Worship Director

The Worship Director leads and oversees the worship ministry of The Ridge, including collaborative service planning, worship leadership, volunteer development, and supervision of Sunday service production staff. The Worship Director builds spiritually healthy teams, develops future leaders, and aligns worship and production with the church’s vision of being an inviting church that leads people into a growing relationship with God and others, every day.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.

• Gather, connect, serve, give, and invite others to be part of the Ridge community and its mission.

• Build and strengthen relationships with current attendees of the Ridge while continuing to have a heart to reach new people for Jesus.

• Positively reflect and promote the vision, mission, strategy, and values of The Ridge to both internal and external audiences.

• Lead musical worship for Sunday services and other church services and events as needed.

• Collaborate with the Senior Pastor and Sunday service team to plan worship sets and service elements that support the message, service flow, and ministry direction.

• Prepare and provide charts, arrangements, tracks, and other resources that equip the team to serve confidently and effectively.

• Lead rehearsals with clear musical direction, preparation, and expectations.

• Develop additional worship leaders and establish dependable leadership coverage for services and events.

• Provide worship leadership or musical support for weddings, funerals, worship nights, and other special events as requested.

• Recruit, onboard, train, schedule, and care for volunteer musicians and vocalists.

• Build relationships with team members and encourage their spiritual, relational, and musical growth.

• Create a team culture marked by humility, preparation, collaboration, encouragement, and a shared commitment to serving the congregation.

• Provide regular coaching and constructive feedback that help volunteers develop their gifts.

• Identify and equip volunteer leaders who can take increasing responsibility within the ministry.

• Supervise Sunday service production staff, providing clear priorities, coaching, feedback, and accountability.

• Align production planning and execution with the vision for Sunday services.

• Use Planning Center and other communication tools to maintain accurate schedules, distribute resources, and communicate service information.

• Evaluate the ministry’s spiritual health, volunteer engagement, leadership development, and musical effectiveness.

• Establish ministry goals with the Senior Pastor and communicate progress, needs, and challenges.

• Participate in staff meetings, service planning, church-wide events, and other ministry initiatives.

• Pursue continued growth in musical skill, worship leadership, spiritual maturity, and ministry leadership.

• Perform other related duties as assigned by leadership.

• A growing and active relationship with Jesus Christ, evidenced through attitude, behavior, speech, and lifestyle.

• Agreement with The Ridge’s beliefs, values, and ministry approach.

• Demonstrated experience effectively leading worship in a church environment.

• Strong vocal ability and proficiency in guitar and/or keyboard.

• Working knowledge of worship band instrumentation, arrangements, and vocal harmonies, with the ability to direct and develop a band.

• Demonstrated ability to recruit, equip, lead, and care for volunteer teams.

• A collaborative team player who works well across departments and within the organizational…