Full Time Director of Worship

The Foundry Church
Zeeland, MI, Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 04/21/2021
Categories: Music Ministry - Worship/Music Ministry
Denominations: Not Applicable
Church Size: 2001 to 2500
Job Type: Full-Time
Employee Workplace: Unspecified
Job Description:

 

The Foundry Church is looking for our next Worship Director. We are 6 years old and have been growing consistently and rapidly over the past six years. We currently have weekly worship of 2200-2800 people worshiping in multiple venues and services.  Check out the "Top 3" below for this position. It is our way to do job descriptions and keeps metrics simple and straightforward. 

 

We look forward to meeting you!

The Foundry Team-

 

“Top 3”

    1. Providing Weekly Worship.

             2. Raising up musicians, vocalists, and worship leaders for our services and new venues/campuses. 

             3. Hands-on involvement in the creative vision of the church. 

Nuts and Bolts of Top 3 

  • Providing music on a weekly basis for all services. This includes scheduling the worship bands in a balanced rotation, and does not assume that the worship director is at each service or leading each service. 
  • Aligns to the vision, mission, and values of the Foundry Church.
  • Maturing the church body’s understanding of what worship is, and how it is part of the Christian life.
  • Volunteer leadership:  will schedule all worship team volunteers for services, recruit volunteers for the team, maintain volunteers, train and develop volunteers by providing constructive feedback for improvement during rehearsals and services. 
  • A hands-on and active member of the Creative Team, working to provide worship in forms other than music in order to help carry out and enhance the worship and vision for the services.
  • Service & event-related: ensures that the volunteers have all the needed elements for rehearsal and services
  • Provide, either through self-involvement or team members, music and worship for events other than regular worship services. (Holidays, Funerals, Special Events).
  • Develop and implement a rhythm of team collaboration for volunteer training
  • Ensures all instruments are in proper working order 
  • Assist in the development of the departmental budget and manage spending to budget



You would be a great fit if you: 

  • Are a person who is demonstrating consistent and spiritual growth in Jesus Christ and are deeply rooted in Him.  Transformation is a value at the Foundry!
  • Are able to live into and affirm the Foundry’s core beliefs, mission, and values by word and example
  • You have a drive and hunger to see God worshipped in Spirit and truth, and are not devoted to a specific worship style, but rather the goal that all Christians may participate in worship and Jesus Christ would be glorified. 
  • You have a desire to serve others in the body of Christ, and see them be transformed into the image of Jesus Christ. 
  • You have a strong desire to Make Jesus Known.
  • You are musically proficient and have a skilled level of vocal ability along with the talent to lead a team from a guitar or piano.
  • Relationships matter to you.  Relationships with the volunteers and investing in them to grow them spiritually and in their giftedness.  Relationships with the staff to engage in a team atmosphere.
  • If you feel called to The Foundry and it could be your church home for yourself and your family.

 

Here’s why this (and us!) would be a great fit for you:

  • Everything is centered around the Word of God.  Our beliefs, mission, vision, values & culture.  Check it all out on our website!  
  • We work very hard, give things our best effort, sometimes fall down but we pick ourselves up with the help of the team and try again and again. On the flip side, we have a ton of fun – and are an amazing group of people. 
  • We have a large creative box to “play” in for our work that gives freedom to create, try and repeat. 
  • Our hands stay open to what God wants to put in and what he wants to take out.
  • We write in pencil (not sharpie) in all that we do and sometimes need a bigger eraser than lead.
  • Our team and church are here based on calling and will seek to Know God and Make Him Known in all that we do.  

 

Role Details:

  • This position is full time and does require consistent weekend and evening hours

 

About The Foundry Church

The Foundry is a new church in Zeeland Michigan. We are evangelical with deeply rooted Reformed Theology, we live by the phrase, Come as you are and meet God on His terms, not ours. In doing so we have found a connection to the Unchurched, the De-churched (Those who have been hurt or have left the church). Through a life steeped in the word of God and filled with the Holy Spirit we are being transformed into the image of Christ, and it is a blast watching people heal and grow as they engage faith in Jesus in practical ways. We have experienced rapid/ explosive growth. The Foundry is about 6 years old and we have gone from 21 people to approximately 2500 in weekly gatherings. We are focused on seeing people know Jesus & becoming His disciples. Our desire is to connect people through local church campus worship, teaching, and content-based groups.  At The Foundry we often say that working here feels like building an airplane as it falls from the sky, it's is a wild, exciting, and wonderful time, but it is also purposeful and transformative for your faith. The Foundry is in the process of becoming a multi-site church where we can "Grow Small". If you have more questions, feel free to reach out. Best, Eric-

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