WORSHIP TEAM LEADER

Responsibility To:  Worship Pastor

Job Description:
    Purpose:  To facilitate praise and worship for a celebration
              time at the local church (Eg. Sunday service).
              Recruit and train a worship team to assist you in
              worship leading. To identify and mentor an intern
              worship team leader in the worship team.
    Tasks:
        1.  Worship Leading
            a)  Responsible to lead others in worship by singing
                loudly (and well) and within a comfortable range.
            b)  Responsible to lead the worship musically with an
                instrument (IE. guitar or piano).
        2.  Song Selection
            a)  Worship team leader must be able to play most
                of the local church repetoire.
            b)  Must have ability to arrange songs in such a manner
                as to promote entering into worship.
        3.  New Songs
            a)  Responsible for continually learning new songs.
            b)  Responsible for playing songs in the same manner as
                the Worship Pastor.
            c)  Need to attend quarterly Worship Leaders Meeting.
        4.  Worship Team Development
            a)  Responsible for selection and recruiting of worship
                team members to the worship team.
            b)  Responsible for rehearsal and sound checks for
                worship team.
        5.  Mentoring an Intern worship team leader
            a)  Responsible for identifying and recruiting an intern
                worship team leader in the worship team.
            b)  Responsible for meeting at least once every 4 weeks
                with intern worship team leader to give training,
                evaluation and encouragement.
            c)  Responsible for having the intern worship team
                leader follow during some of worship times.
            d)  Responsible for having the intern worship team
                leader lead while you follow occasionally during
                the Sunday worship time.
            e)  Responsible to report to the Worship Pastor when
                the intern worship team leader appears ready to be
                released to be a worship team leader.

Time Required:   5-7 hours per week, when scheduled to lead.

Length of Service:  1 year, renewable

Qualifications & Skills Required:
    1.  A heart for worshiping God.
    2.  Must have the ability to lead others in worship.
    3.  Ability to play songs and sing loudly.
    4.  Ability to play songs in similar manner as Worship Pastor.
    5.  Ability to select songs which lead to worship.
    6.  Must have been an intern worship team leader.
    7.  Must have commitment to a local church small group.

Training:
    1.  Daily practice worshiping.
    2.  Worship team practice.
    3.  OJT, conferences, books, and CDs/DVDs/podcasts relating to job function.

Support: small group, Worship Team, Worship Pastor available for
         individual needs with an appointment.