Worship Pastor

Ministry Context

First Baptist Church Pine Castle is located in Orlando, FL between a modern (and growing) downtown city center and Orlando International Airport. This is a church in the early days of revitalization, on a mission to do whatever it takes to lead people to find, follow, and serve Jesus.

Overview

The Worship Pastor provides leadership to the worship and production teams They must be a team-building leader who inspires people to join the mission and vision of First Baptist Church Pine Castle. This position requires the worship pastor to serve not only as a performing arts director, but also as a shepherd to the people who serve in this ministry. 

Qualifications, Competencies, and Expectations

• A clear testimony of faith in Jesus Christ and a vital, personal, and growing relationship with Him.
• A disciple-making leader as well as a musician.
• A call and commitment to the mission, vision, values, and leadership of First Baptist Church Pine Castle.
• Be reliable, take initiative, and be self-motivated.
• Embrace and adapt to growth, change, innovation, and creativity.
• Skilled in organization, administration, and posses excellent communication skills (written, verbal, and interpersonal).
• Use appropriate judgment in the areas of discretion, sensitivity, and leadership.
• Maintain cooperative, healthy, and motivating relationships with supervisors, coworkers, and volunteers.
• Demonstrated excellence as a worship pastor (e.g., has grown a worship ministry, both qualitatively and quantitatively).
• The ability to recruit, train, and lead vocalists, instrumentalists, and technicians in their respective functions.
• Familiar with Planning Center Services, Ableton, ProTools, and ProPresenter.
• Be able to lead the choir to sing in the 10:30 service once per month and prepare them for musical presentations around Christmas and Easter.
• Plan the worship services of First Baptist Church Pine Castle, under the leadership of the lead pastor, with theological accuracy, collaborative teamwork, and excellence to create captivating and inspiring experiences.
• Ensure all musical and technical aspects of the service are not a distraction, but advance the day’s theme. Oversee song selection, media preparation and presentation, sound and lighting enhancements, video production, and coordination of all instrumentalists, vocalists, and technicians.
• Oversee the development and ministry of the Production team–this will be done through regular coaching with the Technical Director.

Position type: Full time

Reports to: Senior Pastor