Lead Guitarist

Serve as a Lead Guitarist for worship services at Watersprings Christian Centre, providing skilled instrumental support to the worship team through melodic arrangements, lead guitar performance and musical collaboration to enhance the congregation's worship experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Attend all scheduled worship rehearsals and services, including Sunday services, midweek meetings, special

programmes, conferences, and other worship events.

• Play the bass guitar during assigned church services, rehearsals, and worship programmes.
• Provide a consistent rhythmic and harmonic foundation for the worship band, maintaining musical coordination with

the drummer and other instrumentalists.

• Demonstrate proficiency in African/Nigerian gospel music styles, including highlife, Afro-gospel, contemporary

gospel, and other relevant worship genres.

• Develop and perform appropriate basslines, grooves, fills and transitions that complement the musical arrangements

and worship direction.

• Maintain accurate timing, tempo and rhythm while responding to spontaneous changes during live worship.
• Work closely with the drummer to establish and sustain a cohesive rhythm section throughout praise and worship.
• Collaborate with the Music Director, Worship Leader, and other musicians to develop suitable musical arrangements.
• Support the worship leader by responding appropriately to musical cues, key changes, and changes in song structure.
• Participate in the Creative Team and contribute ideas to improve worship delivery.
• Support the training and development of other guitarists and emerging musicians where required.
• Maintain and appropriately use assigned musical instruments and equipment.
• Demonstrate commitment to Christian worship, teamwork and the vision, mission, and values of WCC.
• Undertake other duties reasonably assigned by the Music Director or Senior Pastor that are consistent with the role.