Worship Pastor/Director

Living Faith Christian Church
Farmingdale (Long Island), New York, United States
Date Posted: 07/19/2019
Categories: Worship/Music Ministry
Denominations: Non-Denominational
Church Size: 1501 to 2000
Job Type: Full-Time
Employee Workplace: Unspecified
Job Description:

This is a senior staff level leadership position with responsibility to develop, guide and engage people in authentic, dynamic worship as part of the vision of Living Faith to bring glory to God.

We LOVE people and desire to engage them in dynamic worship designed to bring them closer to Christ. We are seeking someone who is creative, talented, and passionate about worship that impacts the hearts of people for Christ!

 Who We Are . . .

  • A church on Long Island in the metro NYC area where less than 3% of the population are evangelical Christians, yet hundreds visit each year and people come to Christ every week.
  • A church family with a big vision to reach people for the glory of God! In the past decade, we have grown from 500 people on a small property to a healthy, multi-generational, multi-ethnic congregation with a weekly attendance of 1,600+ on a campus just over 8 acres in size.  
  • A staff team of over two dozen talented and committed people united in their passion to see God glorified and lives changed.
  • An exciting worship ministry that includes a large choir, bands, and worship teams who guide us to grow in faith and give glory to God.

Who You Are . . .

  • Passionate about authentic worship that engages seekers and believers with Christ.
  • A leader with experience coordinating choir, worship teams, bands, and technical teams in a medium to large church environment.
  • Cares deeply about enlisting, developing, and discipling a spiritually healthy worship ministry community.
  • Desire to be part of a growing team seeking to impact Long Island for Christ for God’s glory.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee all aspects of the Worship Ministry at Living Faith
  • Work directly with the Senior Pastor to develop biblical, passionate, thematic worship and prayer experiences
  • Plan and execute weekly services to lead the congregation into God’s presence
  • Cultivate a healthy worship team community through discipling and care for over 100 volunteers currently part of worship ministry
  • Provide leadership and direction for all worship services and rehearsals
  • Recruit, develop, and schedule band, praise team, choir members and technical staff
  • Responsible for vision and staffing worship programming for children and other ministry areas
  • Planning and execution of music and worship for special services, productions, and events
  • Develop and oversee annual Worship Ministry equipment and event budgets
  • Supervise part-time worship and technical staff
  • Serve on senior staff with additional responsibilities as requested and ministry opportunities as desired

Requirements

  • Personal relationship with Christ, biblical baptism, and call to ministry
  • Agreement with the doctrine and vision of Living Faith Christian Church
  • Passionate about engaging and leading people in authentic worship of the living God
  • Personal lifestyle and family life reflective of a strong commitment to Christ
  • Solid biblical foundation and knowledge of theology of worship
  • Formal education, training, and knowledge of creative, dynamic worship models
  • Degree in music or worship preferred
  • Training and proficiency in vocal, instrumental, and technical aspects of worship environments (audio, video, etc.)
  • Experience directing a worship ministry that includes band, praise team, choir, and technical teams
  • Experience leading worship ministry in a church of 300+ attendance preferred
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Proficient in Planning Center and ProPresenter

Compensation & Benefits

Living Faith is committed to the care of those who serve as part of their staff team. This senior level position comes with a salary and benefits package reflective of the position and cost of living in the metro N.Y. area. Compensation is commensurate with the education, training, and experience of the candidate. 

If Interested

Send the following items to: HR@lfcc.org

  1. A cover letter expressing your interest in this position, an updated resume, and recent photo
  2. Two links of you leading worship and/or worship ministry teams (audio acceptable, video preferred)
  3. Links to your active social pages, including Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn

Learn more about us at LFCC.org



About Living Faith Christian Church

  • A church on Long Island in the metro NYC area where less than 3% of the population are evangelical Christians but where hundreds visit and many come to Christ.
  • A church family with a big vision to reach people for the glory of God! In the past decade, we have grown from 500 people on a small property to a healthy, multi-generational, multi-ethnic congregation with a weekly attendance of 1,600+ on a campus just over 8 acres in size.  
  • A staff team of over two dozen talented and committed people united in their passion to see God glorified and lives changed.
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