Job Overview
Winthrop Street Baptist Church of Taunton, Massachusetts is prayerfully pursuing a worship leader to serve the church part-time. The primary responsibility of this position would be to lead the church's corporate musical worship. The ideal candidate for this position is a man that has deep love for Jesus and a strong theological foundation.
Winthrop Street Baptist Church (WSBC) is a growing church seeking to find a long-term leader to teach, model and train a congregation to worship the Lord their God. We are a joyful church that loves the Lord and wants to find a worship leader to match our DNA as a congregation.
Taunton, Massachusetts is a suburban community about 35 miles from Boston, MA, 20 miles from Providence, RI and 25 miles from Plymouth, MA. It is a city of about 60,000 people and WSBC is the only gospel-centered and Reformed church in the city. The need for workers to join in this area is great and the opportunities for making Christ known in Taunton is tremendous.
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Model and teach a gospel-centered understanding of corporate worship.
- Plan and lead our worship team during our gatherings, incorporating Scripture readings, confessing sin, assurances of salvation, and theological affirmations from church history.
- Support and lead audio and visual volunteers as they serve in support of the corporate worship of the church.
Qualifications
- A mature Christian faith and character that has a growing relationship with the Lord.
- Commitment to the theological and philosophical convictions of WSBC.
- High regard for Scripture and the importance of theology in the worship of the church.
- Experience leading musical worship.
- Proficient musician with vocal, instrumental and technical skill.
- Proven team leadership and management ability.
- A good communicator with an attitude of joy, humility, and clarity.
- Ability to pass a background check.
Job Expectations
- Become a member at Winthrop Street Baptist Church.
- Serve, support, and effectively communicate with our Worship Team.
- Seven hours a week, which includes four hours on Sunday, for sound check and corporate worship. Three hours per week for team communication, personal practice and on Wednesday for worship team rehearsal.
- Weekly check in with the Senior Pastor for choosing songs and review of our weekly worship gathering.
- Manage the annual assigned budget.
- Discover and develop those in the congregation who desire to serve on the Worship Team.
- Attend staff events as able.
- Four paid Sundays off a year.
Note: Compensation is subject to candidate's experience.