Praise Band Leader
Position Overview:
The Praise Band Leader is responsible for overseeing and directing the Praise Band, which plays modern music during worship and other services. Works with the Pastor to ensure Praise Band music aligns with the message and overall theme of worship.
Essential Job Functions:
1. Organizes and coordinates the Praise Band: chooses the music, inputs the music/lyrics in Planning Center and ProPresenter (our software), and works with the AV team to coordinate music, slides, and video.
2. Member of the team that brings the message, music, A/V support, and other creative aspects of worship together, while collaborating with our senior pastor, other worship directors, staff, and volunteers:
Preferred Education and Experience:
Preferred Skills:
The Praise Band Leader is responsible for overseeing and directing the Praise Band, which plays modern music during worship and other services. Works with the Pastor to ensure Praise Band music aligns with the message and overall theme of worship.
Essential Job Functions:
1. Organizes and coordinates the Praise Band: chooses the music, inputs the music/lyrics in Planning Center and ProPresenter (our software), and works with the AV team to coordinate music, slides, and video.
- Recruits musicians and vocalists to participate in the Band
- Coordinates practice sessions
- Leads performances during worship
- Spiritually connects the worship songs to the theme of the message
2. Member of the team that brings the message, music, A/V support, and other creative aspects of worship together, while collaborating with our senior pastor, other worship directors, staff, and volunteers:
- Ensures that Praise Band music programming and selections align with the overall theme and message for that week’s worship or other special services.
Preferred Education and Experience:
- Experience leading a modern Christian Praise Band
- Experience with modern praise music
Preferred Skills:
- Demonstrated Christian faith and living
- Strong instrumental and/or vocal skills
- Good communication and organizational skills
- Ability to recruit, train, and motivate participants for the praise band
- To apply, please email resume to: [email protected]