Worship Leader

Join Our Worship Team at River Corner Church

Help us cultivate a simple, honest, and Spirit-led worship culture at River Corner Church.

River Corner Church is a small but growing community of Jesus followers in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. We are ordinary people learning to worship God, follow Jesus, and journey through life together.

For nearly a year, we have been without a worship leader. We have spent that time recognizing how important music and worship are to the life of our community, and we are looking for someone who wants to help us cultivate that part of our shared life.

We are not trying to become a big church, and we are not looking for someone to help us pretend to be one. We believe there is something valuable about being a small community where people can be known, where worship is participatory rather than performative, and where we can make room for people to encounter God without needing to have everything figured out.

We are looking for someone who shares that vision and wants to help us grow into it.

Our Story and Our Hope for the Future

River Corner Church is in a season of revitalization. We are growing, building relationships, and continuing to discern what it means to be a community shaped by the extraordinary way of Jesus. We are learning to embrace who we are while remaining open to what God might be doing among us.

We want our worship to reflect that same spirit: simple without being shallow, thoughtful without being complicated, and welcoming without losing its depth.

We envision a worship culture that helps people participate honestly in the life of God. A place where familiar hymns and contemporary songs help us pray, where silence and singing both have a place, and where the music serves the gathering rather than becoming the center of attention.

The person who joins us will have an opportunity to help shape this culture over time—not by building a production or creating a performance, but by helping our community sing, pray, listen, and respond to God together.

We are not looking for a finished product. We are looking for someone willing to grow with us.

Our Vision for Worship

We want to cultivate worship that is:

• Simple. Centered on God and the good news of Jesus, with musical simplicity and congregational participation taking priority over complexity.
• Consistent. Shaped by a dependable rhythm of worship, with songs introduced thoughtfully and repeated enough for our community to learn and inhabit them.
• Congruent. Connected to Scripture, prayer, preaching, and the life of our community, so that the whole gathering becomes an act of worship.
• Intimate. Creating space for honest encounter with God, dependence on the Holy Spirit, and a deeper life with Jesus.
• Accessible. Welcoming people across generations and musical backgrounds through a thoughtful blend of contemporary worship songs and timeless hymns, generally in a ratio of about three contemporary songs to two hymns.

Above all, we hope to cultivate worship marked by honesty, vulnerability, participation, and authentic connection with God. We want people to feel free to come as they are and to take part in worship without needing to perform or pretend.

Life at River Corner Church

We describe ourselves as a simple community of Jesus followers. Our life together is shaped by four commitments:

• Gathering to worship God and experience God's presence.
• Studying Scripture to learn how to live and love like Jesus.
• Journeying through life together, caring for one another along the way.
• Partnering with the Holy Spirit to bring healing and peace to our neighborhoods.

Our Sunday gatherings reflect who we are. We bring together contemporary and contemplative expressions of worship in an environment that is relaxed, relational, and welcoming to people who are seeking, hurting, questioning, or growing in faith.

We are a community that enjoys being together. We value meaningful relationships, honest conversations, and the opportunity to practice the way of Jesus in everyday life. Our size allows us to know one another and to make room for people to contribute their gifts.

We see that smallness not as an obstacle, but as an opportunity.

What Sunday Mornings Look Like

Our gatherings have a simple, relational rhythm:

• Three or four opening songs led by the worship leader.
• Announcements and a coffee break, with children dismissed for their class.
• A time of prayer, praise, and sharing from the community.
• A sermon rooted in Scripture and the way of Jesus.
• A closing song that gives us an opportunity to respond together.

The rhythm is intentional but not overly formal. We want worship to flow naturally through the gathering, connecting music, Scripture, prayer, and the shared life of our community.

The Role

The Worship Leader will help guide and develop the musical life of River Corner Church in collaboration with the pastor, leadership team, and congregation.

Responsibilities include:

• Leading musical worship most Sunday mornings, with approximately one Sunday off per month.
• Selecting songs that complement Scripture, the sermon, and the overall direction of the gathering.
• Helping create a cohesive and thoughtful flow of worship.
• Communicating and coordinating with the pastor, sound team, and other worship participants.
• Inviting, encouraging, and equipping others to contribute their musical gifts as opportunities arise.
• Organizing and leading rehearsals as needed.
• Helping our congregation grow in confidence and participation as a singing community.

We hope this person will bring musical ability, spiritual maturity, a collaborative spirit, and a genuine desire to help people worship God. The ability to work with a small team—and to lead well even when the team is small—is especially important.

We are open to different musical backgrounds and approaches. What matters most is a shared vision for worship that serves the community and points people toward Jesus.

An Opportunity to Preach, Too

For someone who has gifts and experience in both preaching and worship leadership, we would also be open to exploring a Preaching and Worship Leader role.

This is not a requirement, and we are not trying to combine two jobs into one. However, if someone has a desire to contribute to both the musical and teaching life of the church, we would welcome a conversation about what that might look like.

Position Details

• Time commitment: Approximately five hours per week.
• Compensation: A modest monthly stipend, negotiable based on the role and responsibilities.
• Schedule: Primarily Sunday mornings, with preparation and rehearsal as needed.
• Reports to: The pastor, in collaboration with the Leadership Team.

An important note about the opportunity: This is a very part-time position intended to complement someone's existing work, ministry, studies, or other commitments. It is not a full-time ministry position, and we are not seeking someone to relocate for this role. We are looking for someone in the area who would enjoy investing a small but meaningful portion of their time in the life of our community.

Could This Be a Place for You?

Perhaps you are a musician who loves helping people sing more than being on a stage. Perhaps you have experience leading worship but want to be part of a community where relationships matter more than production. Perhaps you are looking for a modest ministry opportunity where your gifts can make a tangible difference in the life of a local church.

You do not need to have every answer or a grand vision for what a church should become. We are looking for someone who loves Jesus, values the gathered community, and wants to help us become more faithful in the way we worship.

River Corner Church is small, but there is room here to contribute, build relationships, and help shape something meaningful. We believe the future of our community will be built through ordinary people faithfully sharing their gifts and life with one another.

If that sounds like the kind of community you would enjoy being part of, we would like to hear from you.

Learn more about us:

• Website:
• Sermons: YouTube — River Corner Church

Interested in starting a conversation? Send a brief introduction and any worship samples or links you would like to share to View email address on click.appcast.io. We would be glad to get to know you and talk about what serving together might look like.