Worship Director

ABOUT THE CHURCH AND POSITION

GRACE Church Bethlehem is a church with 150-year-old roots, infused with a pioneering spirit and calling. We recently moved into a new campus in the fastest-growing part of the Lehigh Valley, which includes a Sanctuary with a D&B soundscape system and Ross/BlackMagic video system.  We are seeing God move in powerful ways in this exciting new season.

We are an all-generations community of people, living in different neighborhoods, with different stories, that have all been shaped by grace. Together, we invite people to know the grace that Jesus offers. This commitment shapes how we come together on Sunday morning, and how we scatter throughout the Lehigh Valley during the week.

The Worship Director will serve on our Creative Team, reporting to the Executive Creative Arts Director, and with our entire staff, will live into the vision of “Inviting All to the Know the Grace of Jesus.” The Worship Director will lead our modern worship services as the primary leadership voice and will be comfortable as a leader and a coach, developing musicians to lead with them.  The Director will be competent in the latest technologies that serve the mission of the church.

Responsibilities:

Worship Leading

• Have experience, a calling and giftedness in leading people into God’s presence in worship
• Be the primary worship leadership vocal voice – confident in leading and humble before the Lord
• Be proficient leading both vocalists and instrumentalists
• Invest in our next generation of worship leaders at weekly Student Worship

Team Building

• Develop teams to grow in their faith and in their musicianship
• Schedule band members and music via planning center giving a minimum of one month preparation to teams

Worship Planning

• Arrange Multitracks, and assign all vocal and instrumental parts for rehearsals and worship
• Collaborate with the Creative Arts Team to design creative worship elements and engaging worship series.
• Collaborate with Senior Pastor to choose songs that enhance the “big idea” of the service and series

Support Worship, Rehearsal, Groups & Special Events

• Work with the Production Director for worship and rehearsal set up and tear down.
• Provide A/V support to groups and events as needed

Experience and Education

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record leading worship and building worship/technology teams, and will have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in church music/worship, accompanying, vocal/musical performance

Qualifications

• Growing relationship with Jesus Christ and guided by a commitment to follow Biblical principles for life and ministry
• Energized by the mission and vision of GRACE Church Bethlehem
• Chemistry with our people and place
• A heart for and theology of worship
• Desires to work in and contribute to a collaborative and energetic team culture.
• Has strong written, verbal, and interpersonal skill
• Able to learn and master new technology quickly and thoroughly

Skills

• Musically and vocally gifted with experience in worship leading
• Proficient in guitar and/or keys
• A multi-faceted knowledge of media and the latest technology in worship, including lighting, digital audio consoles, com systems, multitracks, in-ear systems, soundscapes, planning center, livestream technology, video projection, signal flow, Dante Audio Networking, ProPresenter, Ableton, Lightkey, ProTools, Blackmagic ATEM, and RESI Events

What it's like to live in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania: 

Located just 1 hour and 45 minutes from New York City, and just over one hour from Philadelphia, PA, Bethlehem has all the historical town charm with large cities an easy drive away.

Bethlehem, which was originally discovered and settled in 1741 by a religious group of the Moravian Church, who named it after the biblical town. Today, the once hidden gem is fondly acclaimed as “Christmas City, USA,” offering the perfect blend of a captivating past, and a colorful future to the cosmopolitan character of Pennsylvania and its regions.

The city remains a valued historical treasure, with its prominence being identified in six National Register Historic Districts, as well as a variety of historic sites and museums. Its longstanding active, growing, and thriving arts and culture scene has dubbed Bethlehem as one of the 100 Best Places to Live in the US (Livability.com, 2023)

Known for its rich colonial and industrial history, the city of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is experiencing an economic and cultural renaissance that promises a future as bright as its past. The Lehigh Valley is home to more than 15,000 companies that offer more than 338,000 jobs.

Bethlehem is the home of 11 institutions of higher education including Moravian College, America’s sixth-oldest undergraduate institution, and Lehigh University, a premier residential research university, ranked in the top tier of national research universities each year.

Major concerts are accessible at the PPL Center in Allentown, along with triple-A baseball (the IronPigs) in Bethlehem and AHL hockey (Lehigh Valley Phantoms) in Allentown. Bethlehem is also home of the largest free multi-day music festival, called Musikfest.  GRACE hosts a worship service each year at Musikfest.

To learn more about GRACE Church Bethlehem, go to our website: www.gracecb.org

To apply for this position, please send your cover letter, resume, and worship leadership video samples to jobs@gracecb.org