Job description

Red Envelope is leading the search for a Worship Director (Lytham Road) at Upper Arlington Lutheran Church.

UALC is an evangelical, Spirit-led, Lutheran church in the northwest suburbs of Columbus, Ohio. We worship in two locations with a combined weekly attendance of 1200. We are part of Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ (LCMC) and the North American Lutheran Church (NALC).

We believe that we are called to be an Oasis of God’s Kingdom for a dry and thirsty world, and we know that living water is meant to be shared. We envision a future so well-watered by the love and truth and Spirit of Christ that our way of life together will be transformed and even people outside the church will say “See how they love one another,” just like Jesus said they would.

Life with Jesus brings hope and healing to broken people. Outside of Christ we are drawn to mirages that make empty promises of life but leave us stuffing our mouths with sand.

This vision leads us to four deeply held commitments about life together at God’s Oasis:

• Everything that we do starts with the action of God. We are a Gospel people, trusting in the work of Jesus. What we offer comes from what Jesus has done and is doing.
• There is a distinct community at the oasis, a family sharing life together in the way of Jesus by the power of the Spirit.
• An oasis is not a fortress. It doesn’t have walls. We invite people in and carry Living Water out.
• There is an enemy; there is a desert; there are “mirages.” We are in a battle, but we know God wins.

Position Summary

The Lytham Road Worship Director reports to the Worship Arts Director and works closely with the Lytham Road campus staff and UALC worship arts and production staff. The Lytham Road Worship Director will plan weekly worship in coordination with the worship arts team, collaborate with staff leaders, and coordinate and give spiritual leadership to worship team volunteers. The Worship Director will also collaborate with the broader worship staff in planning and implementing special worship services for both campuses, including Advent, Christmas Eve, Easter, etc.

Essential Job Functions

Plan music sets and service orders in partnership with the Worship Arts Director.

Work collaboratively with production director and campus pastor on details and execution of weekly worship leadership, including:

• Planning Center coordination: music team scheduling, music arrangements, notes and rehearsal tracks for band members, technical notes for production volunteers, etc.
• ProPresenter slide production for worship songs
• Regular meetings with campus staff to discuss service details and logistics
• Incorporation and coordination of special elements into worship services, as directed by Worship Arts Director
• Coordination of gear in collaboration with the production director

3. Build and lead music teams to facilitate Christ-centered, spiritually vital music in worship services

• Includes communicating, rehearsing, and leading music teams for gathered worship
• Special focus on the spiritual development and culture care for worship team volunteers
• Collaborate with the Worship Arts Director in the development and implementation of theologically-rich, emotionally-engaging, and spiritually-formative spoken pieces of worship leadership
• Continue cultivating richer expressions of musical diversity in services; this likely includes collaborative songwriting and music production
• Help UALC to stay fresh in our approach to worship while also highlighting the beauty of tradition. This includes the continual refining and expanding of our worship canon

4. Work collaboratively with the worship arts team to implement a strategy for developing existing and new worship team members

• Includes the recruiting of new worship team volunteers
• Collaborate with the worship arts team to develop worship team training modules for instrumentalists to grow their skills and ability to play on a team
• Equip and raise up youth worshippers: this includes helping develop a youth worship team for youth ministries

5. Collaborate with worship arts team to execute special worship services, including:

• Celebration of Advent, Christmas Eve, and Holy Week services
• Special nights of worship and prayer for the volunteer teams and the congregation

Requirements

Education and Experience

• The ideal candidate will be a humble leader with a welcoming stage presence and will have a shepherd heart and enjoy relational leadership.
• They will be skilled in leading from piano or guitar and will be able to lead worship vocally.
• Ideally, the candidate for this role will have three or more years of experience in worship leadership in a large church context.
• A relevant degree, Pastoral experience, and/or education in Biblical studies or Theology will be a plus.
• The position is open to lay or non-ordained candidates as well as clergy.
• The ideal candidate must have a proven track record of effective collaborative leadership, excellent communication skills, a passion for worship and creativity in the church, and a significant personal relationship with Jesus.

Red Envelope Consulting is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $40,000.00 - $60,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Weekend availability

Work Location: In person

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