Interim Contemporary Service Music Director

BST; Napa (CA); Hybrid; USD 39,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

FPCNapa seeks an Interim Contemporary Service Music Director to lead contemporary worship for Napa services. The role is part-time (10–15 hours/week) and focuses on planning, preparation, coordination, and implementation of music teams for worship.

Flexibility to handle Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, Christmas Eve, and other services is required. The ideal candidate will be a skilled Christian musician and vocalist with strong leadership, communication, and teamwork abilities, and familiarity with

Qualifications

• Heart for the LORD and faith-driven ministry commitment.
• Skilled Christian musician and vocalist who can assemble and lead musicians.
• Able to work with people of different skill levels and keep patience and enthusiasm.
• Good communication and organizational skills; able to plan lyric slides and resources.

Responsibilities

• Lead the congregation in singing and coordinate contemporary worship.
• Recruit and accommodate musicians and vocalists of varying skill levels.
• Prepare lyric slides and provide resources to learn songs.
• Collaborate with Worship Committee and Pastor to shape Vision for Contemporary Service.
• Maintain contact information for musicians and ensure availability for services.

Skills

Leadership

Musician

Vocalist

Communication

Sound systems

Team coordination

Job description

Interim Contemporary Service Music Director

Job Title: Interim Contemporary Service Music Director

JOB SUMMARY: This current position is an interim position and is part-time at 10-15 hours/week. The Contemporary Service Music Director will bring skillful leadership of Praise music at FPCNapa including planning, preparation, coordination and implementation of music teams for worship.

ACCOUNTABILITY: The Contemporary Service Music Director is accountable to the Senior Pastor/Head of Staff and works with the Worship Committee.

REMUNERATION: $30.00/hour. As the Contemporary Service Music Director is a part-time position, there is no benefit package.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

• Has a Heart for our LORD.
• Is a skilled Christian musician and vocalist with the ability to assemble and/or lead other musicians and vocalists.
• Able to work effectively with people of different skill levels.
• Exhibits patience and enthusiasm.
• Has good communication skills.
• Is a creative thinker, open to new ideas and always striving to engage the congregation.
• Flexibility to carry out other tasks assigned by Pastor and Worship Committee.
• Familiar with sound systems.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CONTEMPORARY SERVICE

• Able to lead the congregation in singing.
• Has the technical skill of either playing guitar or piano.
• Willing to recruit and accommodate musicians and vocalists of various skill levels.
• Has affinity and knowledge of contemporary Christian worship music.
• Organizational timeliness in creating lyric slides and equipping musicians with resources to learn/play songs.
• Willing to work with Worship Committee in fleshing out Vision for Contemporary Service.
• Familiar with navigating CCLI and Canva and possibly other websites that will help manage directing contemporary Christian worship music.

EXPECTATIONS

• The Contemporary Service Music Director will be a team player who will work with the Worship Committee and will coordinate with the Pastor and other members to ensure that the music complements the other elements of worship to produce an inspiring and inviting atmosphere and fits within time constraints.
• The Contemporary Service Music Director will make sure that there is appropriate music at all worship services as well as services on special occasions such as Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, Christmas Eve and other special Sundays.
• Maintain contact and availability information for the musicians and singers.
• Available on email and/or by phone with a 48-hour response time.
• Commit to an average of 10-15 hours per week for rehearsals, services and meetings.
• Available every Sunday (unless excused by the worship committee) from 10:00 am until 1:00 pm.

YOU WILL KNOW YOU HAVE SUCCEEDED WHEN

The congregation joyously engages with the music, feels the music inspires communion with God, and remembers the music to inspire and strengthen them during the week.

The church family feels you are a good listener and partner.