Worship Director

Are you passionate about leading people into meaningful worship? Do you want to use your gifts to help shape the culture and vision of a brand-new church? Rise Church is a start-up community in Asheville where creativity, faith, and a heart for people come together. As Worship Director, you’ll have the unique opportunity to build something from the ground up, develop a worship team, and inspire a vibrant, Christ-centered environment where people can encounter God. If you’re ready to make an impact, grow as a leader, and be part of an exciting new church movement, we’d love to have a conversation!

Mission of Rise Church: We exist to help people  rise to new life in Jesus, embrace hope, find community, and discover purpose

General Description: Work with Lead Pastor and core team to plan, execute and develop weekend worship experiences, with a focus on identifying and developing leaders and worship team members.

Who We’re Looking For:

• Follower of Jesus with strong character, in alignment with “What We Believe” 
• Passionate leader who embraces a culture where we take high ownership of behaviors and actions ("that's on me"), lean into honest conversations with God and others (say the last 10%), and relentlessly empower others (our answer to "what" is always "who").
• Committed to our vision and engages in all public habits (gathering on a weekend, connecting in a Rise Group, serving on the Team) and personal habits (investing and inviting, practicing personal time with God , giving your first)
• Thrives in a mission and gift focused environment where we’re committed to helping people become followers of Jesus

Additional Qualifications: 

• Abnormally high work ethic (an executor who makes the right things happen through empowering others on a regular basis)
• Healthy relationships with Tea  and leaders 
• A demonstrable calling to ministry 
• Proficiency in vocals and guitar and/or keys
• Ability to lead a worship experience with a team
• Ability to provide coaching that elevates the performance of your team 
• Ability to identify, develop, and empower leaders

Essential Functions: 

Pre-Launch

• Serve on Location Launch Team, assisting Lead Pastor and other leaders with developing and mobilizing location launch team and casting vision around location launch 
• Gain familiarity with launch team members, establishing and building key relationships.
• Provide coaching and development to location worship staff and leaders; attend regular core team environments to develop leaders and team members and prepare for launch. 
• Speak into preparation of the launch.

Post-Launch 

• Works with Core Team to assist in planning and implementation of set lists  
• Oversee recruiting process for Worship Team, identifying, developing, and on-ramping new vocalists and musicians for team 
• Utilizes Planning Center to schedule worship team 
• Additional duties as assigned 

General Responsibilities:

• Participate in weekly Team meetings, weekly Programming meetings,.
• Lead worship each weekend
• Gather on the weekend on the front row, lead a Rise Group at least two out of three semesters, and serve in some way outside of essential functions
• Champion gather, connect, and serve 

Reports to: Lead Pastor 

Oversees: Worship Core Team

Physical requirements: Lifting, pulling, bending, carrying and pushing as needed to set up activities and events