Great Commission Churches

Grace Community Church is seeking to hire a Worship Coordinator (15-20 hrs/wk) to design and lead worship for our church services and special events. We seek a spiritually mature Christian who is gifted musically as well as in leadership, organization, encouragement and vision. This position would include direction and leadership of our Praise Team and coordination of special music.

Job Description

The Coordinator serves the church by planning, designing, coordinating and facilitating a unified worship experience. This is a 15-20 hour per week paid position.

Duties and Responsibilities

Collaborative Planning of Services

1. Plan, implement and evaluate the annual worship calendar, including service formats, themes, and special programs
2. Manage logistics of all worship services, including picking songs in consultation with the preaching pastor
3. Meet weekly and/or prepare weekly reports for the pastor regarding worship teams
4. Work closely with the drama team and the tech team in planning and preparing for church services or other events.

Coordination of Musicians and Volunteers

1. Research, locate and make choices about music to be learned and used.
2. Prepare music for team: lyric sheets, chord sheets and sheet music.
3. Purchase of music equipment.
4. Plan and prepare for workshop events for the purposes of learning new music, developing skills, team building, and spiritual renewal.
5. Plan and prepare for annual team retreats.
6. Plan, prepare and lead (with Sara Pecina) auditions for the team.
7. Lead team in prayer, team building and worship, as well as in rehearsal.
8. Minister to and nurture team members and their families.

Administrative Duties

1. Develop team schedule, and manage the changes made to it.
2. Organize music files and slides
3. Assist in making overhead slides and song sheets/chord sheets, as needed
4. Help in publicizing special Praise and Worship gatherings

Qualifications

Candidates should be strong in communication and have a heart for worship. This person need not play an instrument but must have some musical training and, as indicated above, must be gifted musically. They must have a heart for the unchurched, work well in a team, be creative, collaborative, organized, warm and outgoing, familiar with and enthusiastic about emerging worship, and comfortable in a leadership position in worship. Other qualifications are as follows:

1. Spiritual growth, evident by practicing the marks of Christian discipleship
2. An understanding of Grace Community Church's core values and beliefs
3. An appreciation of and ability to plan and implement a variety of worship styles
4.  Facilitation with involving the community in worship leading
5. Team building skills and the ability to lead, guide and correct volunteers
6. Strong leadership and administrative skills
7. Quality verbal and written communication skills, with computer efficiency
8. The ability to read music

Relationships:

1. Reports directly to Jonathan Williams
2. Works with Worship team members, drama, and tech crew

Hours:

On site:
1. Attend Tuesday Staff Meeting
2. Be present at Sunday worship
3. Attend worship team practices, as needed
4. Attends and sometimes schedules additional meetings with preaching pastors, worship team members and volunteers as needed

Off site: Some coordination and communication may be completed off-site.

Compensation:

1. Wage: between $1000 and $1500 per month (to be determined)
2. Continuing Education negotiable.

Anyone interested should contact:Jonathan Williams

Phone:
210-659-8200 x 308.

Resumes can be sent to:

Jonathan Williams - c/o Grace Community Church
701 Kitty Hawk Road
Universal City, TX 78148.

Note for those from out of town: Since this is only part time, anyone interested would have to have some other means of income. However, we wanted to let everyone know because someone might see this as an opportunity to develop their music skills and ministry for the Lord and would be willing to relocate to San Antonio to take this position. It is also possible that this could develop in the future into a full time position.