Workshop Coordinator

255 Woolwich St.

519-824-8230

**Worship Coordinator Job Description**

First Baptist Church, Guelph is currently seeking a part-time Worship Coordinator to join its staff.
The Worship Coordinator is responsible for planning and coordinating the worship ministry of
First Baptist with particular emphasis on creativity, music, and the arts. The Worship Coordinator will work closely with the Pastor to develop worship services that support and enhance the message of the week.

Our ideal person will have some formal music training and will be experienced at leading worship in a church context. Experience with video, drama, sound, streaming and google slides /
PowerPoint is also helpful. The desire and ability to implement both their own ideas and the ideas of others is also beneficial.

**One sentence job description**:
The Worship Coordinator is responsible for the planning and coordination of our gatherings.

**Main Responsibilities**:

- Work with the Pastor to coordinate the elements of our gatherings.
- Help lead Sunday morning worship services; work with Pastor to identify creative ways to enhance the message.
- Direct rehearsals and activities with the worship teams on a regular basis.
- Serve on the Worship Planning Team.
- Familiarity and a level of proficiency with all necessary technology (digital sound board, computers, amps, streaming gear, cameras, etc.).
- Schedule musicians, vocalists, tech volunteers with online planning tools.
- Discern songs, hymns, praise sets and instrumental selections to inspire the congregation’s worship of God.
- Help plan special services and events including but not limited to Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Good Friday.
- Ability to create and edit presentations in Google slides / PowerPoint
- Always looking to identify and develop new volunteers

**Qualifications**:

- Experience in leading worship, vocalists, and musicians.
- Sense a calling to serve in this kind of ministry role and ability to clearly articulate that calling to others.
- Proficient in playing guitar and/or piano with the ability to lead while playing.
- Ability to train and nurture other musicians.
- Relational skills and an enthusiastic presence for leading worship.
- Skilled in the use of technology in worship and in the use of sound, lighting, computers, visual media and video projection.
- Commitment to ongoing personal, spiritual and professional growth.
- Must have a teachable heart.

**Other Information**:

- The Worship Leader will be accountable to the Pastoral team leader.
- 12 hours per week. We are a Living Wage Employer.

**Who we are**:
We are a church with history living out the message of Jesus in a modern world. We are rooted and we are flexible. We see our space as a place to cultivate relationships, worship together and impact our community. We believe that it’s important to integrate healthy spirituality into all aspects of our lives so we invest in those things. And, we welcome all.

We hope to be

Intentional
We believe that every human being has been intentionally designed by God to live a purposeful and meaningful life. We discover our true identity and purpose through a relationship with Jesus.
Everything we do, every gathering, every mission, every activity is an intentional expression. Our goal is to create spaces where people can encounter, embrace and engage with who God is, while learning how to live intentionally themselves.

Inclusive
We believe that all people are full participants in God’s community. It’s not your gender or your sexuality, but your GIFTS that determine your ministry. We believe everyone is called to ministry.
We do everything in TEAM. We welcome constructive feedback and fresh ideas. We are all at different places on our journey. Our goal is to come alongside and make that journey a more fulfilling and meaningful experience.

Intimate
We believe that God wants us to know Him and His love, His mercy, and His goodness in very real and relevant ways and to understand that our personal faith has a community impact. As a downtown church, it is our goal to be a place where anyone from the community can meet, learn, grow, and thrive.

Inspiring
We believe that we all long to be inspired. Inspiration awakens us to new possibilities and transforms the way we think about ourselves and perceive our own capabilities. It brings clarity and creativity to life.

Creating spaces that are both inviting and inspiring is deeply important to us.

**Job Type**: Part-time
Part-time hours: 12 per week

**Salary**: From $25.00 per hour

Schedule:

- Weekend availability

Work Location: One location