Corporate

Worship

Leader

Christ Community, a multi-site, intergenerational congregation located in the Kansas City area and a member of the Evangelical Free Church of America. Cultural Fit Embrace a commitment to Christ Community, including doctrine and philosophy, and promote the mission of Christ Community Church. Embrace Christ Community staff’s cultural habits: We expect God. We stay yoked. We take the mission seriously, not ourselves. We remember names. We are better together.

The Corporate Worship Leader gives spiritual, instrumental, and vocal leadership with integrity of heart and skillful hands in the context of the local church (Psalm 78:72). In cooperation with the campus team, the Corporate Worship Leader is responsible for the programming, planning, preparation, and leadership of Christ Community worship gatherings as well as the caring for and overseeing the worship arts community, at a particular campus, supporting the ongoing mission of Christ Community Church.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist the campus pastor in the leadership, development, design and implementation worship gatherings at the campus; assist in decision-making for selection of music, programmatic elements and other worship media
• Recruit, train, schedule and rehearse worship team members
• Provide musical and spiritual leadership for worship arts teams
• Provide musical leadership for worship gatherings
• Encourage high standards of spiritual commitment and artistic excellence in team members
• Administer the musical elements of the service (e.g. communication with personnel, music procurement, distribution, room reservation and set-up, and media creation)
• Work with the campus pastor and campus staff leadership team to discern ways to continue to become more intergenerational in our worship, supporting and encouraging individuals of all ages, and striving to engage everyone in corporate worship
• Work with the campus pastor and campus staff leadership team to discern ways to continue to become more multicultural in our worship.
• Support and encourage individuals of diverse cultures and ethnicities, striving to engage everyone in corporate worship

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

• Undergraduate degree (preferred)
• Experience in leading music and worship service design and implementation in a contemporary blended worship setting
• Mastery of piano and/or guitar
• Commitment to following Christ, ability to lead in ministry, and a heart for serving the local church Humble, teachable spirit and the ability to work well in a team environment
• Commitment to Christ Community’s doctrine, value, mission and philosophy of ministry
• Creativity and versatility with a variety of styles of music, artistic expressions and media
• Ability and passion to integrate the best of traditional, liturgical, and contemporary expressions of corporate worship
• Commitment to personal artistic expression and exploration
• Commitment to being a lead artist as well as a lead worshiper