Music & Worship Minister

St John’s Hoxton has experienced significant growth and development over the past 12 years, and the previous post holder played a significant role in developing a culture of worship amongst the congregation. As the church has grown and developed, the nature of the role has changed, and we now need to appoint a Music & Worship Minister to sustain the central place of music and worship within the life of the church, as well as to develop a new vision for music, worship and creativity within the life and mission of the church.

A significant area of the work is the leadership and development of the Worship & Production teams, enabling new and younger members to develop their skills and character, and organising the teams to fulfil the needs of our weekly worship services. Music and worship have become central to our work with children and youth – so we are seeking someone who has gifts in developing fledgling musicians, and helping to shape and direct character formation through involvement in ministry.

We have been blessed with the involvement of some really gifted and able musicians over the years, and we aim to keep an inspiring and high standard of musicianship, while also keeping the emphasis always on forms of worship which enable people to encounter the living God. We draw on a range of musical and liturgical traditions, and expect our team to be continually open to developing their gifts and skills in new ways. We expect the candidate to be energised by musical creativity and adept at using technology to enable creativity.

We hope that the candidate will be able to develop current musicians as well as attract new worship musicians to serve in the church. Most of all, we pray that the person God is calling will be able to help the whole congregation experience the ministry of the Holy Spirit as we approach God our Father through Jesus.

There is the possibility of combining this role with other responsibilities to create a full-time post.