Filling ad-hoc roles at churches can be difficult. Most times it’s the worship ministry that can struggle to fill a spot. While some churches have an abundance of musicians and tech resources, a church down the street could be starving for a regular bassist.
There is a huge gap and lack of connectivity between the church and talented musicians or tech in the same city. Some churches and musicians resort to Facebook groups or use resources like Fiverr or Upwork.
The problem with Facebook Church Gigs Groups
There are a host of problems with using Facebook to find a resource.
When you post a need, you get a host of comments and you have to vet each user. What are these users’ values? Do they align with your belief system? Are they just musicians working the scene to make a buck at churches? Do they align with your belief system? How do you know their skill level?
The questions don’t just stop there.
Do they have reviews? What do their peers say? Have they helped other churches and what do these churches have to say about them? With all these unanswered questions, the day’s keep ticking way to Sunday, and you make a call and just hire the person who seems the nicest.
Hoping this person has similar values and the chops – all without some formal agreement. If you love the chaos of managing your scheduling through a comment system, this should be perfect.
Fiverr and Upwork
Fiverr and Upwork are great for this type of ad-hoc type of hires for the church but most of the hires are for online jobs. For a quick poster or slide, they are great. It’s not the best place to find people to show up at your building ready to serve.
These two companies are great at the gig economy. They have the system and the tools to help the hiring party and the candidates be efficient and find the best matches. There’s better filtering and protection for both – the church and the talent. You get to see reviews, perhaps videos, and you both accept a contract and then get the job done.
However, Fiverr and Upwork isn’t ideal for worship or for the church. It is diluted by a host of other users. And, as mentioned, it’s best for online work.
Guest Worship & Worship Support Network
These two have been doing good work for a while. While they are both at helping churches fill a role, the process itself is pretty long. If you need someone for an upcoming Sunday, and it’s Tuesday already, then these two might not be the answer.
There is a quote and consultation process and also a limited roster.
WorshipTeamAI: For Ad-hoc to full time
WorshipTeamAI takes the best of all worlds and offers a solution that helps worship leaders and pastors when they need to fill a role. There are two ways to fill ad-hoc roles:
Find:
- You search for people who match this role in your city, state, zip code, or even across the country.
- Quickly scan they reviews and ratings
- Visit their profile to watch their demo reel
- Most importantly, check if they are grounded in a home church. It’s a great early signal.
- Have they helped other churches out before
- Do they have recommendations and reviews
Once you find a candidate, it’s easy to send them a message in the app and connect. This approach simply gives you access to musicians and is more free form and conversational.
Post an Opportunity
- This is more like Upwork. You create an opportunity listing for free
- You can set a payment for this or mark it as volunteer opportunity
- The roster in your zipcode apply
- You easily scan applications and vet them if they have a home church, demo reels, and reviews and recommendations.
- Click shortlist to come back later to promising candidates
- Have a few questions, start a message thread with them
- When you are ready, one-click, send a contract to the user, the user accepts and that’s it.
If it’s a paid opportunity, then the funds are held in escrow and released to the candidate after the end date of the opportunity. This protects both the church and the candidate.
Apart from ad-hoc roles, WorshipTeamAI can also help you find more long term, part time, contract roles as well. Just create a free listing and set the terms accordingly.
So – if you are a pastor looking to fill a role sign up today, and get done in minutes. If you are a musician, or tech resource, then join the roster.