General Description
The Worship Pastor advances the mission and vision of the church by developing and maintaining a culture of authentic worship for every gathering and age group.
Current Worship Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5soBRcdPm3JY3JWG7rgQgM
Time Commitment
The Worship Pastor serves full-time (40 hours) during a week. The regular workdays for staff are Sunday – Thursday.
Reporting Relationship
Reports to the Lead Pastor
Base Salary Range (based on experience and education; does not include benefits)
$40,000 - $65,000
Qualifications
Spiritual
- A clear testimony of faith in Jesus Christ and a growing personal relationship with Him
- Commitment to moral and ethical purity
- A heart to share the gospel with all people and disciple Christians to maturity
- A Spirit-led life that exemplifies 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:5-9
- Commitment to the FBC Statement of Faith and Membership Covenant
- Commitment to the mission, vision, values and ministry philosophy of FBC
Professional
- Demonstrated excellence as a worship pastor/director/leader (min. 2 years experience)
- Ability to sing and lead contemporary worship with guitar/keyboard
- Skilled use of technology including all components/software for worship
- Pastoral experience characterized by empathy and a commitment to God’s Word
- Creative and musical ability
Personal
- Strong leadership, organization, and administration skills
- An enthusiastic stage presence for leading worship
- Positive experience and attitude in building relationships, developing leaders and leading successful teams
- Proven initiative and willingness to grow professionally
Specific Responsibilities:
General
- Meet weekly with Lead Pastor and Pastoral Team to plan worship gatherings and teaching series
- Set and evaluate personal and ministry goals and objectives
- Teach/preach as assigned by the Lead Pastor
- Perform other duties as needed and assigned (i.e. student ministry, graphic design, discipleship, etc.) according to gifts, experience and interest
Worship
- Coordinate/lead worship for public worship gatherings and all churchwide meetings
- Lead in discipleship and pastoral care for all worship team members
- Plan and implement a leadership development plan for future worship team leaders
- Oversee all technical components and teams for public worship gatherings (vocal, instrumental, A/V, media, livestream, etc.)
- Recruit, develop and train Worship Team members (vocal and instrumental)
- Direct weekly rehearsals necessary to facilitate excellent worship experiences
- Oversee and ensure maintenance and care of all equipment utilized
- Evaluate and suggest equipment needs
- Manage worship/creative arts budget