Worship Leader | Overflow and Sunday

Position: Full-Time Salary
Reports To: Worship Discipleship Pastor
Campus: Wilmington
Salary Range: $43,650-$47,679 depending on experience. Please note, as part of our compensation package, Port City pays the health insurance premium for all employees and their families. 

PURPOSE

The Worship Leader serves Port City Community Church by pastoring the adults of the Wilmington Campus to live lives of worship and engage in the gatherings of Port City Community Church. This role leads the way by inviting people into worship during church gatherings, shepherding them to worship in their everyday, ordinary lives, and teaching what worship truly is. The Worship Lead is to be a trusted voice in our church and is directly responsible for leading the Sunday and Overflow worship spaces to reach people and help them walk with God, so that our church can experience life with God together for the world!

One Sentence Job Description: To lead the adults of the Wilmington Campus to live lives of worship and engage deeply in the gatherings of Port City Community Church.

Key areas of Ownership: Worship Leading, Sunday and Overflow Music Directing, Staff Meeting Worship, Worship Leader Development 

Key areas of Collaboration: Wilmington Nights of Worship, Worship Team Development and Onboarding, Creative Expression, and Worship Leading. 

POSITION SPECIFICATIONS

  • Must love Jesus and the people of Port City Community Church

  • Must be an advocate for the culture and vision of Port City Community Church.

  • Must have a passion and gifting for leading worship. 

  • Must possess a willingness to adapt and be flexible while working above and beyond expectations 

  • Must be a tenacious learner.

  • Must have a high-momentum, high-capacity, positive, over-coming, dreaming, creative-can-do-whatever-it-takes attitude. 

  • Must have high relational skills. 

  • Must be proficient in Ableton, Multitracks, and Planning Center Services. 

  • Excellent organization and diplomacy skills are essential.

  • Must be highly ethical and able to process sensitive information confidentially.

  • Must demonstrate an acceptable balance of confidence and humility, and must be willing to proactively address issues in accordance with scripture and in alignment with the Port City Community Church statement of faith.

  • Must have flexibility in weekly schedule as some nights will be required.

  • Most possess a willingness to constantly ask for and receive feedback from direct report and ministry leaders.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

First Things First:

  • Embody and champion the culture of Port City Community Church.

  • Raise up disciples of Jesus and equip them to become leaders in Port City Community Church. 

  • Pastor the adults and young adults of the Wilmington Campus to live lives of worship and engage in awe-inspired worship during church gatherings.  

Areas of Ownership:

  • Worship Leading | Sunday and Overflow 

    • Invite the adults of the Wilmington Campus to live lives of worship and to engage deeply in our church's gatherings! 

    • Craft worship sets and moments of worship value spiritual formation and passionate worship. 

    • Consistently lead worship from stage and serve as a trusted pastoral voice in our church. 

    • Attend weekly programming meetings (Monday and Wednesday at 1 pm) to provide and further collaborate on worship direction and establish gathering programming direction. 

    • Work closely with the Gathering Programming Director to program Sunday and Overflow gatherings. 

  • Music Directing | Sunday and Overflow 

    •  Create excellent resources that empower the worship team on Sunday morning and Overflow gatherings to lead confidently and excellently. 

    • Make weekly Ableton show files that lead the lead and equip the worship team. 

    • Craft engaging worship sets and ensure that Planning Center is up to date with all necessary information for the success of the team. 

    • Manage Sunday and Overflow check-request system. 

  • Staff Meeting Worship  

    •  Work with the Worship Pastor of Discipleship, Gathering Programming Director and Campus leadership to lead the staff in worship at monthly all staff meetings. 

  • Worship Leader Development  

    • Serve as a coach and pace-setting leader for all other worship leaders by providing feedback, empowering leaders to use their voice to invite people into worship, and lead moments that help people engage in passionate, formative worship. 

Areas of Collaboration:

  • Nights of Worship

    • In collaboration with the Wilmington Worship Staff team, plan and execute Wilmington Nights of Worship, three times a year, to provide a place for contemplative, formative, and passionate worship. 

    • Serve as a coordinator for gathering planning alongside the Gathering Programming Director and leadership staff to ensure these gatherings engage the church in worship! 

  • Worship Team Development and Onboarding

    • Serve as a recruitment and onboarding leader to help people join the worship team in a way that values them as people and protects the integrity of the team and worship leader expectations. 

    • Serve as a coach for new and tenured members of the worship team to help them grow in character and competency.

  • Creative Expression

    • Collaborate with the worship team to write, produce and release orgingial music that is written out of the DNA of our church and helps lead our church to live lives of worship. 

  • Worship Leading in Alternative Wilmington Ministry Environments

    • Lead worship in Student Ministry Environments, Funerals and other gatherings as needs arise. 

  • Stay up to date with worship trends and be aware of what is happening throughout culture in order to meet people where they are. 

  • Contribute to creative brainstorming sessions, bringing fresh ideas for worship leadership. 

  • Participate actively in all Worship Team Staff Meetings. 

  • Participate actively in Akedah Worship School. 

  • All other duties as assigned

An Ideal Individual: 

  • Loves Jesus and has a passion for leading worship. 

  • Is an innovative leader who naturally thinks about how to lead a church in passionate worship. 

  • Has 5+ years of experience leading worship on a church staff. 

  • Is highly skilled in Ableton, MultiTracks, Logic, and Planning Center Services. 

  • Thrives in a collaborative and fast-paced, high-expectation environment

  • Has a heart for leading and developing a team while remaining hands-on in music details and worship leadership. 

  • Is capable of managing multiple projects and deadlines without sacrificing quality

  • Understands the unique demands of church worship teams and is committed to excellence in ministry

  • Does not get discouraged by the “hard” or the “impossible” 

  • Has worked on teams and enjoys being a part of and working as a team.

  • Is capable of completing a lot of tasks in a short amount of time. 

  • Has a passion for involving people into the life, mission and vision of PC3 by creating places for them to use their gifts, interests and expertise to advance the movement of God.

  • Willingness to adapt and be flexible while working above and beyond expectations 

  • High level of initiative and ability to take a proactive approach to work.

General Work Schedule: 

Full-Time Hourly 40 Hours 

  • Sunday: 5:30 AM – 1:30 PM (8 hours)

  • Monday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (8 hours)

  • Tuesday: 1:00 PM – 10:00 PM (9 hours)

  • Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM (8 hours)

  • Thursday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM (8 hours)

  • Friday: OFF

  • Saturday: OFF

*All Port City Staff (regardless of role, position, or typical work schedule) are required to work Easter Weekend and Christmas Eve.

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