Worship Associate

Job Description

Job Description

Reports to : Creative Arts Director

Department : Creative Arts

Supervises : Campus Worship & Production Team

Status : Part-time, non-exempt, 15-20 hours / week

Revised : September 2025

Campus : Minnetonka

Role Summary : At Calvary, we aim to create a worship environment that fosters deep connection with Jesus. This role is crucial, involving worship leadership and service planning in collaboration with the Creative Arts and NextGen teams.

Approximately 50% of your time will be dedicated to leading main worship services at the Minnetonka Campus and managing associated administrative tasks. The remaining 50% will focus on leading worship and handling administrative duties for our Wednesday evening youth worship services.

The ideal candidate is a team player who can navigate the challenges of building a culture, establishing new rhythms, and creating experiences. A passion for multi-generational worship is essential for members of the Creative Arts Team. We are looking for an individual with a growth mindset, continually seeking improvement, who can leverage their influence and leadership to expand our contractor and volunteer base. The ability to assist with social media is a plus.

Role Responsibilities :

Lead Worship Services :

Direct and lead all worship services held at the Minnetonka Campus and as assigned at the Golden Valley Campus, ensuring a consistent, engaging and Spirit-led experience for congregants.

Oversee and lead Wednesday evening youth worship services, tailoring the selections to resonate with a younger audience with the objective of teaching them to worship.

Collaborate in the planning and culture-shaping with the Creative Arts Director, and Creative Arts Department.

Lead, build and grow a youth worship team.

Develop, grow, and use weekly co-leads in worship.

Administrative Management :

Manage all administrative tasks associated with campus worship services, including scheduling, resource allocation, and communication.

Regularly update, schedule, onboard, and utilize PCO for service planning.

Communicate with contract musicians and volunteers.

Regularly build Sunday’s tracks using Multi-Tracks

Regularly update, build, and maintain the Pro-Presenter show for Sunday morning. I.e : adding slides, downloading the back-up message, etc.

Create a weekly group chat for the coming Sunday.

Assist in vision casting, budget planning, and campus initiatives.

Handle administrative duties related to youth worship services, ensuring smooth operation and coordination.

Proactively solve problems, take initiative, ask questions.

Collaborative Planning :

Work in close collaboration with the Creative Arts team to plan all worship services, ensuring artistic and technical excellence.

Partner closely with the NextGen team to develop and integrate worship services that lead to spiritual growth and engagement of the next generation within the church community.

Personal Responsibilities :

Exhibit a growth mindset continuously seeking ways to lead people into a growing relationship with Jesus which includes evaluating your ministry or support area against department goals and personal performance.

Live in such a way that your witness, example, service to others, and worship does not become a stumbling block. (I Timothy 3 : 2 and Acts 15 : 19).

Work towards a tithe (10%) to Jesus and the mission of Calvary.

Qualifications :

Must demonstrate excellent vocal skills and be able to coach team members

Must demonstrate excellent instrumental skills (guitar or piano preferred)

Must have knowledge of basic media software and / or a willingness to invest in self-guided training (Planning Center Online, Multi-Tracks, ProPresenter, Logic Pro, Ableton, Final Cut Pro, etc.)

Clear, timely, and proactive communication.