As we aim to see Everyone Everywhere Following Jesus, we think of worship as something we: Practice with intention. Pursue with passion. Perform for an audience of one--God.

PRACTICE:
• We practice every Wednesday from 5:30-6:30PM in the B building.
• We practice as individuals for at least two hours every week, regardless of when you are playing next.
• We practice the styles and forms we learn on Wednesday AND by listening to the recordings of those songs.
• We practice so that our focus moves from hitting the right notes to being worship leaders and examples to everyone in Student Ministries.

PURSUE:
• We pursue to always improve our skills with our instrument and/or voices. This could mean practicing more than two hours, taking private lessons, etc.
• We pursue to take our relationship with Jesus to the next level by looking deeper into the lyrics of the songs we play and letting our lives outside of musical worship reflect how much we love Jesus.
• We pursue time together in practice and as a team to pray, discuss and grow in our understanding of worship and our role in it.
• We pursue to love our fellow band members, and every member of the Student Ministries family.
• We pursue to always be flexible and ready for last-minute changes.

PERFORM:
• We perform in multiple venues and ministries of Purpose Church. Whether in Purpose Students Live, Purpose Kids, FSM, JHM, HSM, or main services, we worship God and God alone.
• We perform to help Purpose Church experience God through musical worship.
• We perform as a unified group, all united under the same purpose.
• We perform without drawing attention to ourselves.
• We perform for God and God alone; not for our friends, and not for our own pride.

As a member of the Student Worship Ministry, I commit to:

1. Attending worship rehearsals (when scheduled) every Wednesday from 4:45-5:30pm (INDOOR), 6:00-6:45pm (OUTDOOR), and showing up early to the venue or ministry you are leading in. During rehearsals, we expect you to NOT be on your phone, concentrating, focused, and following direction.
2. Communicate through Planning Center to confirm availability and respond when scheduled.
3. Practicing my instrument/voice for at least two hours every week, using the worship music I have
been given at rehearsal.
4. Being an active member of Student Ministries. This includes regular involvement in your Life Group and Sunday Mornings.
5. Living a life that reflects the character of Jesus Christ (1 Timothy 4:12) both in my relationships, private life, and social media. We expect our student worship leaders to set an example; this includes abstaining from sexually immoral behavior, illegal substances, gossip, dissension, and posting/sending things that would cause others to question whether Jesus is your number one priority.
6. Actively growing in your relationship with Jesus Christ; prayer, reading the Bible, serving, etc.

If you are unable to follow through with these commitments, this is how we will hold you accountable:

1. Meet with our Student Worship Lead and/or Ministry Pastors to have an honest conversation about your involvement in the Student Worship Ministry.
2. If the issue continues, a two-month break from leading in the Student Worship Ministry will be
required, but we expect you to continue showing up for practice. Our Student Worship Lead will continue to meet with
you during this break. After the two month break, the situation will be re-evaluated.
3. If the still issue continues, you will be asked to step down for the remainder of the year from the
Student Worship Ministry.

“So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.” - Romans 12:1-2 (The Message)

MODESTY [ defined ]
Modesty is a respectable manner of adorning one’s body and carrying oneself, born out of a freedom from a worldly definition of beauty and worth, motivated by a hatred of sin, and a desire to draw attention to our loving, creative, and awe-inspiring God.

OUR DESIRE
Worship leading begins off-stage then moves on-stage. As worship leaders, we are called to be examples and role models as God uses us. The joys and thrills of being an instrument for God to use to draw others towards Himself is electrifying, but it comes at a worthy cost. The cost is our decision to conduct ourselves, dress ourselves, and live in such a way that brings more glory to Jesus than to ourselves! We need to be leaders in the way we act and dress wherever we are. We represent Jesus on stage and off.

GUYS:
- While leading worship, we ask our guys to not wear tight pants, sleeveless shirts, apparel with graphic text or images, or short shorts. We also ask our guys to not expose their stomachs or underwear and to not behave in a way on stage that would be distracting.

GIRLS:
- While leading worship, we ask our girls to not wear yoga pants or leggings without a long shirt, short shorts, exposed bras or underwear, exposed cleavage, or stomach, or apparel with graphic text or images. We also ask our girls to not behave in a way on stage that would be distracting.

1. Complete and submit this application form.
2. You will be contacted to setup an audition. Be ready to sing or play a current worship song of your choice. Please also be ready to hear/sing harmonies, play/sing in a different key and sing a worship song that you may have not practiced.
3. Continue to practice your instrument, voice, or tech skills, to prepare you to serve.
4. If our Student Worship Team Lead feels you are ready to join the Student Worship Ministry, they will ask you to start rehearsing with the team and soon you will be given the opportunity to lead in worship.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact our Student Worship Team Lead: