Thank you for taking your time to learn more about the Tree City Church Worship & Production Ministry! This is a ministry that includes band, vocals, media, lights, camera, and sound teams. We want to be authentic people who, through God’s Spirit, are pointing people to Jesus Christ. We strive to be a team that is FUN, authentic, and relational with each other.

There are some expectations that come along with being a part of a ministry area at the church. Everyone on the team is leading others from the platform and/or the sound & media booths. Below are some basic expectations to get a better idea of expectations for our Tree City Church Worship & Production Team Members.

A relationship with Jesus

We feel that to be able to lead others in worship, it is important that each person serving within Tree City Church Worship & Production has a relationship with Jesus and is striving to grow in that relationship.

Musical ability

We believe in giving our best to God with the gifts that He has blessed us with. We want to have excellent music. This is an important value to us as we want to minister to the believer and reach the un-churched. Giving God our excellence can be a huge witness to someone who doesn’t know Jesus.

Band

We invite anyone to apply for a role within the Tree City Church Worship & Production Ministry, but not everyone can be on the platform on Sunday morning. If you are a novice singer or new to an instrument, that’s awesome! We want to hear your story and get to know you and encourage you. However, the platform will be reserved for vocalists and instrumentalists who have reached a certain skill level and experience. Of course, experience is not required to participate, but it generally seems like skill level grows with the amount of experience you’ve had to hone your craft. We play a lot of different styles of songs and music, but lean toward the modern contemporary worship style. If you’re a specialist in a certain style or instrument, we want to know about it! Just keep in mind that the majority of the songs we sing are contemporary in style much like you would hear on the radio.

Vocalists

We want to be worship leaders who help usher people into an encounter with Jesus. In order to do that, we try to eliminate distractions. We've found that having the proper vocal mixes on stage is crucial and we want singers to feel like they fit well and have a place with their voice. The melody of the song is more than likely going to be led by the worship leader, so we rely heavily on our vocalists to be able to lock in harmonies and support the lead melody. Experience on the platform often leads to comfort on the platform. Platform presence is important to us because we feel it helps make the congregation feel comfortable and welcome to participate in worship WITH us. A vocalist on the team is not only a melody singer, but may be asked to lead a song or sing the melody as a lead part in the service. We LOVE doing this and the congregation loves it as well.

Next Steps

After you have completed the Onboarding Questionnaire below, you will be contacted by our Worship Ministry Director, Julie Turner.

Band Applicants: You will be contacted to schedule a get-to-know-you meeting with Julie Turner at the church and a date to “audition” during one of our weekly rehearsals. Prior to your audition, you'll get all the details for a song or two to learn. You will want to rehearse your parts as on the recording of the song. On your scheduled evening you will jump in with the other band members to play the song with them. This is a really fun time for us all to play together and have the chance to get to know one another. 

Vocal Applicants: You will be contacted to schedule a get-to-know-you meeting with Julie Turner at the church and a date to audition during one of our weekly rehearsals. You will be sent a worship song that we sing here at Tree City Church to learn the melody as well as the harmony parts. When we start rehearsal you'll jump in with the band and sing with us! We have a great time doing this and want you to feel welcomed.

Production/Sound: You will be contacted to schedule a get-to-know-you meeting with Julie Turner at the church and a date for a training session during one of our weekly rehearsals.  This will be an opportunity for you to become familiar with the production equipment we currently utilize each week and to become familiar with our weekly systems and processes in order to determine if it will be a great fit for both you and the production team.

Thank you for taking the time to read through all of this introductory information! If you’re ready to continue the process, please take a few minutes to submit the Worship & Production Ministry Onboarding Questionnaire through the link below. You’ll be contacted soon once you’ve submitted your completed questionnaire. Again, thank you for taking time to consider becoming a part of the Worship & Production Ministry at Tree City Church!