Congregational Worship Leader — Traditional & Modern Hymns

Providence Baptist Church, McLean, VA; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

The ideal candidate reads music, can lead guitar or piano, and promotes hymns alongside doctrinally rich contemporary pieces while upholding the church's standards.

Qualifications

• Willing to become an active member of the Church upon employment.
• Proficient in singing and simultaneously playing guitar or piano.
• Knowledge of traditional hymns and contemporary hymns/songs congregational in style.
• Ability to learn, play, and lead the congregation in new songs.
• Proficient in reading music.
• Experience in working with a church music ministry or musical group.
• Lifestyle congruent with biblical deacons requirements (1 Tim. 3:8-13).

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, direct, and lead congregational and doctrinal singing aligned with the church's mission and theology.
• Collaborate with the pastor in selecting songs for worship.
• Meet weekly with the senior pastor to review songs and the order of service.
• Lead other musicians and singers in preparing music for Sunday worship.
• Serve as primary music leader of the Music Team on Sundays.
• Schedule singers and musicians for congregational singing.
• Develop process to recruit church members for the Music Team.
• Determine appropriate musical ranges for singers and congregation.
• Create weekly lead sheets and chord charts.
• Promote songs that align with theological standards and avoid disapproved producers.
• Transpose or create chord charts as needed.
• Oversee maintenance of instruments and sound system within budget.
• Coordinate song placements in bulletins and screens.
• Create weekly Proclaim files with lyrics for worship.
• Learn and perform at least one new song per month.
• Develop skills to promote congregational singing.
• Maintain inventory of music supplies.

Skills

Singing and playing guitar/piano

Music leadership

Reading music

Collaborative ministry

Theological discernment

Job description

The ideal candidate reads music, can lead guitar or piano, and promotes hymns alongside doctrinally rich contemporary pieces while upholding the church's standards.