Waypoint Church San Mateo, CA Posted: April 11, 2024
Job Information:
Purpose:
Waypoint Church is seeking a Worship Leader (Director of Music & Worship) for a mostly
contemporary Sunday morning worship service. We are seeking a joyful, humble, and Spirit-led
person who eagerly desires to use their God-given vocal and other musical talents and experience
for biblically-grounded worship leadership.
Hours Per Week: This position is at least 20 hours per week (i.e. part-time) and could be as much
as 40 hours per week (full-time) for the right person with the right gifts, interests, and experience
who is glad and able to do a variety of things in support of the church's various ministries.
Responsibilities:
- Vocal and instrumental worship leadership.
- In consultation with the pastor, plan, organize and lead the music and worship components of a
weekly Sunday morning service. Preparation should incorporate prayer, conceptual forethought,
theological accuracy, and musical appropriateness.
- Select and prepare music for instrumentalists and vocalists in print and other media formats.
- Oversee media preparation and presentation using ProPresenter 7.
- Coordinate, recruit and work with the audio-visual team.
- Run weekly rehearsals.
- Recruit, train, lead, disciple, equip, and shepherd volunteers.
- Recruit, train, and manage accompanists and paid musicians, if and when paid musicians are
necessary.
- Recruit, coordinate, and supervise an all-volunteer A/V team and, if necessary, a paid A/V tech.
- Prepare a weekly outline (i.e. "order of worship") of responsibilities for all Sunday morning team
members and distribute prior to Sunday morning.
- Stay current with trends in worship music, arts, and technology; learn and introduce new songs
on a fairly regular basis.
- Periodically report song usage as needed by Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI)
- Oversee the tuning, maintenance and repair of church-owned musical equipment and A/V
equipment
- Stay current with software registrations and subscriptions concerning worship and livestream
- Work closely with the Director of Livestream to bring forth the vision of the Worship Ministries
Team through Waypoint Church's YouTube broadcast.
- Schedule volunteers to run tech for special/seasonal events like memorial services, Kingdom
Club musicals, Vacation Bible Camp, special Lent worship services, and Christmas Eve worship.
- Depending on candidate's interests and skills, and also their desire or need to work full-time,
responsibilities could grow to include technical a/v leadership, youth band mentoring, pastoral
care ministry, facilities management, and/or other administrative work.
Compensation: $70,000 - $95,000 for full-time position, which would include additional and various
roles and responsibilities.
Benefits: Health care benefits, paid sick leave, and vacation leave to be prorated if the agreed-upon hours per week are less than 40.
To apply, send a resume, cover letter, and links to actual worship leading to our search
committee at info@waypoint.church.
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