Worship Minister

Worship Leader

FirstABQ Christian Church · Albuquerque, NM

About this position —

The Worship Leader is a Jesus follower, who equips people as followers of Jesus through organizing and leading worship that glorifies God. The process of designing and coordinating worship should guide and develop teams of people whose participation leads others to desire to follow Jesus. This position reports to the Senior Pastor and directs the worship and tech teams. This position is part-time 10-20 hours per week (applicants with additional ministry skills will be considered for full-time)

Apply if you are —

· Passionate for connecting people to God, others and the mission of following Jesus

· Showing evidence of an active growing relationship with God praying daily

· Active in our mission of following Jesus as one who is being with Jesus, doing what Jesus did, saying what Jesus said, and going where Jesus leads.

· Energized by building teams and doing what it takes to make the team succeed in ministry

· Experienced with a minimum of 2-3 years of leading worship music

· Able to play a musical instrument, experience in directing musicians and vocalists

In this ministry you will —

· Design 9am and 11 am worship set/song selection/video/placing worship elements

· Lead worship Sundays, rehearsals, services; schedule personnel and auditions

· Oversee worship band members (instruct on technique) develop new members

· Oversee worship singers (instruct on technique) develop new members

· Oversee tech crew: producer/sound/media/video

· Schedule worship participants through PlanningCenter, phone calls and/or invitation

· Serve as contact point for worship team and worship participants

You display —

· A life committed to following Jesus, spiritual growth, and the beliefs of FirstABQ.org/webelieve

· Appreciation for a variety of worship styles and ability to implement them

· Quality organizational skills, communication skills, problem-solving skills

· Ability to lead and develop volunteers

Interested applicants may apply at FirstABQ.org/Jobs with resume, references, and a brief theology of the practice of ministry

Minister Search: FirstABQ is searching for a leader in Worship Ministry. Our current worship ministry needs include: leading worship, organize worship/tech/video/audio teams, and select worship participants using church software. Thankfully we have strong teams, willing participants and greeters with a prayerful love of guests. What’s needed is a minister to organize the efforts of these teams, utilize church database, and direct the energy of this willing group of servants. In sum, we want someone formed into the image of Jesus Christ who is experienced in leading others to follow Jesus.

Church Profile: FirstABQ is a Christian Church in the North East Heights of Albuquerque. We are led by a Preaching Minister (2019), Formation Minister (2023), Children Minister (2014), three support staff and a vibrant elder board. The church has 400+ members and runs 220 in a traditional and a contemporary worship service (also streamed online) and has fifteen small groups. This healthy congregation and leadership have one mission: Follow Jesus. Every day with each task, through all ministries, as a guide to decisions, and in our daily routines, we Follow Jesus. This mission expects each person to be with Jesus everywhere, do what Jesus did, say what Jesus taught, and go where Jesus leads. Following Jesus identifies who we are and functions as our invitation to others. Our living worship and our public worship put God first as we follow Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit. The blessing of a 120-year history as a church in Albuquerque is firm ground as we run forward to join the work God is doing in Albuquerque. As a group we look forward to where God is calling us rather than backward to what God has done through us.

City: Albuquerque is a mile high city with pleasant weather year-round with all four distinct seasons. It boasts easy outdoor access to hiking and biking trails, rivers for canoeing, mountains for camping and rock climbing, ski slopes, city parks, and more. Our neighborhood of diverse people is represented in its varied ethnicity, culture, earning power, food options, and shopping. Nationally, we sit on the West Sandia Mountains at the intersection of I-40 and I-25, which means we have big city amenities and influences. Like any big city, Albuquerque faces poverty, homelessness, and crime. New Mexico is called the land of enchantment, valuing a creative, artistic, individual spirit as well as a highly communal culture with high technology companies like Intel, large government research like Sandia Labs, and a very old mixture of cultures.