Worship Director

cmallianceuswork; Frederick (MD); On-site; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Yearly Professional Expense Account

Worship budget

Paid Vacation Time

Job summary

Sunnyside Alliance Church is seeking a Worship Director to lead the Sunday morning music ministry and to recruit and shepherd volunteers for the worship team. The role also oversees the audio/visual booth, tech teams, and our social media, website, and Planning Center.

The position involves planning services with leadership, coordinating special events, and often includes evenings for rehearsals and weekend services. A heart for worship and collaborative leadership is essential.

Qualifications

• Strong Christian faith and heart for worship.
• Previous worship leadership or tech team management experience.
• Proficiency leading a band and vocalists.
• Ability to recruit, train and shepherd volunteers.
• Familiarity with audio systems and stage lighting.
• Collaborate on design of Sunday services and special events.
• Lead rehearsals and Sunday worship, often as musician.
• Oversee audio-visual equipment and software.
• Organize weekly volunteer rotations.

Responsibilities

• Lead Sunday morning music ministry and grow volunteers.
• Oversee audio/visual booth and tech teams.
• Manage social media, church website, and planning center.
• Plan and coordinate services and events (Christmas, Easter).
• Schedule and coordinate volunteers.
• Occasional evenings for rehearsals and weekend services.
• Maintain regular office hours.

Skills

Spiritual Maturity

Experience leading worship

Musical Competency

Volunteer Management

Technical Proficiency

Worship Planning

Musical Leadership

Technical Oversight

Scheduling

Tools

Planning Center Online

ProPresenter

Streaming platforms

Job description

Sunnyside Alliance Church - Worship Director

The Sunnyside family is a community of individuals who love God and love one another. We are a mixture of blue- and white-collar workers, from farmers and laborers to businessmen/women and medical professionals. The congregation is multi-generational, from toddlers to great-grand parents. We recently completed a $400,000 multi-year renovation of the church. We are also very thankful to have a new senior pastor and are looking forward to what God will do in this next season!

Our Vision Statement

To see all of Jesus for all the world.

Our Mission Statement

To know Jesus as Savior, Sanctifier, Healer and Coming King.

Location

Sunnyside Alliance church is located on the waters of Maryland’s beautiful Eastern Shore, nestled in farm country between the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. While there are plenty of popular chain store and restaurants, you will find an even greater number of local, unique shops, attractions and places to eat. When you’re not out on a boat, in the field, or eating a delicious meal, there is plenty to do locally such as downtown shopping, the movie theatre, hunting of all varieties, sightseeing of local, historic sites such as the lighthouse and even a newly erected Harriet Tubman Museum. While we are in a quiet rural setting, you can easily reach the beach at Ocean City, Maryland or the endless cultural activities of Washington, DC in just over an hour.

Spiritual Needs

As a part of the Christian and Missionary Alliance, Sunnyside is strongly missions focused both internationally as well as in our local community. In 2024 the church hired a new senior pastor and is now searching to fulfill staffing needs in both worship ministry.

Job Description

We are looking to hire a full time Worship Director to lead our Sunday morning music ministry and to grow and recruit new volunteers to the worship team. This position also involves oversight of our audio/visual booth and tech teams, along with our social media platforms, church website and planning center.

Worship Director Duties & Qualities

• Spiritual Maturity: Strong Christian faith (see Romans 12:3-21 & Galatians 5:22-23), has a heart for worship.
• Experience: Previous experience leading worship or managing technical teams is required.
• Musical Competency: Proficiency in leading a band and vocalists.
• Volunteer Management: Recruit, train, and shepherd volunteers for the band, vocal team, and production team (sound, lighting, media).
• Technical Proficiency: Familiarity with audio systems and lighting.
• Worship Planning: Collaborate with leadership to design Sunday services, special events (Christmas, Easter), and select songs that align with the church’s vision.
• Musical Leadership: Lead rehearsals and Sunday worship, typically playing an instrument (guitar/piano) and/or singing.
• Technical Oversight: Manage, maintain, or oversee audio-visual equipment and software (e.g., Planning Center Online, ProPresenter, streaming platforms).
• Scheduling: Organize the weekly rotation of volunteers, often using scheduling software.
• This position often requires working evenings for rehearsals and on weekends for services.
• Maintain regular office hours.

Full Time Salary Package: 45K-55K

Sunnyside desires to care for its staff in the best way possible. Salary will be determined using several factors such as level of education and experience as well as our church size and Dorchester County’s cost of living.

Additional Benefits Include:

1. Health Insurance
2. Yearly Professional Expense Account: $1,200.00 (for ministry related activities)
3. The position also features a yearly worship budget that reflects equipment needs, materials and interests.
4. Paid Vacation Time: TBD.

God bless you!

To be considered for this position, please complete the application to include your testimony, resume and other background information related to the position.

This position may require licensing with The Christian & Missionary Alliance. To learn more about The Alliance and requirements for licensing, please visit our website.