Worship Renewal Engagement Officer (Music)

THE METHODIST CHURCH; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned religious organization in London seeks a Worship Renewal Engagement Officer to enhance music in Methodist worship. The role involves facilitating worship renewal, developing musical resources, and training church musicians. The ideal candidate should have a passion for music excellence and be able to engage congregations. This position fosters a supportive culture valuing inclusivity and employee wellbeing.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Occupational pension scheme

Wellbeing Advisor service

Qualifications

• Passionate about high quality music in Methodist worship.
• Gifted musician and facilitator.
• Ability to translate Methodist tradition in a contemporary context.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate music aspects of worship renewal across The Connexion.
• Develop resources and provide hands-on training.
• Support congregations in contexts lacking church musicians.

Skills

Musical excellence in worship

Natural communication

Facilitation skills

Ability to work across musical traditions

Job description

Worship Renewal Engagement Officer (Music)

Are you passionate about high quality music in Methodist worship and a gifted musician and facilitator? If so, an exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Ministries and Learning Team of The Methodist Church.

Methodist worship renewal: God for All 2025-32 | the role

The renewal of Methodist worship is highlighted in God for All 2025-32 as a significant commitment.

This exciting and varied role offers the opportunity to facilitate the music aspects of Methodist worship renewal across The Connexion. High-quality music is central to Methodist worship and this role will combine a significant amount of resource development, hands-on training and delivery online and in local circuits and Districts.

In this role, you will also have particular responsible for growing, fostering, nurturing and developing the community of church musicians, being responsible for networks, communication and all aspects of training and development. Additionally, you will play a leading role in working to develop the music aspects of The Resource Hub (formerly Singing the Faith +). Finally, you will work with congregations and circuits where there are no church musicians, to support high quality music within worship in those contexts.

About you

We are seeking to appoint someone with a strong sense of what musical excellence in worship looks like. Alongside this, you will believe deeply in the importance of wide congregational participation in worship. You will have an ability to translate the best of Methodist tradition for a contemporary setting. The role will require someone who is a natural communicator and skilled facilitator, able to work across the broad range of worshipping and musical traditions within The Methodist Church, and a gifted musician. You will enjoy resourcing, developing and delivering high-quality training for congregations, musicians, and those who lead worship, both online and in person.

This role is open to lay candidates only.

The team

The Ministries: Vocation and Worship Team (part of the wider Ministries and Learning Team) in which this role sits, is friendly, supportive, vibrant and passionate. The team is led by The Director of Ministry Development. You will be line‑managed by The Connexional Worship Renewal Team Leader and work closely with other teams, such as The Learning Team and Evangelism and Growth, and across The Connexion.

This post carries an occupational requirement for the post holder to be a Christian (in accordance with the Equality Act 2010).

Our Culture, Values and Benefits

Thank you for considering joining our inclusive and welcoming team that strives for excellence and values employee wellbeing.

We value and support all those who join our team through a positive work‑life balance augmented by generous annual leave (plus an extra 3 days over Christmas/New Year), TOIL, flexi‑leave and an on‑site Wellbeing Advisor service. We offer a generous occupational pension scheme, where the Methodist Church will pay double the employee contribution up to a maximum of 16% employer contribution.

The Methodist Church is an inclusive and supportive employer. We are actively committed to encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds. We welcome applications from people of Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic groups. We also welcome applications from people living with disabilities.

If you have questions about the vacancy or require reasonable adjustments to be made at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us at: [e-mail]

Closing date: 28 November 2025.

Interview date: 12 December 2025.