Key Responsibilities

Worship Leadership and Planning

• Serve as the primary worship leader for weekly worship services while developing additional worship leaders.
• Collaborate with the Campus Pastor in planning worship services that are prayerful, theologically sound, engaging, and aligned with the vision of The Orchard Church.
• Coordinate music, musicians, vocalists, rehearsals, and other worship elements necessary for effective services and events.
• Cultivate a worship culture centered on spiritual preparation, humility, excellence, teamwork, and authentic worship.

Creative Team Leadership and Development

• Shepherd and develop the Creative Team (Worship, Tech, and Communications), investing relationally and spiritually in volunteers while equipping them to use their gifts and grow as leaders.
• Recruit and develop leaders while building sustainable teams and systems that create ministry depth and multiply ministry beyond what one staff member can accomplish.
• Provide oversight for the people, systems, and equipment necessary to execute worship and creative environments with excellence.

Other Duties & Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Campus Pastor to establish and evaluate annual goals for Worship and Creative Ministries.
• Provide direction for Communications, empowering the Creative Team to effectively communicate the life, mission, and ministry of The Orchard Church.
• Contribute musical and creative leadership to broader church events while maintaining wise stewardship of ministry resources.
• Participate in staff meetings, trainings, and retreats.
• Other duties as assigned by the Campus Pastor.

Qualifications

• A clear testimony of faith in Jesus Christ and a growing personal relationship with Him.
• Demonstrated excellence as a Worship Leader with successful leadership of a Worship Ministry in recent years.
• Evidence of moral character and lifestyle consistent with The Orchard Church’s Constitution, Bylaws, and Statement of Faith.
• Commitment to the mission, vision, and worship philosophy of The Orchard Church.
• Previous experience in a church environment required; ministerial education or a demonstrated history of successful ministry leadership preferred.
• Licensed or Ordained Minister preferred.

Knowledge & Skills

• Demonstrates a heart for ministry, a willingness to serve, and an understanding of the cultural and social environment of the church and surrounding community.
• Communicates effectively and professionally with staff, volunteers, church members, and the community while exercising appropriate discretion in personal and confidential situations.
• Possesses working knowledge of sound, production equipment, media tools, and technology relevant to worship and creative ministry.
• Demonstrates the ability to shepherd, organize, equip, and develop volunteers and leaders within a team-based ministry environment.

Working Conditions & Physical Demands

• Primarily Sundays with weekday office hours; rehearsals, planning sessions, meetings, and occasional evening responsibilities.
• Work may occur in office, church, community, indoor, and outdoor environments and may require travel to various locations.
• Requires walking, standing, sitting, occasional waiting, light lifting, bending, pushing, and pulling.
• Must be able to manage the varying demands on time and energy associated with a ministry environment.