Worship Director // Church Planting Assistant

The Opportunity: Worship Director & Church Planting Assistant (this is a unique opportunity to partner with an experienced ministry team to plant a church in a rapidly growing coastal community) 

Planting Partnerships: This church will be planted in partnership with a large multi-site, multi-state church that is a strategic partner with North Point Church in Atlanta.

Location: Gulf Coast Alabama 

The Role: This unique opportunity is primarily a significant role on a church planting team.  We are looking for a gifted team member with a passion for church planting.  The Worship Director & Church Planting Assistant will have primary responsibility and oversight of the Weekend Worship Experience and provide leadership for the band, vocal, video, and production team. Secondly, this will be an opportunity to be personally developed by an experienced Pastor for broader responsibilities.  Additionally, this will be an opportunity to have a seat at the table in framing this exciting church plant opportunity. 

Are you invested in learning if you’re a great fit for this role? Please read on, and find our contact below! 

The Mission: 

God is assembling an experienced team with a passion for church planting in the coastal communities along the Eastern Shore of Mobile Bay.  Two years ago a vibrant group of believers who had been gathering in Fairhope, Al. approached Rivertown Community Church (RCC // www.rivertown.cc) with the proposal of an adoptive merger.  In the time since the adoption, RCC has moved from a multi-site strategy to a Regional-Multi-site strategy.  The Eastern Shore has been chosen as one of the three Regional locations.  We are mobilizing the core team and assembling a winning church planting team to lead that effort.  We are meeting currently and building our core team into a launch team.  We are fully funded and will officially launch in early 2021.  

What’s it like to live on the Eastern Shore?

The communities of the Eastern Shore are unique.  It is a picture perfect southern coastal area where the Mobile Bay connects with the Gulf of Mexico.  The southern charm of these communities has been preserved while all the conveniences of a large and rapidly growing suburban culture have been added.  The current population of the Eastern Shore is 80,000 with 5,000 people a year moving into our county.  There is a huge representation of transplants from the midwest.  If you travel across the nine mile bridge that connects the Eastern Shore to Mobile you will find a large city of 180,000 that is very diverse and has a culture that reflects the cajun and creole culture of New Orleans.  Housing costs are very reasonable.  Our first campus will remain in Fairhope, Alabama which is frequently featured on top 10 lists of most liveable home towns in the Southeast. 

About the Worship Leader//Church Planting Assistant:

Education & Experience 

• Beliefs are consistent with our Statement of Faith 
• Is a fully committed follower of Jesus and has a growing walk with God 
• Has significant education in the Scripture
• Has strong proficiency as a worship leader which has been proven through local church experience.  (Multi-site experience is a plus) 

Personal Characteristics 

• Is a leader with a teachable spirit
• Is a strong communicator 
• Is self-motivated 
• Knows how to lead people with great effectiveness 
• Is a team player 
• Shows humility 
• Predisposition toward action 
• An intuitive leader who anticipates what’s next and what’s needed 
• Has the ability to lead, equip, and release volunteers to do the ministry
• Strong personal and public communication skills and stagecraft
• Creatively solves problems and compassionately intervenes in conflict 
• Is self-aware 
• Shows good emotional intelligence 

Specific Responsibilities:

1. Worship Leader:
   1. Organizational Responsibility
      1. Assist the Central Service Programming Director for producing worship product
      2. Lead worship for All Staff Gatherings
      3. Attend necessary worship meetings at Central
      4. Manage Departmental Budgets
   2. Weekend Experience
      1. Create an experience for weekend attendees that makes them glad they came and looking forward to returning
      2. Champion the cause of excellence in worship and production teams
      3. Provide leadership and support for the team through diligently leading the team and managing the systems
      4. Responsible for finding and developing talent for production and worship teams
      5. Scheduling and running rehearsals
2. Church Planting Assistant:
   1. Play a vital role in framing and launching the church plant
   2. Assist the Senior Pastor in mobilizing and training teams for our community engagement
   3. Opportunity to be developed as a leader for broader responsibilities based upon your gifts and skills.

About the Team Lead:

Brian brings a lifetime of experience in building transformational churches in Miami and Chicago to his current leadership role.  He has led churches that have planted churches locally and globally.  Most recently he led two churches in Chicago into the multi-site movement with each of those churches growing to three campuses with more than 1500 worshipping on the weekend.  In 2019 Brian joined the senior leadership team at RCC in order to coach campus pastors and help to build a church planting network.  He is excited to have the opportunity to launch the regional church on the Eastern Shore for the RCC network of Churches.  Brian’s greatest passion is mentoring young leaders for the work of church planting.

Think you're a great fit for this role? Email resume and cover letter to brian@rivertown.cc