Worship

In order to keep everyone on the same page, we ask all band members to adhere to the following expectations:

• Band members, since they are leading publicly from stage, should be New City Church partners. If you have not yet attending a Discover Lunch event, you will be asked to attend the next scheduled Discover Lunch so you can learn what it looks like to be a partner at New City
• Showing up early enough before the call time to have time to set-up
• Tuning instruments throughout rehearsal as necessary including when on stage during the countdown and when coming back on stage after the message
• Returning packs to where they belong after each use (including rehearsal)
• Cleaning cables; returning unused cables to proper storage area
• Adjusting your mix throughout practice to be able to hear click and necessary instruments and to be prepared for Sunday
• Not leaving food and other trash in and around the church after rehearsals
• Song learned and prepared before rehearsal
  Meaning listening to audio
• Reading emails sent from the Worship Leader
• Checking Planning Center for needed information
• Singers leading songs do so without a music stand
• That we are respectful and above reproach on social media as to properly represent Christ and New City Church
• That you trust and believe in Jesus and desire to follow him with your life
• That you are fleeing from sin and actively walking with Jesus. We do not expect perfection, but we ask our worship team members to live lives pursuing Jesus. 
• We do ask our band members to refrain from drunkenness, recreational drugs, and to live lives with sexual integrity. This includes sexually active relationships with anyone but your married spouse. If unmarried and in a relationship, this also includes living together before marriage. While everyone is welcome at New City to hear about the love of Christ and connect with our church, we ask that those leading from stage lead lives above reproach in these areas.

Other Team Expectations

We ask that everyone on the Worship and Production Teams are active participants in a Community Group. One of our values at New City is that “You Can’t Do Life Alone” so to encourage the spiritual growth of our team members, we believe it is important that everyone at New City is able to be a part of a Community Group to foster deeper relationships with other members of the church body and to hold one another accountable. Of course, there are seasons of life that may prevent this from being possible. If this is the case, please speak with the worship director.

We also ask that when not serving, team members still make attending Sunday services a priority. This does not mean there are never any Sundays when worship team members cannot miss church, but it does mean that team members should not only be going to church when they are serving.