Expectations
*For instrumentalists and vocalists.
Each team member is required to:
- Be a born-again Christian.
- Be a member of Gateway.
- Be called to join the Worship Team.
- Complete an interview with the worship pastor
- Complete an audition.*
- Be at least 16 years old.
- Attend required rehearsals/services.
- Be able to read chord charts (instrumentalists).
- Be able to harmonize and sing lead (vocalists).
Preparation
What you can expect:
- Set lists at least a week before rehearsal.
- Sets will include chords, lyrics, and recordings.
What's expected of you:
- Come spiritually prepared to rehearsals, sound checks and services.
- Know your parts before rehearsal.*
- Practice all songs for one hour before your scheduled ministry time.*
- Strive to commit songs to memory so you won’t be dependent on charts during services.*
- AV Team members should familiarize themselves with songs prior to rehearsal.
How often will you lead?
- Our goal is one to two Sundays a month in all Sunday services.
- Special events as consistent with our mission.
What should you wear on the platform?
- Dress in a style you’re comfortable in.
- Make sure your clothes are neat, clean, in good repair, and appropriate for our environment.
- Dress with modesty. For example, exposed cleavage or very tight pants are not acceptable.
Participation in worship services
- Attend worship at Gateway at least 3 Sundays a month, whether you are serving or not.
- Attend one full service on Sundays you lead.
Rehearsals
What you can expect:
- Thursday Rehearsal:
- Vocals: 6:30-7 p.m.
- Band: 6:30-7 p.m.
- Devotional: 7-7:15 p.m.
- Combined: 7:15-8:30 p.m.
- Run through: Sunday, 7-7:45 a.m. unless otherwise notified.
- Hard work, a fun environment, relationship building, and discipleship.
- Notification one month in advance of extra rehearsals/sound checks for special events, etc.
What's expected of you:
- All scheduled vocalists, band members, and audio engineers for the week are required to attend Thursday rehearsal.
- All scheduled team members are required to attend Sunday run through.
- Be set up, warmed up, and ready to begin by the scheduled start time.
- A positive attitude.
Scheduling
- All scheduling is done online via Planning Center and will be communicated via email and/or the Planning Center Services mobile app.
- It’s important to check the schedule in case an email doesn’t arrive.
- Our goal is to have enough team members for a one-Sunday-a-month rotation.
- Block out unavailable dates in Planning Center.
- Enter expected absences into Planning Center no less than one week prior to rehearsal.
- If you’re available for Sunday but not rehearsal, consider this to mean you are unavailable for Sunday.
- If something comes up and there’s still time, try to find a replacement.
- Notify your team leader immediately of emergency absences.
