Worship Leader

It's our desire to raise up the next generation of ministers: full-time vocational, bi-vocational, part-time, and lay ministers. If you have been given a desire to follow God wherever He leads and you believe this opportunity aligns with the gifts He's given you, we'd love to have a conversation with you as to whether First Baptist is where He can use and grow you. Compensation will be commensurate with education, experience, and ministry ability. Expected time commitment each week is 10-12 hours unless additional ministry responsibilities are added. We have listed "high school diploma" as education level but a good candidate would be someone who has some formal training in music and especially in worship leading from a Christian college or university. But we are open to candidates without formal music/worship leading education depending on years of experience.

Our worship style is contemporary with a focus on modern hymns, newer arrangements of older hymns, and modern worship songs. We would see the following artists/song writers as an example of the direction we are continually progressing towards: Shane and Shane, CityAlight, Sovereign Grace, Matt Redman, Phil Wickham, Chris Tomlin, Matt Boswell, Matt Papa, and the Gettys, to name a few.

Personal Responsibilities

·     Live the abundant life Jesus Christ promises through a daily pursuit of Him

·     Avoid the appearance of evil. Conduct life in utmost integrity in all situations

·     Remember you represent Christ and First Baptist Church wherever you go. Be loyal to the vision and mission of FBC; always protect the unity God desires for His church. This expectation carries over onto all social media platforms.

·     Investing and inviting the lost to know Jesus Christ and seeking to help the saved grow in their knowledge of Him.

·     Active member of First Baptist Church, participating in the avenues for growth provided by FBC for your edification and the edification of the Body.

Primary Responsibilities

·     Ephesians 4:11-13. Develop a team that is fully qualified to serve the Lord by serving one another.

·     Oversee all worship and musical elements for the Sunday morning worship service and special services.

·     Serve as the primary worship leader through leading in singing as well as having a growing proficiency in use of an instrument to assist (i.e., guitar or keyboard), modeling for the team and the congregation a passion, excitement, and joy leading us in worship of our great God and Savior. Our worship is always directed God-ward and not self-ward. This flows from a life that is committed to worship throughout the week, not only during the worship service.

·      Administer the areas of the Worship Team needed to allow for excellence in service.

o  Schedule songs month by month at least two weeks prior to the start of the subsequent month.

o  Administer the schedule for all musicians and vocalists on the worship team using FaithLife.

o  Administer FaithLife for worship team to ensure that materials for the band are online at the appropriate time.

o  Schedule, plan, and facilitate band rehearsals through FaithLife.

·     Identify, invite, mentor, and empower leaders to be a part of the Worship ministry. 

·     Assist the Pastor and creative team in brainstorming, scheduling, improving, and implementing the worship services. 

·     Personally pursue excellence by modeling preparedness through practice weekly, personal skill development, and evaluation of performance on monthly basis.

·     Actively pursue excellence on the worship team through growth and development by attending worship seminars, camps, or classes. 

o  Invite team members as appropriate to join you at these opportunities in order to model teachability and passion to constantly grow in effectiveness in your position.

·     Communicate with other worship pastors/leaders and watch other church services to gain insight and develop ways to improve the effectiveness of the worship experience.