Worship/Music Leader Position for inclusive new church plant in Chicago

by Trey
(Chicago, IL)

Urban Village Church (http://www.newchicagochurch.com/) is a new community of people in Chicago trying to do church differently. We pray and work to be a bold, inclusive, relevant church that introduces or reintroduces people to God; accepts absolutely everybody (seeker or skeptic, gay or straight, Republican or Democrat) right where they are; and offers something good and helpful to the world.

We seek a worship leader/musician to lead weekly Sunday services starting in March 2010 (this will be our public weekly launch). She or he would be responsible for (1) choosing, preparing, rehearsing and leading music for Sunday services; (2) recruiting and overseeing the band; and (3) working with staff and volunteers to develop our A/V set-up. This is a part-time position but could easily grow: our future vision is multi-site ministry.

The ideal candidate will lead strongly on guitar and vocals (if you play keys or something else, too, let us know) with a broad musical range:
• folky/bluegrass/acoustic updates of traditional Christian hymns (think Sufjan Stevens);
• contemporary worship music (think Robbie Seay, Chris Tomlin)
• pop/rock from U2 to Indigo Girls to Ron Sexsmith
• ability to put down the guitar and teach people to sing an old spiritual a cappella, maybe even with different vocal parts.

Our ethos is experiential, fun, welcoming, and eclectic. We are not looking for a rock star but for someone who enjoys leading God’s people in worship and helping people discover the counter cultural joy of singing *together*.

Interested or know someone who might be? ASAP, send an email to trey@urbanvillagechurch.org with (1) a description of your style, repertoire, and experience; (2) a short resume including 3 references and their contact information; and (3) audio or video links to samples of your music/music leading.

Visit http://www.newchicagochurch.com/ to see more of what we’re about.