Worship Team Application
Thank you for your interest in becoming part of the Living Waters Rogue Valley Worship Team!
A community of worshippers.
Our team is more than musicians and singers—we are a community of worshipers dedicated to cultivating an atmosphere where people encounter God’s presence.
Please read the following values and expectations carefully before applying, as they outline the heart for this ministry.
We are looking for individuals who come alive in worship and have made musical worship a regular practice in their personal lives, outside of corporate gatherings. We know that the moments that are created on stage are absolutely an overflow of our own spiritual intimacy with God and our own musical practice. We also know that when we make the stage moments or rehearsals our only touchpoint for worship and communion with God, things get wonky and out of place (this is one of the reasons historically leaders can seem so anointed on stage but behind closed doors they are experiencing burnout, moral failure, marital problems, displaced needs, hidden addictions, etc ). We deeply desire to empower integrated worshippers who are living congruent lives, on and off stage.
We are passionate about raising up healthy, thriving whole people: This includes how we are living our life, our commitment to rest, balance in our work, the way we love and show up for our family and others, how we show up in community and receive feedback, how we handle conflict, and how we manage our freedoms- whether time, substances, aptitudes, or theological preferences. We are not looking for perfection in this, but an awareness and humility and growth mindset.
***Your rest and internal health is far more important to us than your skill. If you have a history of finding your place of belonging in church based on your “gifting,” “anointing,” or “talents,” we would strongly encourage you to wait on this application, and to enjoy a season of connection and knowing your worth in the family of God, before stepping into service.
We are specifically looking for servant leaders, walking in humility, who are forming their lives after the way of Jesus. The Worship Team is unique as a service within our church, as it does include leading people into a spiritual formation practice visibly and leading by example. Our desire for anyone on the worship team is that they would understand that this is a servant leadership position, and that there is a higher level of accountability and lifestyle expected from those we place in leadership. Of course this doesn’t mean that we expect perfection nor does it mean that you have all the answers for people- we are ALL in process. BUT we are asking for awareness, humility, and wisdom in your behavior, speech, countenance and lifestyle both on AND off stage. You are an extension of the Leadership Team of this church, so we ask that you hold that with honor and joy within our body.
***A value for us as especially visible leaders serving in front of our community, is to carry the role of worship team member with wisdom and honor for those who are watching us: (ie: a good rule of thumb for us as a worship team is, if you wouldn’t do it, say it, or behave like it in front of little children, it’s probably not beneficial to the body in this space. And also, you’d be amazed how much the kids in our community are looking up to and modeling after you!)
We are looking for individuals who prioritize community in their lives and are choosing to weave their lives into the fabric of this church body. We want you to be known, seen, experienced and loved here! We want you to experience belonging, to be discipled, grow in your faith and in maturity alongside others of all ages! For us as a team, it is a huge priority to gather regularly, practicing fellowship, vulnerability, prayer, confession and accountability in our daily lives. We host worship team community nights 1-2 times per quarter and these are of highest priority for worship team members. We of course understand that life comes up and sometimes we have to miss things. However if a team member misses more than one meeting, we will be checking in, and if a team member does not attend any Team Gatherings in a quarter, this will be a conversation with our leadership team and potentially dismissal from the Worship Team. This is not meant as a punishment, but as a value statement for our team on being connected and in current relationship with each other.
As a Living Waters Worship Team, we understand that we have a specific “style” and genre of music that we are playing, and it may not be everyone’s first choice or preference stylistically. As much as we love and enjoy ALL the sounds and genres of music for enjoyment’s sake, our heart for leading worship here is to lead our community in songs of high praise, focusing on the Lord. We are specifically learning and teaching songs that are simple and straightforward that help us continue to grow in our spiritual development.
We are looking for worship leaders who can carry a sound that is simple, relevant, and un-distracting. Distractions can sometimes include stylized vocals in a certain genre that change the overall engageability of a song, overdone vocalizations of the voice or instrument (complex runs or heavy vibrato), pitch challenges, timing challenges, overly complicated rhythms in instrumentation, and even highly stylizing a song into a different genre then the original version. While all these things are wonderful and acceptable within music as a whole, and we are by no means saying anything is wrong with these styles (we love them and value them as musicians)- in THIS context we ARE primarily a worship band. Our goal is not to be the most prolific musicians with the most complex and awe-inspiring music- our goal is unity as a team musically SO THAT we can wholeheartedly pour out our worship to the King of Kings, while helping to eliminate any obstacles that our congregation may have in doing that themselves. We are asking for all of our leaders to be able to lead within the overall genre that is most relevant and engageable for our current body, which is why we are asking you to learn the songs below in the original style of the recording. ( Ie: we are not a bluegrass church, a country church, broadway church, a punkrock church, or any other genre that any of us may prefer 😉 )
We are primarily looking for musicians and vocalists who feel very at home in a simplified band dynamic that may sound similar to artists like Elevation Worship, Bethel Music, KXC, Housefires, and UPPERROOM. We have found that these styles work best for our context.
We want to acknowledge that you may have an incredible gifting in a musical genre that is better suited outside of our limited worship context. We celebrate those gifts and earnestly hope you are seeking ways to creatively sow them into our city, valley, and the world! The earth needs your creativity, and it isn’t limited to the church!
Fill out the Application
Thank you for taking the time to read through our values and expectations. If you have read through the above and, considering all of this, feel you would be a great fit for our team, please fill out the application questions and don’t forget to attach a video of yourself at the end of the app (via youtube link) to complete your application process.
