Director of Worship Arts

OVERVIEW OF POSITION AND CHURCH

The Director of Worship Arts for Bethel Church plays a vital role in the daily operations of our ministry. This individual will help lead the worship ministry in Bethel live environments, including weekend gatherings, holiday experiences, and other worship gatherings. The role is split between campus ministry (approximately 29 hours per week) and Century Worship, our original music ministry (approximately 16 hours per week). The Director of Worship Arts will use their personal gifts and skills for the benefit of the church by contributing to the overall effectiveness of this department, our lay volunteers, and affiliated ministries.

Bethel is a growing, nondenominational, evangelical church that is striving to exalt Christ through expository preaching, God-saturated worship, loving community, and gospel outreach. We are located 40 minutes south of downtown Chicago in Northwest Indiana. Our four locations average between 3,600 to 4,000 people each weekend across seven services. Visit www.bethelweb.org for more information about the church.

Primary Tasks

1. Hobart/Portage (HP) campus worship leadership

• Leads worship on Sundays.

• Leads rehearsals and reviews the HP order in PCO each week.

• Recruits, trains, schedules, and shepherds HP campus band and vocal volunteers.

• Collaborates with the Campus TD on purchases and maintenance of gear and AVL at HP.

2. Century Worship

• Helps lead Century writing efforts once they have learned our culture and creative process.

• Writes and records with Century.

• Handles small in-house pre-production and post-production for Century projects.

• Help develop demos as needed.

• Create tutorial videos.

• Collaborates with the XP of Creative Arts on logistics for records and events that Century leads at.

3. Original music and in-service elements

• Writes original music for Sundays, even if it is not released under Century.

• Contributes to selecting in-service elements, such as openers and special moments.

4. Global band development

• Coaches MDs and leads band workshops.

• Recommends gear and resources to help bands improve their craft.

• Partners with campus staff to raise the level of our bands across all campuses.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES/REQUIREMENTS

·       Model a pastoral heart and act as a loving shepherd. Personally strive to know and connect with leaders and participants in the Worship Ministry.

·       Be available on Sundays.

·       Participate in Bethel Church staff events and meetings as available and requested.

·       Working knowledge of PCO.

·       Ability to work in at least one of the following: Ableton Live, Logic, or Pro Tools.

·       Other duties as assigned.

REPORTING STRUCTURE

The Director of Worship Arts is considered ministry staff at Bethel Church. This person will have a direct reporting relationship to the Executive Creative Arts Pastor. Over time, this role is expected to report to a director or Pastor of Worship.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Character and spiritual qualities of a church elder (1 Timothy 3:1-7, Titus 1:5-9).

• Relational, outgoing, and gracious with people.

• Strong musical and worship-leading gifts, with the ability to impart musical skills to others.

• Proven songwriting experience, including finishing songs and working in a collaborative writing environment.

• Ability to manage and equip teams of people.

• Strong administrative skills.

• Good at developing and refining ministry systems.

• Self-motivated and able to take a task or project through to completion.

• Competent at multitasking, time management, and prioritizing.

• Proven ability to handle sensitive issues and maintain confidentiality regarding church information.

• Committed to teamwork with the leadership, staff, and congregation of Bethel Church.

• A stable, mature, and growing Christian with an exemplary personal, marital, and family life.

• In agreement with Bethel's Doctrinal Statement and church Constitution.