Next-Gen Student Worship Leader

Cherry-Hills-Community-Church; Highlands Ranch (CO); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Cherry Hills Community Church (CHCC) seeks a Next Gen Worship Leader to provide pastoral and musical leadership for students. You will recruit, disciple, and develop student worship volunteers while leading worship in Student Ministry and partnering with Worship, Next Gen, and Production teams.

You will plan sets, lead vocally and instrumentally on guitar or piano, and help shape a healthy worship culture across church environments.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading congregational worship vocally and instrumentally.
• Experience developing student worship volunteers.
• Working knowledge of Planning Center or equivalent worship planning platform.
• Experience planning worship sets, preparing rehearsals, and coordinating musicians and service elements.
• Ability to collaborate with ministry, worship, and production teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead worship regularly in Student Ministry and other CHCC environments.
• Provide pastoral leadership, prayer, discipleship, encouragement, and spiritual guidance to student worship volunteers.
• Recruit, onboard, and develop student worship volunteers, equipping them to grow in spiritual maturity, musicianship, character, and worship leadership.
• Plan and prepare student worship sets and musical elements that align with biblical teaching, ministry objectives, and the overall direction of each gathering.
• Lead vocally and instrumentally on guitar or piano with the musical preparation and proficiency necessary to support congregational worship.
• Coach student musicians and vocalists through rehearsals, individual feedback, musical development, and leadership opportunities.
• Collaborate with Worship, Next Gen, Production, Communications, and other ministry teams to coordinate cohesive and well-prepared worship experiences.
• Manage student worship scheduling, volunteer communication, service plans, charts, tracks, and related resources within Planning Center.
• Prepare and support Ableton sessions, tracks, playback systems, and related worship technology in partnership with Production staff.
• Contribute to Worship team planning, musical direction, songwriting, arranging, and music production consistent with CHCC's theology and ministry priorities.
• Support church-wide and seasonal worship gatherings, including Christmas, Easter, VBS, and other special services or events requiring worship leadership.
• Evaluate rehearsals, gatherings, team development, and student engagement to identify improvements and strengthen ministry effectiveness.
• Assist with the organization, care, readiness, and appropriate use of worship spaces, instruments, equipment, and supplies.

Skills

Worship leadership

Student ministry

Planning Center

Ableton Live

Vocal performance

Musical arranging

Team coaching

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Planning Center

Job description

Cherry Hills Community Church (CHCC) seeks a Next Gen Worship Leader to provide pastoral and musical leadership for students. You will recruit, disciple, and develop student worship volunteers while leading worship in Student Ministry and partnering with Worship, Next Gen, and Production teams.

You will plan sets, lead vocally and instrumentally on guitar or piano, and help shape a healthy worship culture across church environments.