Join the Lakeshore staff and make an eternal impact!

General Ministry & Job Description

To lead and develop people to higher levels of excellence on the Music Team for Sunday morning and midweek services with leadership that honors God and fulfills the overall mission, vision and purpose statements of Lakeshore Community Church.

Position Responsibilities & Vision

• Lead and develop people for the musical portions of Sunday morning seeker-sensitive and midweek believer services. This is to be accomplished through the development of individuals and teams (vocalists and instrumentalists), so that seekers experience the relevance of Christianity and believers experience a sampling of authentic, cutting edge worship on Sunday mornings, and at the midweek service, believers experience a full dose of authentic, contemporary worship.

• Provide oversight to the Music Team members, meetings, activities, and projects, so that these areas of ministry are developed with qualified key leaders who are capable of sharing the ministry responsibilities and further develop the team. This will include oversight of the musical portions of church events such as weddings, funerals, etc. as required.

• Report to the Programming Pastor and work on the Programming Team, which as a whole is responsible for the planning and execution of high-quality, high-tech, relevant, creative, thematic services. These services are to communicate God's truth so that the deepest part of people's hearts may be reached and produce life-change.

Personal Abilities & Skills

• Accomplished at playing guitar and/or piano for many styles -- particularly cutting-edge, relevant Christian and Secular music -- including such genres as Rock, Pop, Alternative, Gospel, R&B, Jazz, and Country.
• An accomplished vocalist who is comfortable leading worship for large and small groups.
• A proven band leader who is capable of organizing, equipping, and inspiring the church's band members and vocal groups to reach higher levels of excellence.
• A Bachelor of Music is preferred.
• Ability to arrange music well.
• Ability to relate to people of various temperaments/church backgrounds and work with them well.
• Ability to build teams of responsible people through personal recruitment.
• Strong confidence in public and platform settings.
• Organizational and administrative abilities to coordinate many volunteers.
• Creative abilities to regularly think "outside the box" and often times throw the box away.
• Must be a self-starter willing to accept responsibility for success of ministry.

Spiritual Gifts & Passion Areas (in no particular order)

v Creative Arts v Leadership v Administration v Shepherding

Personal Qualifications

• Personal, vibrant relationship with Jesus Christ for at least five years.
• Pursuing a daily quiet time with God.
• A life marked by personal integrity.
• Willing to become a member of Lakeshore, meeting and exceeding all member requirements.
• Exposure and active involvement in a seeker-sensitive or seeker-targeted church for at least 1 year is preferred.
• Bible College or Seminary education is preferred but not required.
• A deep heart for lost people and seeker-oriented ministry.

Benefits

• The thrill of being part of a growing church of 13 years that is reaching people for Christ.
• Personal development as a leader through resources, training, and seminars paid for by Lakeshore.
• Mentoring relationships with Pastoral Staff.
• Competitive full-time salary with room for growth and fully paid medical benefits.
• A gracious church that values people and God's purposes authentically and treat staff that way.

About Lakeshore Community Church

Lakeshore Community Church is a growing, seeker sensitive church of approximately 700 people. We have been in existence for 13 years and have had a Great Commission vision from day one. We reach people through intentional thematic programming of our services to include alive worship music, high-impact dramas, innovative multimedia presentations, thematic stage design, motivating promotions for upcoming events, captivating dance presentations, special music selections, service-transitional music, personal testimonies, and missionary updates.