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Benjamin Carrión Stevens

Brooklyn,NY

Summary

NYC-based worship leader and music director with a strong background in composition and performance, band leadership, and Reformed worship theology. Proven success in recruiting and developing volunteer musicians, fostering spiritual formation within worship teams, and ensuring that our musical offering each week is both organized and Spirit-led. Known for collaborative leadership, musical excellence, and a gentle, pastoral presence.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Interim Worship Director

All Souls Community Church
Suffern, NY
08.2025 - Current
  • Coordinate music selection, arrangement, and band configuration while singing and leading on piano or guitar.
  • Church leadership member: prayer and vision for the life of the church/community, including but not limited to outreach, worship/prayer nights, spiritual mentorship, etc.
  • Train and mentor volunteer musicians and vocalists in both spirit and skill.
  • Organize rehearsal, and manage Sunday worship schedules/materials in Planning Center.
  • Manage the A/V team and equipment for seamless service execution and A/V capture/upload.
  • Recruit and equip believing musicians to form a community for worship/prayer nights, jam sessions, and an inclusive Sunday morning rotation.

Worship Leader

Redeemer East Side
New York, New York
10.2018 - Current
  • Lead worship.
  • Over the last month, I've taken on a bigger role in selecting the band configuration, repertoire, and honing in on Redeemer's new vision for worship.
  • Prepared to offer my services for Spanish Speaking services as well, as I am a capable Spanish speaker.

Lead Singer, Founder, Multi-Instrumentalist

Juice Music LLC
Brooklyn, NY
12.2017 - Current
  • NYC band fusing helplessness with hopefulness, and indie rock with everything else. We are independent, so all things finance and marketing are worked out in-house.
  • Lead Singer, Cellist, Keyboards, Guitar, Production, Engineering, and Percussion.

Candidate Engagement Manager/Client Owner

The Connors Group
Brooklyn, NY
03.2022 - 11.2025

Sourced clients and candidates, managed those relationships, and presented talent to partners with the aim of filling openings. More often than not, my work helped our clients define their own needs relative to what the market was bearing.

  • Client Owner: Sourced and onboarded clients, servicing a full desk. Managed recruiters on accounts that have more than five openings. Negotiated contracts, helped define clients’ goals and expectations, and, of course, placed candidates.
  • Recruiter: Sourced and managed the candidate pool, assessed talent, and presented talent to the client owner. Sourced candidates on LinkedIn, Dice, and our local CRM.

Education

BBA - Finance And Marketing, Music Minor

Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
12-2017

Skills

  • Music/Ministry tech stack: ProPresenter, Logic Pro X (production and engineering), the Google Cloud Suite, Planning Center, BoxCast, Slack, DaVinci, Dropbox, etc
  • Musical expertise: classically trained cellist (26 years), powerful and versatile vocalist (multiple languages, across genres), keyboards/synths, drums/percussion, electric/acoustic guitar, and bass
  • Team leadership and development
  • 8 years of leading worship at RES

Timeline

Interim Worship Director

All Souls Community Church
08.2025 - Current

Candidate Engagement Manager/Client Owner

The Connors Group
03.2022 - 11.2025

Worship Leader

Redeemer East Side
10.2018 - Current

Lead Singer, Founder, Multi-Instrumentalist

Juice Music LLC
12.2017 - Current

BBA - Finance And Marketing, Music Minor

Boston College
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