and crawl. Be able to lift and move items up to 50 pounds, as needed.

Supervisory Responsibility

While this position does not have direct staff reports, it does recruit, train, and supervise volunteers in worship leading tasks.

Expected Hours of Work

Days and hours of work are Sunday – Thursday, 30 hours per week (mostly daytime). Occasional evening and weekend work required. Worship services, Monday afternoon staff meetings and other scheduled ministry area meetings are required work hours. Remaining hours are flexible during the week.

Travel

Travel is primarily local during the business day, although some out-of-the area and overnight travel may be expected.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties,

responsibilities, and skills required of personnel so classified.

The Top 10: Staff and Leader Values

The following statements define who we are as a team and as leaders at The Village. We are unapologetic that this is what we’re about and that this is what it takes to be a member of our team.

1. We passionately pursue Jesus. (Follow Jesus First)

It all starts and ends with our commitment to follow Jesus. As individuals, we are intentionally pursuing growth in our trust in Jesus and our willingness to follow him and to invite people to join us in following him. As a church, we keep

Jesus at the center and we try our best to figure out what it means to follow him together.

2. We relentlessly reach new people. (It’s Not for Us)

We are here as a church and as individuals to connect disconnected people to Jesus and to a community of Jesus followers. Our collective heart beats for disconnected, broken, lonely, hurting people. We prioritize reaching the people who aren’t here yet.

3. We expect God to show up. (Expect the Unexpected)

We believe in a God who still works, acts, moves, and speaks. We are wide open and expectant for God to do that again and again and again. If we’re able to do in on our own, we’re probably not dreaming a God-sized dream.

4. We are sold out for the mission over our own ministry. (Mission Over Ministry)

We believe in and are all in on the mission of the church and the ministry of the whole over and above any of our own preferences or ministries. A win for the church is a win for everybody.

5. We bring our very best to the table. (Bring Your Best)

We believe that God deserves the best of our effort, our creativity, and our imagination, so we are determined in bringing the very best of ourselves to the table. We also expect the best from each other, trusting in each other to bring our best.

6. We work together to get “the stuff” done. (Sweep the Floor)

We are a team and we operate in teams. We do what needs to be done together, we hustle, we help each other, we understand that no task is below our pay grade, we roll up our sleeves together, we grab a broom and sweep the floor if that’s what’s needed, and we don’t stop until “the stuff” is done for everyone.

7. We constantly make it better. (Make It Better)

We are teachable. We are continual learners and growers and innovators and improvers. We look first in the mirror to find ways to make our ministries more effective, we ask for feedback, we graciously offer feedback to each other, and we gracefully receive it when it’s given, always looking for ways to learn and grow.

8. We are flexible and we adapt quickly. (Expect the Flex)

We know that it’s the flexible who can never get bent out of shape. We accept that the nature of this work is that it’s always in flux. We are willing and able to adapt and improvise and be flexible in the moment. We invite the Holy Spirit to do things in our lives and our ministries that we couldn’t predict or plan.

9. We risk big and we fail forward. (Fail Forward)

We recognize that there is no such thing as “missional complacency” in God’s church. (We’ve looked for it all over the

New Testament, and we can’t find it anywhere.) If we’re not failing, we’re not trying hard enough. We would rather risk and fail and learn from our mistakes than stay safe and become content and slowly decline and die.

10. We don’t do anything ourselves that we can empower someone to do with us. (Replace Yourself)

We are disciples who make disciples who make disciples. This means we freely give away leadership and ownership any other ship we can think to give away. We recognize that in the end, we are all interim staff members and it’s our responsibility to raise people up to come behind us.

P.S. We love and laugh hard. In all of this, we enjoy life, care for one another, have fun together, and don’t take ourselves too seriously.

Organization: The Village Church

Contact: Krystina Cortesi

Phone: 6153248217

Closing Date: 04/26/2022

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