Welcome! We’re excited that you’re interested in being part of the RISE Worship Team. As you explore this opportunity, we use a simple process called S.H.A.P.E. to help guide you every step of the way.

S — Standards & Steps will walk you through our expectations, team culture, and what comes next.

H — Heart Check is a questionnaire designed to help us understand your spiritual journey and passion for worship and serving.

A — Alignment Meeting gives us a chance to sit down together, get to know you, and schedule your audition or technical evaluation.

P — Presentation is your audition or hands-on evaluation, where you can share your gifts, abilities, and potential.

E — Engage is where you begin shadowing the team, developing your skills, and getting added to the schedule when you're ready.

Our desire is to build a team that serves with excellence, humility, unity, and a heart for Christ—both on the platform and behind the scenes.

Church Attendance & Involvement

Because serving on the RISE Worship Team is an extension of our church community, we ask that individuals establish a consistent pattern of attendance and involvement at RISE before joining the team.

Individuals must have attended RISE consistently for at least six months before auditioning for or serving in a platform role. This allows time to become familiar with our church, our culture, and our mission.

Below, you will discover the expectations and next steps of this process. If you are in agreement, please click the button at the bottom to let me know you're ready to move forward and receive the pre-audition spiritual questionnaire.

Worship Team Expectations

Serve

Be a servant first. The most effective leaders are those who serve with humility, whether on the platform, behind a console, or working behind the scenes.

It’s Not About Me

Our focus is always the Lord and the people we are serving—not ourselves. Every role matters in helping create an environment where people can encounter Christ.

Lead

Lead by example both on and off the stage. Our lives should reflect the message we help communicate through worship, production, and service.

Prepare

Come prepared. Rehearsal is not for learning your part—it is where prepared individuals come together and function as one body with one purpose (Romans 15:6).

Musicians should know their music and vocalists should know their harmonies and arrangements before rehearsal begins.

Presence Over Preference

Our goal is to point people to Christ. You may not love every song, style, lighting cue, or creative element, and you may deeply connect with others. What matters most is that Jesus is honored and people are led into worship with excellence and unity.

Excellence Without Distraction

We are not here to impress; we are here to serve. Whether playing or singing, we aim to do simple things with excellence rather than advanced things poorly or distractingly.

Be On Time

Start time means ready to begin—not arriving. Please allow yourself enough time to set up, troubleshoot, warm up, and be fully prepared when rehearsal begins.

Stage & Service Presence

Regularly review recorded services and evaluate yourself honestly. Ask:

• Am I engaged and attentive?
• Am I contributing to a worshipful environment?
• What am I communicating to the church and online viewers?
• Am I helping remove distractions or creating them?
• Am I serving with excellence and humility?

Participation Expectations

Being part of the RISE Worship Team means more than simply filling a role—it means belonging to the team community. Team members are expected to:

• Attend rehearsals consistently.
• Participate in team prayer.
• Support and encourage one another.
• Receive feedback with humility.
• Serve with reliability and faithfulness.
• Maintain a lifestyle that reflects Christ.
• Communicate clearly and responsibly when unavailable.

Team Requirements

Musicians

• At least 16 years old
• Faithfully attending Rise Christian Church for at least 6 months
• Ability to read a chord chart
• Understanding of basic key structure
• Major key progressions
• Know the 1, 4, 5 of a key (Nashville Number System)
• Ability to transpose is helpful
• Ability to play basic beat patterns and time signatures
• 4/4 and 6/8
• Knowledge of basic scales
• Ability to match song style, sound, and dynamics

Percussion

• At least 16 years old
• Faithfully attending Rise Christian Church for at least 6 months
• Ability to play basic beat patterns and time signatures
• 4/4 and 6/8
• Ability to follow and match dynamics
• Comfortable playing with a metronome/click track

Vocals

• At least 16 years old
• Faithfully attending Rise Christian Church for at least 6 months
• Ability to harmonize
• Sing with humility
• Will not sing continuously on most songs
• No individual ownership of songs
• Songs may be led by different vocalists depending on key and flow