Worship Leader

Job Overview

Church Description:

Summit Church is a multigenerational church that seeks to reach Southwest Boise with the gospel. Our vision is "making lifelong followers of Jesus who become more like Him every day." We use a spiritual formation model of discipleship built around 3 components: practicing 5 spiritual disciplines, connecting to a small group, and reaching others with the gospel. Worship is one of the 5 spiritual disciplines we encourage everyone at Summit to practice. Our worship style is mostly modern and contemporary with some hymns scattered in.

Church size: average weekly in-person attendance of 300

Job type: Part-Time; 15 hours/week to be used as follows

  • 5 hours for Sunday morning worship
  • 3 hours for Thursday night rehearsal
  • 7 hours discretionary for personal practice, song selection, recruiting, admin tasks, meeting with team members, etc.

Organizational Structure: The Worship Leader will report to the Lead Pastor. He will interact with the Production Manager each week in designing the service.

Job Description

Job Description and Responsibilities: We believe worship is participatory. The worship team is not performing for the congregation. Rather, they lead the congregation into giving worship to God. We are seeking a passionate and skilled part-time Worship Leader to lead our congregation in Christ-centered worship. The ideal candidate will have a heart for Jesus, be spiritually mature, musically gifted, and experienced in leading both worship teams and the church body into authentic encounters with God through music. Primary responsibilities include:

  • Plan, lead, and oversee worship services in collaboration with the pastoral team
  • Lead worship vocally and instrumentally
  • Recruit, train, and shepherd volunteer musicians and vocalists
  • Coordinate and run weekly rehearsals with the worship team
  • Select worship songs that align with the church's vision and theological values
  • Collaborate with our production manager to ensure smooth worship experiences
  • Cultivate a culture of excellence, humility, and unity within the worship team

Required Skills & Qualifications:

  • Excellent proficiency in keyboard and/or acoustic guitar (must lead instrumentally)
  • Experience in leading a full band in live worship settings
  • Solid foundation in music theory, including understanding of chord charts,
  • transposition, and song structure
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to engage the congregation and encourage participatory worship
  • A growing relationship with Jesus Christ and alignment with the church's statement
  • of faith
  • Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience with worship planning software (e.g., Planning Center)
  • Familiarity with contemporary Christian worship styles (e.g., Elevation, Hillsong,
  • Bethel, etc.)
  • Basic understanding of sound systems, stage management, or live production
Church Name: The Summit Church
Location: Boise, ID
Website: https://summitchurchboise.org

Job Type: Part-time
Role: WORSHIP MINISTRY
Salary: TO BE DETERMINED

Date Posted: 2 months ago