Worship Director

Epicentre Church•Pasadena, CA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Epicentre is seeking a Worship Director to cultivate a vibrant, Spirit-led culture of worship and prayer and lead worship and creative teams in support of the church’s identity, mission, and vision. The role serves the Word, invites ministry response, builds unity for mission, and develops clear pathways for identifying, training, and multiplying worship and creative leaders. Within a 20-hour workweek, first priority is Sunday worship and raising up the worship team. The Worship Director sets direction and equips others, partnering with the Technical Director and volunteers on creative and technical execution. The role leads Sunday worship, oversees the worship leader rotation, designs worship sets and transitions, schedules teams in Planning Center Services, and ensures rehearsals and services are prepared and spiritually grounded. It establishes leadership development and training rhythms, shepherds volunteers, leads weekly Production & Sermon Team planning, translates service vision into executable plans, and sets creative direction for visuals, stage, lighting, and video. The Worship Director supervises and coaches the Technical Director and collaborates with Communications and other teams to align the Sunday experience. The Worship Director also cultivates church-wide worship and prayer, partners with House of Prayer leadership, and provides worship leadership for World Mandate LA and other gatherings as scheduled. The position participates in staff meetings, Hope Rooms, retreats, and conferences, and champions Epicentre’s vision. The role is hybrid, based in Pasadena, California, with on-site Sundays and in-office Tuesdays and Thursdays; remaining work hours are flexible. It is a 0.5 FTE, 20-hour-per-week exempt position, with a target start date of November 15, 2026.

Requirements

Demonstrated experience leading congregational worship in a local church.
Skilled vocalist and/or instrumentalist able to lead a band and congregation.
Ability to build worship sets, arrange songs, and run efficient rehearsals.
Comfort with Planning Center Services, in-ear monitors, and click and pads.
Ability to coach musicians and vocalists with varying skill levels.
Ability to lead Sunday worship and build a team within a focused part-time work schedule.
Alignment with Epicentre’s Identity, Mission, Vision, Ministry Philosophy, Five Circles, and Statement of Faith.
Actively participate in Epicentre Sunday services, Lifegroups, prayer gatherings, and staff meetings.
Model prayer, servant leadership, humility, hospitality, and teachability.
Alignment with Epicentre’s Relational and Equipping Values.
Live out and invite others to engage in the Five Circles of Church Life.
Pursue personal spiritual, emotional, physical, and relational growth and health.
Embrace alignment with the Antioch Movement, Word of the Lord, and Strategic Vision.
Affirm and live in accordance with Epicentre’s Statement of Faith and adhere to its Employee Handbook.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading volunteer musicians.
Formal music or theological training, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

Lead Sunday worship with excellence, humility, and pastoral sensitivity in alignment with the preaching calendar and church vision.
Oversee the worship leader rotation so Sunday worship is well led when the Worship Director is not leading.
Design worship sets and transitions that serve the Word, invite response, and encourage congregational participation.
Plan worship sets and schedule teams in Planning Center Services with sufficient preparation time.
Ensure rehearsals and Sunday execution are spiritually grounded, well prepared, and unified.
Own Sunday worship ministry administration, including team setup and teardown in coordination with the Technical Director.
Develop a pipeline for worship leaders, musicians, and vocalists through coaching, apprenticing, and delegated leadership.
Build training rhythms, including quarterly worship team gatherings, to develop musical excellence, spiritual leadership, and team leadership.
Shepherd worship and creative volunteers through encouragement, feedback, prayer, and healthy rhythms.
Lead weekly Production & Sermon Team meetings and planning rhythms.
Translate service vision into an executable plan covering order of service, transitions, roles, cues, rehearsal needs, and contingencies.
Set creative direction for visuals, stage, lighting, and video, while the Technical Director leads technical execution.
Supervise and coach the Technical Director and support the health of technical systems and the tech volunteer team.
Ensure creative choices promote congregational participation, spiritual clarity, and emotional integrity rather than a performance culture.
Partner with Communications and other teams to align and clarify the Sunday experience.
Cultivate a church-wide culture in which worship and prayer shape identity, unity, and mission.
Build environments characterized by the presence of God, congregational engagement, clear worship theology, and rhythms of prayer and ministry response.
Partner with House of Prayer leadership to share and develop worship leaders and musicians across Sunday services, Hope Rooms, and prayer-and-worship gatherings.
Provide worship leadership and planning for World Mandate LA, Epicentre’s annual regional missions conference each October.
Support worship for Discipleship School, retreats, and regional events as scheduled.
Participate in staff meetings, Hope Rooms, retreats, and Epicentre and Antioch Movement conferences, and champion Epicentre’s vision.
Perform other tasks necessary to support the mission of Epicentre Church.