Clarks Summit Worship Leader

Lcbcchurch; Clarks Summit (Lackawanna County); On-site; USD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive medical, dental and vision

Retirement plan match

Generous paid time off

Casual dress

Flexible schedules

Job summary

LCBC Church seeks a Worship Leader for the Clarks Summit campus to lead worship and guide a team of musicians and artists. You will steward weekend plans with excellence, authenticity, and God-honoring worship, serving LCBC’s broader mission to introduce people to Jesus and help them fully follow him.

You will recruit, train, and pastor a vibrant volunteer worship community, attend department meetings, and contribute creatively to weekend gatherings and special events.

Qualifications

• Leadership role requiring spiritual maturity and daily growth.
• Ability to recruit, train and pastor a community of musicians and artists.
• Strong collaboration and communication across teams to execute weekend plans.

Responsibilities

• Lead worship 46–48 weekends per year on location.
• Carry out weekend plan with excellence, passion and authenticity.
• Recruit, train and pastor a community of musicians and artists.
• Schedule volunteers and communicate weekly with the team.
• Participate in Worship Department meetings and events.

Skills

Team leadership

Worship leadership

Collaborative

Pastoral care

Communication

Tools

Planning Center

Job description

Reports to

Clarks Summit Campus Pastor

Direct Consultant

Director of Worship Leaders

Hours Commitment

Full-time (40-45 hours per week) with regular weekend responsibilities.

Objective

To lead the Clarks Summit campus to increasing effectiveness at introducing more and more people to Jesus and helping them to fully follow him.

Responsibilities

• Have a personal relationship with Jesus and demonstrate ongoing spiritual growth through everyday habits and practices.
• Support LCBC’s mission to introduce people to Jesus and together fully follow him, along with our ministry philosophy, priorities, and beliefs.
• Be a leader who is:
  • Focused: Work hard with urgency and intensity.
  • Collaborative: Bring others into your work, give and ask for feedback.
  • Growth-minded: Plan for growth and be ready for when God wants to move by pursuing personal, spiritual, and professional development.
• Lead the way in LCBC’s values: We run after the one, we pursue excellence, we prioritize relationships, we deploy people for impact, and we are real and relatable.
• Be an LCBC Partner, or willing to become one within 60 days of employment. Regularly attend and participate at LCBC prior to and/or upon employment.
• Commit to leading worship 46-48 weekends per year.
• Carry out the weekend plan on location with excellence, passion, and authenticity.
• Recruit, train and pastor a community of musicians and artists, who are gifted, prepared, connected, healthy and growing.
• Schedule volunteers with consistency and timeliness using Planning Center Online.
• Take initiative to stay up-to-date on all centrally planning elements for weekend gatherings and special events.
• Provide weekly communication to volunteers about weekend gathering information and programming details.
• Intentionally connect with all volunteers on your team at least 3 times a year (1 of the connections will identify goals for growth).
• Assist Worship Department in cultivating a worship culture that is God honoring, engaging, and accessible to those who are far from God, as well as challenging and encouraging to those who are Christ followers.
• Contribute creatively to the Worship Department in the following ways, but not limited to:
  • Song Development and Research
  • Creative Elements and moments for weekend gatherings
  • Special gathering elements (Christmas, Easter, Campaign, etc.)
  • Best practices and team management ideas
  • Songwriting
• Attend and contribute to Worship Department meetings and projects which include, but are not limited to:
  • Weekly Worship Department meetings
  • Regional Team meetings
  • Worship Department Bible Study
  • Music Recordings
  • Nights of Worship
  • DEVELUP Program
  • Outdoor Worship Nights
• The Worship Leader’s primary role is to serve the greater vision of LCBC Church (introducing people to Jesus and fully following him).
• Be a team player: participate in staff meetings and location‑specific events/initiatives such as Growth Track classes, conferences, outdoor worship nights, etc.
• Pastoral ability: participate in pastoral care by serving on the PRT (Pastoral Response Team) rotation, and provide music and programming for weddings and funerals.
• Ability to lead and participate in “All‑Church” functions and events such as: All Staff Huddles, All Staff Meetings, LCBC U, Capital Campaigns, Conferences, etc.

Benefits

• Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage
• Retirement plan contribution and employer match
• Annual counseling benefit
• Flexible schedules
• Generous and immediate paid time‑off
• Casual dress
• Quarterly professional and spiritual development days
• Intentional investment in personal and professional development

Evaluation

The Clarks Summit Worship Leader will meet regularly with the Clarks Summit Campus Pastor for planning, goal‑setting, progress updates, and general coaching. A formal Action and Development Plan will be completed and reviewed three times throughout the year.