WORSHIP LEADER AT THE WESLEY FOUNDATION
STUDENT APPLICATION
Please prayerfully consider serving God through this ministry, while intentionally growing in
your own faith and developing your gifts as a worship leader.
To be consider for the worship leader position for the 2010/2011 school year, please return
this application by Friday, April 16th. Interviews with Paige will be held the week of April
19th.
The mission of the Wesley Foundation is EIU is to connect students to the love of God
known through the life of Jesus Christ. We strive to offer a spiritual home, provide
opportunities for personal growth and spiritual formation, serve Christ by serving others,
work for peace with justice, develop Christian leaders and provide outreach through
missions.
The vision for the position of Worship Leader for the Wesley Foundation for the 2010-2011
school year is provide quality, thoughtful music leadership to both the worship band and to
the community that will enhance the overall worship experience at Wednesday night
worship.
The purpose of the worship leader at the Wesley Foundation is:
 To provide music leadership and creativity to the worship experience while also
empowering other members of the worship team
 To develop leadership skills
Necessary qualifications:
 A call to serve this campus ministry as a servant leader
 An ability to work and leader your peers
 Knowledge of current worship music and ability to lead others to learn and rehearse
said music
 Creativity in song selection and ideas to enhance the worship experience
 Organization!!!
The Expectations for the Worship Leader:
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Agree with the mission and vision of the ministry.
Recruit membership in the worship band (currently called FOAM)
Organize weekly rehearsals for the band
Work with campus minister to choose a set of songs for each worship experience
Organize and lead the band to play out at another church/venue once a month
Attend the New Church Start Boot Camp May 11-13, 2010 (if summer job
requirements conflict with dates, please let Paige know)
Attend a two day retreat July 31-August 1, 2010 (if summer job requirements
conflict with dates, please let Paige know)
Attend a weekly one-hour leadership meeting on Sunday nights at 7pm
Meet with the campus minister on a weekly basis to evaluate worship and plan for
future worship experiences
Actively participate in the ministry (attend at least one mission and one social
activity this semester)
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Actively attend to your own spiritual growth through prayer, bible study, and other
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Campus Minister, I pledge to:
prepare for meetings
provide a variety of growth, leadership, and learning experiences
meet regularly with the worship leader
provide resources and guidance
bring awareness of theology, Bible, meditation, spiritual discipline to bear on ministry
areas
provide supervision and individual attention
In return for his/her dedication to the ministry, the Wesley Foundation will award the
worship leader a $1600 scholarship (payable at $200/month).
WORSHIP LEADER APPLICATION
Your name
Your campus address
Telephone
Email address
Your permanent address
Telephone
Email address
Home Church and denomination
Please answer the following questions (use as much space as needed):
SPIRITUAL MATURITY
1.
Share how your Christian faith has matured while you have been a student this past
year.
2.
Describe your devotional life, do you read Scripture, a devotional, or other study
material?
3.
Why do you feel called to worship leadership?
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What gifts would you bring to worship leadership?
5.
What is your VISION for Wednesday night worship? What would you like to change?
To stay the same?
6.
As the worship leader, you would at times have to provide criticism to your peers as
you lead and critique rehearsals and worship. You will receive constructive criticism
of your leadership style. How well do you give and accept constructive criticism? Are
you willing to both receive and share advice that will help to grow you and those that
you lead grow?
7.
Please create a set list of 6 songs for a worship experience for the following worship
themes that will include a time of communion (and provide any additional idea you
may have for the worship experience):
 friendship
 spiritual gifts
 Matthew 5:13-16