Central Worship Director

Central Worship Director

Position Type: Full Time

Reports To: Chief Creative Pastor

To be considered for this role, applicants must submit a portfolio or link to recent video work showcasing experience.

Position Summary

The Central Worship Director provides leadership and support for worship across all LifeFamily campuses while leading worship primarily at the Austin Campus. Working under the vision and direction of the Chief Creative Pastor, this role develops leaders, strengthens culture, and helps maintain consistent, excellent worship environments church wide.

Key Outcomes

Success in this role will result in:

• Worship environments across campuses that are spiritually meaningful, musically excellent, and aligned with LifeFamily's vision
• Highly developed vocal teams that are coached and resourced for excellence
• Strong, supported campus worship leaders who are growing in leadership
• Consistent worship culture and musical alignment across all locations
• Clear, consistent systems for auditions, planning, scheduling, and team development
• A healthy, thriving Austin Campus worship team and experience that serves as a model for other campuses

Core Responsibilities

1. Central Leadership & Campus Oversight

• Provide leadership, coaching, and support to campus worship leaders and music directors, ensuring alignment of culture, values, and standards
• Support campus worship leaders in planning worship sets, developing teams, and building healthy, unified worship environments

2. Austin Campus Worship Leadership

• Lead worship regularly at the Austin campus while overseeing scheduling, communication, and service coordination.
• Support weekly service planning and programming alongside the Chief Creative Pastor

3. Song Selection & Music Direction

• Lead collaboration with Campus Worship Leaders to gather, evaluate, and introduce new songs that support the vision and theology of LifeFamily
• Oversee the LifeFamily song bank and maintain consistency in musical direction across campuses

4. Vocal Development & Team Leadership

• Oversee the development, coaching, and care of vocal teams across all campuses while establishing healthy standards for vocal excellence
• Lead the church wide audition process while supporting campuses in building their teams

5. Systems & Communication

• Oversee Planning Center structures, workflows, and worship resources across campuses, including the Austin Campus contract labor and worship budget
• Ensure clear communication and alignment with Production and Communications

6. Central Worship Initiatives

• Manage LifeFamily Worship projects (songwriting, recording, releases)
• Coordinate worship gatherings, trainings, and special initiatives

Qualifications & Skills

Proven worship leader with strong vocal ability and stage leadership

Strong leadership and team development skills

Pastoral heart with relational strength and emotional intelligence

Organized and effective in planning and execution

Experience in a multi-campus or large church setting preferred

Alignment with LifeFamily theology, mission, and values

Proficiency in Planning Center and common worship/production tools

Working Relationships

Reports to the Chief Creative Pastor

Provides leadership and support to campus worship leaders

Collaborates closely with Music Director, Production, and Communications leads

Schedule

Sunday: 7:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Monday–Thursday: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM