Worship Leader

Cornerstone Church of West Michigan; Caledonia (MI); On-site; USD 38,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Cornerstone Church of West Michigan is seeking a Worship Leader to support the Director of Worship Arts in coordinating music and creative elements for worship experiences across campuses.

You will lead Worship Arts teams, plan rehearsals, and ensure musical quality while engaging volunteers and maintaining a safe, inclusive worship environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with songwriting, composing music, and creating musical arrangements is a plus.
• Good interpersonal skills and familiarity with church as an organization and place of worship.
• Calm under pressure and able to make quick decisions.
• Excellent knowledge of web technologies and live event planning tools like Planning Center.
• Working knowledge of music and live event AV equipment and basic troubleshooting.
• Ability to multi-task, be detail-oriented and flexible.

Responsibilities

• Support a Cornerstone multi-site worship experience and strategy that represents Cornerstone mission, vision, and values at all campuses.
• Lead Worship Arts teams for services at any of Cornerstone’s campuses.
• Prepare and run Worship rehearsals with staff and volunteers, including setting up campus iPad for loops/click tracks in worship set.
• Help maintain a proficient standard of musical quality while balancing volunteer engagement.
• During services help support the overall worship experience and other supporting teams (Pastors, Tech, etc.).
• Maintain a culture that is safe and healthy where people worship and serve out of an overflow.
• Experience leading and directing bands in live venue settings.
• Contribute to the development and coordination of services and special events utilizing the arts, music, media, drama, video, dance, art, etc.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Church familiarity

Songwriting experience

Calm under pressure

Communication skills

Planning Center experience

Live sound/AV knowledge

Team building

Tools

Planning Center

Job description

PURPOSE

The Cornerstone Worship Leader helps assist the Director of Worship Arts to coordinate and fulfill music and creative elements for the worship experiences at all Cornerstone Campuses. Supports, advises, and works with the Director of Worship Arts to collaborate with Pastors and ministry Leadership. Helps facilitate the Worship Arts and Creative Arts teams while maintaining a culture and environment that is safe and accessible for people to both serve and participate in corporate worship. Supports Cornerstone's mission to “Help people know Jesus and make him known” and “help people take their next step.”

RESPONSIBILTIES

Worship Experience

Support a Cornerstone multi-site worship experience and strategy that represents Cornerstone mission, vision, and values at all campuses.

Lead Worship Arts teams for services at any of Cornerstone’s campuses. Campus rotation and schedule to be determined by the Director of Worship Arts.

Prepare and run Worship rehearsals with staff and volunteers, including setting up campus iPad for loops/click tracks in worship set.

Help maintain a proficient standard of musical quality while balancing volunteer engagement.

During services help support the overall worship experience and other supporting teams (Pastors, Tech, etc.).

Maintain a culture that is safe and healthy where people worship and serve out of an overflow.

Music

Experienced and comfortable leading and directing bands in live venue settings.

Is a strong vocalist.

Prefer the ability to lead from guitar or keyboard.

Strong knowledge of worship music, and current trends.

Able to determine the ideal keys of songs for yourself, other song leaders, the band, and is accessible for congregation participation.

Able to coach and lead volunteers maximizing their potential.

Ensure the development of campus music leaders, vocalists, musicians, and interns.

Ensure copyright and licensing is being complied with.

Develop strong working collaboration between the Worship Arts and Tech Arts teams.

Able to clearly communicate needs to the Tech booth to ensure a smooth live performance experience. Ex. In ears, distortion, improper reverb, signal drop, or other technical issues.

Creative Elements

Helps support the vision of integrating arts and creative elements into worship experiences.

Contribute to the development and coordination of services and special events utilizing the arts, music, media, drama, video, dance, art, etc. Using the Worship, Communications, Video, and Tech Arts teams as collaborative resources.

Help support Pastors and Teaching team on how to create and integrate creative and teaching elements into the service and message.

WORK WITH INTERNAL/EXTERNAL PARTNERS

Collaborate with Communications, Video and Tech teams on projects.

Help support Ministries in their areas as it applies to Worship.

Participate in regularly scheduled staff meetings

Participate in events & represent Cornerstone externally as needed.

ATTRIBUTES, KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS REQUIREMENTS

Good interpersonal skills and familiarity with church as an organization and place of worship.

Experience with songwriting, composing music, and creating musical arrangements is a plus.

Calm under pressure and able to make quick decisions.

Excellent knowledge of web technologies and live event planning tools like Planning Center.

A working knowledge of music and live event AV equipment and how it works, and able to do basic troubleshooting.

Possess a willingness to learn and grow professionally.

Ability to multi-task, be detail-oriented and flexible.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Comfortable building teams and developing talent (staff and volunteers).

Able to confidentially lead on stage while delegating responsibilities to team members.

Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications

Knowledge of copy right laws and Trademark Regulations

Ability to work under pressure and meet firm deadlines.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Self-motivated, diligent, and thinks about the next step and opportunity

Points out contributions of others, shares credit, and emphasizes team over self

Has the ability to manage teams of staff, volunteers, and interns.

Uses good judgement in group dynamics and understands the impact of word and actions

Prompt, courteous, respectful, helpful, and appropriate

Demonstrates responsibility and uses accountable communication

Honest and adheres to moral and ethical principles

Trustworthy

Competently communicates across gender, race, class and cultural spectrums

Please review Cornerstone's background and beliefs on our website: https://cornerstonemi.org/explore/about-cornerstone/