Gen Worship Intern; Hsm

Description

REPORTS TO: NEXT GEN PASTOR

RELATES CLOSELY WITH: NEXT GEN WORSHIP COORDINATOR, STUDENT MINISTRY PASTORS

CLASSIFICATION: PART TIME//5 HOURS

PAY: $18/HR

West Gate Church is passionate about raising up new leaders to be and to make disciples of Jesus. As a Ministry Intern, you will grow in your ability to do ministry within the context of Worship and Production Arts. Our internships are designed to cultivate young leaders providing them training, experience and discipleship. This 3 month long commitment will provide you with a perspective of vocational ministry, specifically learning to manage an effective Worship Ministry program.

As an intern you’ll support worship ministries events across all congregations, each designed to help those who gather say YES to Jesus and passionately follow Him. This part-time role (Sunday - Thursday) may require occasional work on Fridays and Saturdays as well as evening hours.

Requirements

• Passionate Jesus follower, actively learning and living the way of Jesus: loving God, neighbor, and one another.
• Understanding of and alignment with West Gate's theology, vision, and values, using them as a filter for decisions.
• Embodiment of staff values:
  Holy, Humble, Hungry, (People-)Smart.
• Exemplification of essential competencies: oversight, strategy, team leadership, self-leadership, chemistry, communication, execution, stewardship, formation, proficiency.
• Commitment to continual growth: spiritual, personal, professional; invests in the growth of others.
• Demonstrates strong chemistry, connecting well with people as a relational team player.

• Experience in worship leading and/or instrumentalist in worship band, including ability to read music or chord charts.
• Positive, professional, self-starter with the ability to organize, adjust, and prioritize responsibilities and projects with minimal direction.
• Maintains a high level of confidentiality, handling situations with discretion, diplomacy, and tact.
• Ability to multitask and manage multiple projects simultaneously with excellent time management and attention to detail.
• Able to assist in leading rehearsals.
• Some computer skills i.e. Google Apps, Planning Center, Garage Band, Pro Presenter
• Superior communication skills written and verbal

• Meet weekly with HSM Worship Production Team.
• Assist in planning worship sets and worship events for students.
• Chart songs for worship.
• Mid week prep, including loading songs into Pro Presenter as assigned.
• Lead worship for Sunday HSM service.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Development of vocal technique and music theory.
• Development of a philosophy of worship: a biblical call to worship, how Christians worship, and how to lead a congregation into the heart of worship.
• Understand how to balance human planning of a worship service and the Holy Spirit moving during a worship service.
• Learn techniques for speaking between worship songs.
• Learn how to schedule and plan in Planning Center Service (PCO).
• Learn how to load songs in Pro Presenter.
• Learn how worship leaders record PCO resources (such as background vocals and isolated instrumentals).
• Learn to listen for areas of improvement during worship practices and effectively communicate ways for the band to improve.
• Grow in communication skills, especially when communicating in less-than-comfortable situations.

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Directional Leadership - “I lead through vision” - Ensure progress by defining goals, key objectives and providing guidance. Low to High (1-5): 2

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