About the Worship Leader Position

We are seeking a Worship Leader who will help us create authentic worship experiences that invite people to turn their spiritual hunger into a life devoted to following Jesus. The Worship Leader position is part-time, 10-15 hours per week, and will lead worship through music, prayer, the reading of Scripture, visual aids, and more.

Qualifications

1. Demonstrate a growing relationship with God, evidenced by faithful church engagement and spiritual disciplines.
2. Experience planning, preparing, and leading worship services.
3. Gifted musician and vocalist.
4. A strong communicator who is empathetic and emotionally intelligent, able to influence, inspire and work well with others.
5. Experience with operating sound systems, presentation software, and other technology tools for worship.
6. Able to work under the direction of the Pastor in a self-directed manner.

Responsibilities

1. Providing quality singing, an engaging and welcoming stage presence, and proficient playing of an instrument, preferably either the piano/keyboard or acoustic guitar, for worship services and other events.
2. Lead and grow a collaborative worship team by proper recruiting, onboarding and development of musicians and volunteers both spiritually and creatively.
3. Responsible for planning, scheduling, and communicating with volunteer musicians, vocalists, audio, visual, and live stream teams.
4. Plan weekend worship services with the Pastor, including scheduling teams, song selection, acquiring sheet music or chord charts, leading rehearsals and ensuring execution of services. This includes all special holiday services (e.g. Christmas Eve, Christmas, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunrise, etc), as well as special occasion services (e.g. funerals and weddings).
5. Coordinating musicians for ambience at Café Connection on Wednesday nights.
6. Ensure that the stage set-ups, lighting, sound system, video systems, and worship presentation software are working properly and ready for worship services and for Café Connection.
7. It is expected that the duties associated with this position will take 10-15 hours per week.

About Our Church

For over 180 years, FBC JXN has been active in celebrating and participating in God’s good news for downtown Jackson. Our church is a safe place for people to explore faith together, experience extravagant love, and be a part of God’s abundant life. We continue this legacy through mission and outreach to the community through worship in-person and online, a restaurant style dinner ministry, a hygiene product pantry, and more.

About Our Worship

During the pandemic, our church transitioned from two small worship services – one traditional and one contemporary – to a single, intimate, and intergenerational worship gathering that incorporates classic elements of liturgy and hymns with new music, sounds, aesthetics, and relevant questions. We celebrate our past, not for the sake of nostalgia, but to celebrate the enduring elements of our faith that continue to invite the next generation to celebrate God’s faithfulness and life changing power. We celebrate our future – trusting that the God of renewal has many greater things in store for us that we have not yet seen.

How to Apply

To apply, email office@fbcofjackson.org with “Worship Leader” in the subject line with the following items:

• Resume
• Cover letter (no longer than 1 page)
• Link to a video of you leading worship in another church context (Recommended)