Executive Administrator and Worship Technician

Lakewood United Methodist Church is a community of people seeking to redefine church, discover God’s abundance in our community, and participate in God’s justice and compassion in our neighborhood.

The Executive Administrator and Worship Technician will serve the church in our main office and during worship, currently on Sunday mornings at 10am. Duties range from receiving guests (many of whom will be experiencing homelessness or extreme poverty) during office hours, assisting in the execution of multimedia during worship on Sundays, tracking and initiating expenses and coordinating with bookkeeping, inputting donation receipt information, administrating the church’s facility by initiating contracts and making sure regular maintenance schedules are followed, executing the website and regular communications of the church and providing administrative support to the Pastor and Director of Community Engagement and Worship.

Required Qualifications:

• Competent writing skill

• Strong organizational skills—specifically, organization that is accessible to more than yourself

• Typing proficiency

• Hospitable attitude and comfort with people one does not know

• Ability to hold confidential information

• Website management

• Calendar Management

• Computer competency, especially with programs like:

  • • Adobe InDesign, Planning Center, ProPresenter, Calendly, Online Key management systems, MailChimp, GSuite for Non-Profits (Google Docs, Google Sheets, etc.), Email, Microsoft Word/Excel, and Zoom among others—and/or the willingness to learn how to use these programs quickly on the job.

Desired Qualifications:

• Familiarity with United Methodist Polity and Worship Practices

• Familiarity with church music and sensitivities with copyright law

• Familiarity with homelessness and comfort with people of all backgrounds

  • • Self-starting work ethic

    • Ability to anticipate needs and think on your feet

    • Willingness to work as a part of a three-pronged team with Pastor and Director of Community Engagement

    • Background knowledge of basic facility maintenance concepts

Interested? Contact ben@lumc.net