Rejoice Worship Music Director

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title:

Rejoice Worship Music Director, Trinity Lutheran Church (Grand Rapids, MI)

Posting Date:

Summer 2026

Anticipated

Start Date:

September
2026

The Rejoice Worship Music Director will have practicalmusical skills combined with atheological understanding ofleadingworship through musicwith the purpose ofempowering thevoiceof the congregation as led bythe Rejoice Worship Band.

The Rejoice Worship Music Director is someone who leads the Rejoice Worship Band as its primaryvocalistalong with a guitaror keyboard as their secondary source of musical leadership.

• Degree in music from an accredited college or university is preferred

• A minimum of 3 or more years as the primary leader of achurch worshipband
• A proven track recordas a worship planner guided by a robust theology of worship

• Choose worship music thatempowersthe voice of the congregation in 3 to5songs each Sunday.
• Collaborate with pastoral and music staff on choices of music for Rejoice Worship services.
• Lead weekly rehearsals of the Rejoice Worship Band(Currently on Monday evenings)
• Be present and lead in the Rejoice Worship Services on Sunday mornings
• (warm up rehearsal at 8:00 and service at 9:15 a.m.)
• Empower,teachand lead congregational singing with band
• Create lead sheets,transcriptions,and chord charts as needed.
  
  Distribute to band members.
• Recruit and schedule band personnel
• Manage and oversee band instruments and equipment owned by the church

Approximately
15 hours per week

• Lead band members so that they develop a sense of community and group purpose.
  
  This includes a time ofdevotionand prayer.

• Teach bandmembershow individual songsconnectwith theliturgy and the themes of worship
• Help band members understand their role as leaders of worship

• Have regular meetings with worship planning staff (senior pastor; director of music ministries)
• Direct tech team to support worship music plans
• Collaborate with pastoral and music staff on worshipmusic selectionsand be liturgically aware of themes of worship
• Submit music selections and texts to office coordinatoreach week by Tuesday at noonfor inclusion in worship slides on Sunday mornings

• Be committed to leading Christian worship in the context of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
• Exhibita love of Christ and a faith that resonates with a warm, vibrant community of faith where all are welcome

Director of Music Ministries

4

Sundays per calendar year(and arrange for leadership while away)

2

Sundaysper calendar year(and arrange for leadership while away)

Trinity Lutheran Church is part of the ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church of America). Trinity Lutheran Churchis a vital, warm congregation of 1500members.

It is locatedon the east side of Grand Rapids(near Reeds Lake).Each Sunday morning, Trinity has three worship services.

The middle service is held at 9:15 a.m. in Centennial Hall.

This service incorporates music led by a variety of instruments that are band focused.

The flow of the service is more casual in style but still follows ELCA worship identity.

The other twoservicesare heldin the vibrant acoustical space of the church sanctuary (8:00 and 10:45 a.m.) Those services are liturgical with music leadership by piano, pipe organ, vocal choir, bell choir, cantors, and a variety of instruments.

Please submit Resume (including 3 references) and Cover Letter to: darlene.kuperus

Street Address: 2700 Fulton E

Zip Code/Postal Code: 49506