Contemporary Worship Leader:

Key qualifications:

Have a firm grounding in Christian faith and a commitment to living the values of the gospel, a desire to grow personally and spiritually and to foster growth in others, a passion for ministering to others and leading contemporary worship, strong relational and communication skills, and a commitment to work as part of a team. Must possess solid musical skills, especially the ability to lead singing. Ideally, the Worship Leader will also be able to play an instrument at an accomplished level, preferably the guitar.

Main responsibilities:

• Provide spiritual and musical leadership for the 9:30 am Sunday contemporary service. The Worship Leader is also involved in leading a Good Friday evening service and providing leadership for part of a Christmas Eve service.
• Lead the Worship Band in developing the music for each Sunday. The band rehearses one evening each week, currently on Mondays.
• Select music that supports the theme of each worship service.
• Create supporting materials such as lead sheets for the band and song slides for the video projection.
• Participate in occasional worship planning sessions with other members of the pastoral and music staff.

Hours:

This is a quarter-time position. Time off can be arranged as needed. The position will start in August or September of 2023.

Remuneration:

Remuneration is commensurate with education and experience.

To apply, send a resume to info@kentmethodist.org.

Youth Intern:

Starting late summer/early fall the United Methodist Church of Kent will again be supporting a ministry intern. This intern will focus on a combination of youth ministry and Christian education. Qualified candidates will be entering their second year of college at a minimum.

The goal of this program is to offer college-age students and young adults the opportunity to explore ministry in a hands-on way, answer questions about ministry as a vocation, and explore the idea of “call” in a person’s life. And better yet, they get paid to do it!

If this sounds like an opportunity you would like to learn more about or if you know of someone who you feel might be interested in these opportunities please contact Rick Stout via, cell 330-283-4838, by e-mail at rickstout@kentmethodist.org or at the church office 330-673-5879 x12 to learn more about this exciting program.