Worship Pastor/Director

REAL LIFE SPOKANE WORSHIP DIRECTOR/PASTOR

We love to worship Jesus with passion and joy at Real Life. We have a desire to grow our worship culture and draw people to a powerful and life changing encounter with Jesus through worship. If you love to lead worship, love to lead people, love to make disciples and love to see worship leaders raised up…there might be something for us to get excited about together.

SCOPE OF WORK

The Worship Director at Real Life Spokane is our point leader for our worship and production ministry at Real Life. This role is essential to the strength and health of our church. Recruiting and team building create an opportunity for hundreds of people to experience Jesus in our kids, youth and adult services weekly. Our Worship Director will lead the way in creating a team of teams that makes our worship experiences powerful and impactful. This role is a fun and unique role at Real Life because you will get to work with so many musicians and artists and create a culture together.

THE PERSON

First and foremost, our Worship Director will be a committed and professing believer in Jesus Christ, of good character and conduct, consistently seeking to honor the Lord in their life and ministry. This is a person of integrity who is rigorously honest in all aspects of life. The Worship Director will develop a strong sense of call to the role, and be in alignment and agreement with the beliefs, values, and mission of Real Life. The Worship Director must be passionate about making disciples and committed to leading small groups personally. The Worship Director will need to present a friendly, approachable manner to the staff, volunteers, church, and the public. The Worship Director will need the capacity to learn on the job and leverage all resources to keep growing and learning. The Worship Director must be able to interact with staff and volunteers in an honest and encouraging manner. What we need from you: to bring a bunch of smiles, to love people, to be great on the phone, to be able to lead multiple volunteers and teams of volunteers, to have strong computer skills, to have lots of energy, to be an amazing worship leader, to be well versed in current worship trends, to be creative in song and set selection, to be able to keep a tight schedule, to maintain appropriate confidentialityand to have the ability to focus without anyone breathing down your neck.

SPECIFIC DUTIES

RELATIONAL ASPECTS OF THE ROLE

Demonstrate accountability and emotional and spiritual support of others. Be coachable and demonstrate the ability to speak and receive critical feedback. Actively participate in team meetings and discussions. Represent Christ and the Church in the community in a godly way. Adhere to the expectations of the family commitment found in 101 and 201. Participate in All-Church functions that may fall outside of the specific job description.

SPIRITUAL ASPECTS OF THE ROLE

As part of the Real Life Spokane staff team, you are committing to... Abide in Christ Reach the Lost Connect the Unconnected Chase the Strays Shepherd Toward Spiritual Maturity Identify, Equip and Release Leaders Function as a Team

STAFF ROLE

Attend weekly and monthly staff meetings and trainings and participate in discussions and collaborative activities. Attend all Sunday services and connect with people between each service.

WORSHIP TEAM LEADERSHIP

Cast Vision regularly for individual and team discipleship. Create personal growth plans for leaders on your teams and coach them to success. Invest in current and future leaders, making sure they are supported and encouraged. Recruit musicians and vocalists. Plan and execute powerful adult worship services and programs. Support youth and kids worship as a tool for developing musicians and vocalist. Develop teams of volunteers for all services and events. Ensure the entire team is aligned with Real Life’s mission, strategy and values.

TECHNICAL TEAM OVERSIGHT

Cast Vision regularly for the tech team’s role in worship. Align the sound and look of the RL vision for worship through the tech team’s execution. Recruit, schedule and train tech team members. Raise up a tech director to take on the tech role (1-2 years)

CORE LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES

Lead by example by aligning actions with Real Life Spokane’s shared values. Embrace and communicate organizational direction by enlisting others in a common vision in support of the values, goals and decisions of Real Life Leadership. Effectively lead organizational change by demonstrating and fostering a growth mindset by inspiring your team to do things differently, seizing opportunities, and working through challenges. Guide and direct performance through effective leadership and delegation, creating an environment where individuals are inspired to give their utmost efforts. Encourage the heart by exhibiting empathy, actively listening, and celebration to cultivate team engagement.

STATEMENT OF FAITH

All applicants for the Worship Director position at Real Life Spokane are required to agree to our Statement of Faith along with our 7 Essentials, which reflect the core beliefs and values of our church. Our Statement of Faith is available on our website, and we expect applicants to fully align with and support these beliefs.

VOLUNTEERING

As an employee of Real Life Spokane, any time spent during your normal work hours or fulfilling your job description duties for the specific ministry area you are a part of will be considered hours worked and you will be compensated for those hours. If you desire to volunteer in another area of ministry within One Heart Spokane, and it falls outside of your normal working hours, you can do so.

DISCLAIMER

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this role. This is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of this role. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS – EXEMPTION – NOTIFICATION TO EMPLOYEE Pursuant of RCW 50.44.040 as a church employee you may not be eligible to receive unemployment benefits based on such services.

COMPENSATION

Employment start date: TBD. Hourly Rate: $31.56-$35.13/hour. Up to 40 hours/week. #J-18808-Ljbffr Real Life Spokane)