Senior Director of Worship and Production - Grace Church

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

WEEKLY ATTENDANCE: 5,152

Meet Grace Church Eden Prairie

Welcome to Grace Church, a vibrant, non-denominational community located in the Twin Cities suburb of Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Founded in 1942, Grace has grown into a large, multi-site, multi-generational congregation that welcomes over 5,000 adults in person and 8,000+ online each weekend, alongside thriving children and student ministries. Operating debt-free on a 60-acre campus that features a 4,200-seat auditorium, Grace is shepherded by Senior Pastor Troy Dobbs, who has faithfully served the church for 18 years. 

At the heart of Grace Church is a mission focused on discipleship, deep Bible intake, Global Missions, and helping individuals become mature followers of Christ. To support this, Grace offers robust, engaging ministries for every season of life, including a rapidly expanding preschool designed to serve the broader community, a highly engaged Tuesday night young adults gathering of over 500 people, and comprehensive mid-week support for men, women, and recovery groups. Weekend gatherings offer both a contemporary worship experience in the main auditorium and a traditional, hymn-based service in the chapel. 

Across all environments, Grace Church prioritizes God’s Word, theological precision, and passion in its worship, deliberately avoiding a performance-driven culture to ensure the focus remains purely on worshipping God and equipping His people. Additionally, through our ENGAGE strategy, Grace Missions is committed to discipleship, making efforts both near and far, sending many trips throughout the US and around the world, while also supporting over 100 missionary partners. 

About the Senior Director of Worship and Production

The Senior Director of Worship and Production at Grace Church is a key pastoral leadership role, reporting to the Executive Pastor. This position is for a coach of coaches, someone who leads worship with excellence while also leading and developing teams. They will oversee worship and production direction for the main auditorium and multi-site campuses while providing alignment, resources, and leadership development across Grace’s weekly ministries, including kids, students, young adults, and adult midweek gatherings. Grace Church is looking for a humble, spiritually mature leader who prioritizes discipleship, team development, and equipping the next generation of leaders.

The Senior Director of Worship and Production's responsibilities include:

Worship Experience & Weekend Execution

• Oversee Sunday Direction: Lead the overarching worship and production direction for the weekend services in the main auditorium, ensuring the worship is engaging and authentic for the congregation. 
• Platform Leadership: Lead worship from the platform with skill, humility, and a pastoral heart, intentionally avoiding a performance-driven atmosphere.
• Service Cohesion: Work collaboratively to shape the set flow and transitions, ensuring that the worship, message, and overall service elements seamlessly connect.

Team Building & Shepherding

• Coach of Coaches: Serve as a matrix leader and mentor for worship leaders, production directors, and student worship leaders, providing guidance, support, and accountability.
• Pastoral Care: Serve as the connective tissue that shepherds the worship and production teams, prioritizing their spiritual health, character development, and discipleship.
• Build Morale: Build and cultivate healthy relationships among staff and volunteers. 

Pipeline Development & Next-Gen Coaching

• Build the Bench: Architect a structured leadership pipeline that develops musicians and leaders from the kids' and youth ministries up through young adults and Sunday services.
• Equip Young Leaders: Mentor and develop the next generation of worship leaders by providing feedback on their stage presence, engagement, and musicality.
• Share the Platform: Be willing to create opportunities for emerging leaders to grow and shine.

Theological Guardianship

• Theological Precision: Act as the theological guardian for all worship moments, ensuring high doctrinal accuracy in song lyrics, prayers, and spoken transitions.
• Doctrinal Alignment: Maintain alignment with the church’s theology and central focus on Scripture across all worship environments.

Strategic Leadership & Multi-Site Alignment

• Horizontal Ministry Support: Provide structural alignment, vision, and resources for weekly ministry environments, including Kids, Youth, Young Adults, and Adult midweek gatherings. 
• Multi-Site Strategy: Partnering with the Chaska campus and defining the centralized vision, values, and stylistic guardrails for future multi-site church plants and the online community.
• Create Cohesion: Unify worship culture across diverse services - traditional chapel and modern auditorium - while allowing for unique expressions and avoiding sameness.

What you bring

The following describes many of the characteristics of the ideal candidate for the Senior Director of Worship and Production:

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree preferred
• 10 years of ministry experience
• Experience navigating complex, multi-site ministry environments and matrix reporting structures
• Proven history of building leadership pipelines and effective worship leadership from the platform. 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong vocal ability with proficiency on guitar or keys; experience in leading worship while integrating live bands with digital backing tracks and production elements.
• Deep biblical literacy with the ability to serve as a theological guardian of the service, ensuring doctrinal precision in song lyrics, prayers, and spoken transitions; skilled in providing gracious correction when needed.
• Oversees production systems, lighting, audio, visuals, so they enhance worship and support congregational engagement. 
• Demonstrated ability to shape cohesive, congregationally engaging services that avoid performance-driven culture; knowledgeable in selecting accessible keys and vocal ranges to encourage full participation.
• Evaluates and cultivates healthy rehearsal cultures for junior high, high school, and young adult musicians. Champions growth and discipleship, balancing youth development with biblical depth.
• Shepherds and develops worship and production teams, including directors, producers, and tech staff. Functions as a coach of coaches, prioritizing mentorship, team health, and next-generation leader development.

Personal Characteristics and Qualifications

• Passionate Follower of Christ: Aligned with the mission and values of Grace Church Eden Prairie, finding identity in Christ above any platform or personal recognition.
• Dynamic Leader: Inspires and equips worship and production teams with vision, motivation, and trust. Functions as a coach of coaches, helping others grow in skill, confidence, and Christlike character.
• Relationship Builder & Collaborative Team Player: Skilled at building authentic relationships across age groups and teams. Non-territorial, emotionally steady, and capable of providing feedback while maintaining team morale through challenges.
• Humble Servant: Finds fulfillment in developing others, prioritizing congregational participation over personal spotlight. Not seeking fame, platform, or social media influence; motivated by seeing teams and church members thrive.
• Strategic & Vision-Oriented: Able to think long-term to build systems, define stylistic values, and provide consistent worship and production leadership across environments while maintaining flexibility for diverse expressions.

What it's like to live in Eden Prairie, MN

Eden Prairie is a vibrant suburb of the Twin Cities, Minneapolis and Saint Paul, known for its thriving and diverse community. The city offers an exceptional culinary scene with a wide range of locally owned restaurants, a dynamic shopping district and mall, and countless opportunities for recreation and connection. Eden Prairie is an active community, featuring numerous gyms, pickleball and basketball courts, hockey rinks, and playgrounds. It also enjoys proximity to a rich arts and creative scene, with several theaters and concert venues nearby. Surrounded by beautiful parks, trails, and lakes, residents experience the very best of Minnesota’s beautiful landscape year-round. Families benefit from outstanding educational opportunities, with both public and private schools, many of which receive national recognition for excellence. From Eden Prairie, it is easy to access many of Minnesota’s most iconic destinations, including the Mall of America and the Minnesota State Fair, as well as the abundant outdoor recreation that defines the “Land of 10,000 Lakes.”