job posting

The Barn, an almost-three-year-old emergent faith community in the Lehigh Valley, is looking for a PT partner who is skilled at working with gifted, volunteer artists to lead our community with passion as we worship. This person should possess a heart for worship, and have a mastery of at least one instrument (guitar or keyboard) themselves, and preferably some formal training.

We seek someone with a worship vision that is excited by the creative use of all kinds of media (NOOMAs, mainstream movie clips, secular songs, Christian songs, hymns, TV shows, digital media, etc) and the creative use of artistic expressions (drawings, paintings, writings, dance, drama, etc) from both within and outside our community. We’re looking for a partner who loves working with people and is energized by leading volunteer teams (these teams are in existence but will need to be expanded) of artists in pastoral, community-developing ways.

We desire a ministry partner who loves equipping and building community, is missionally based, and is very comfortable manifesting Christ in community to Christians, seekers and skeptics. The Barn is highly committed to loving neighbor where they are and opening the possibility to people to consider God, and particularly Jesus as Lord. Our Mission Statement is simple: Love Wins.

The worship leader would walk alongside the Pastor, the Administrative
and Children/Youth Partners and Barn participants (particularly the Arts and Music Teams) in both visioning casting and planning. For further information about the Barn community, please visit our website: www.thebarnlv.org. For further information or to apply, please contact Dick Brown at (610) 351-7711 or email Kay McLane at KayMcLane@aol.com.

Overall Considerations
We desire partners
who are:

1. Passionate and love God’s people. Extroverted by nature, engaging in personality, this person will need to have a contagious enthusiasm for the Barn and her vision.

2. Eager to partner with the Pastor, the Vision Team, and other teams to explore ministry possibilities to keep reaching out to those skeptical or far from God.

3. Creative in team development and energetic to experiment with new ideas. In regard to the Gathering (our weekly worship service), we seek leader(s) with a deep appreciation for the arts and artists, and a vision as to how we might imaginatively engage worship utilizing multiple intelligences and the senses.

4. Appreciative of intergenerational ministry.

5. Experimental by nature. Appreciates diversity. Welcomes dialogue. Listens well. Compassionate. Organizational skills are essential, Self-motivated. Risk Taker. Is real and personable.