Contemporary Worship Leader
Christ Church United Methodist – a campus of the Gem City Church Collective
About Christ Church:
Christ Church has a diverse culture of contemporary and traditional worship experiences that reach across many generations. We have three worship services, two traditional and one contemporary, with average attendance of 350. The contemporary service makes up 50% of the worshiping congregation. Christ Church is in Kettering, the largest southern suburb of Dayton, Ohio. Christ Church is a multiplier that has planted 4 campus churches over the last 13 years. It has a rich past and a bright future. In 2026, we will celebrate 75 years of ministry in our community. We are positioned in the heart of Kettering next to the Kettering Government Center, Fraze Pavilion- that hosts many summer concerts, and is across the street from the high school and nearby middle school.
About The Gem City Church Collective:
The Gem City Church Collective is currently a family of 5 unique campuses whose mission is to build healthy congregations that transform lives and communities. The vision of the Collective is to intentionally plant, adopt and engage churches to connect the community to God. Each campus lives out ministry within their own church but enjoys the benefit of being a part of a larger family of churches that harnesses the collective power of multiple campuses.
Job Title: Contemporary Worship Leader
Position Description: Full-time salaried position, starting at $45,000
We are searching for an extremely talented contemporary worship leader with these exceptional qualities:
- Accomplished Musician: ability to lead worship vocally and with guitar/keyboard is a bonus
- Authentic Heart for Worship: Loves connecting people to God and to one another by crafting meaningful and interactive worship experiences that are emotionally engaging and spiritually uplifting.
- Invitational Spirit for Growth: Creates environments where people feel comfortable inviting their neighbors to explore faith. Actively grows the church by leading worship in excellence.
- Skilled in Serving: Builds healthy teams and promotes collaboration by investing in their spiritual lives, sharpening their talents, and honoring their time
- Transformational – foster an inclusive and encouraging atmosphere where the spirit can change lives
Qualifications needed for the position:
Personal:
- Have a thriving spiritual life
- Open to learning from those around you
- Be a self-starter who completes tasks on time
Worship Leading:
- Being an authentic worship leader who connects with people and connects them with God
- Current in worship styles and worship technology
- Experienced in ProPresenter, Planning Center Online, and production
- Utilize time management and organizational skills to set your team up for success
- A team player who collaborates in designing services with pastors and staff
- Continues to develop additional worship leading abilities for in-person and online services
Team Building:
- Seeks to recruit and build healthy teams
- Able to identify and develop musicians and leaders to serve at their full potential
- Provides leadership that encourages spiritual growth
- As a leader you seek to serve rather than be served
Education & Experience:
- At least two years of hands-on experience in contemporary worship planning and leading
- Experience in recruiting, training and leading volunteers
Major responsibilities and duties:
- Schedule contemporary worship team, assign roles, and enter to Planning Center Online (PCO).
- Select music based on vision from Pastoral staff
- Upload all necessary materials for Worship Team into PCO. Musicians – music and charts; media – song lyrics; sound crew – input list
- Arrange music and transcribe as necessary including input of new songs in PCO
- Lead worship team in weekly rehearsals preparing them spiritually and musically for Sunday Worship
- Work with musicians as needed in music and vocal technique
- Lead and engage the congregation in meaningful worship experiences
- Manages Sunday production for all traditional and contemporary worship (Audio/Visual/stream)
- Manage, recruit, and schedule audio and visual technicians for all Sunday worship services, Joyful Sounds concerts, and special services
- Prepare ProPresenter scripts for all Sunday worship and special worship services in coordination with pastoral and communications staff
- Available for special worship services as needed including funerals, weddings, and other worship services
- Works with part-time Audio Tech to maintain of Audio-Visual systems in Activity Center and Sanctuary
- Be an engaged member at Christ Church
- Other duties as assigned by pastoral staff
Please email your resume to laura@christumc.org and upload a video that represents your worship leading ability to https://driveuploader.com/upload/FtKr9wyOdY/
Resumes will be accepted through end of October.
