Lead Worship Pastor

The Lead Worship Pastor leads and develops worship experiences that are Christ-centered, Spirit-led, and culturally accessible. This leader ensures musical and creative excellence across all campuses and ministries, fosters a culture of authentic worship, and equips worship leaders, musicians, and production volunteers to carry out the mission of the church.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Worship Leadership & Oversight

• Plan and lead weekly worship services in partnership with the teaching pastor and execute with the Worship & Production Coordinators.
• Lead worship at the broadcast campus; oversee worship leaders at additional campuses.
• Ensure theological alignment, artistic excellence, and spiritual vitality in all worship environments.

2. Team Development & Discipleship

• Recruit, train, and shepherd worship team volunteers (musicians, vocalists, leaders).
• Provide spiritual leadership and pastoral care to volunteers and staff.
• Develop a volunteer leadership pipeline through coaching, mentoring, and ongoing training environments fit for their level of talent.

3. Creative Collaboration

• Partner with the Teaching Pastor and Creative Team in service design, integrating music, media, and pastoral elements to create impactful experiences.
• Assist with seasonal services (Easter, Christmas, Growth Track Worship) and special events.

4. Administrative & Strategic Planning

• Manage scheduling, budgets, and resources for the worship ministry.
• Evaluate and improve worship systems, tools, and processes across campuses.
• Maintain consistency and contextualization of worship culture across sites.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS:

• Direct Reports: Full-time Worship and Production Coordinators, volunteer worship leaders, worship interns, and worship/production volunteers.
• Collaborates With: Teaching Pastor, Growth Track Director, Worship & Production Team.

MEASURE OF SUCCESS:

• Worship environments that are engaging, Spirit-filled, and executed with excellence.
• A growing, thriving worship team culture marked by unity, growth, and discipleship toward a movement of Jesus.
• Alignment and consistency of worship culture across all campuses & ministries.
• Volunteer satisfaction and retention in worship and creative arts.

Mission Church is a vibrant, fast-growing, non-denominational church located in Bloomingdale, Illinois, committed to helping people find and follow Christ. With a weekend attendance of over 3,000 and a strong multi-campus vision in the making, Mission continues to see extraordinary momentum in “The 10”—the ten surrounding towns they intentionally focus on to help find & follow Christ. Mission has recently completed a new worship center as part of their doubling square footage facility expansion, and is now running four weekend services that are consistently full and filled with energy, expectancy, and life change. Mission’s commitment to clarity, simplicity, and theological depth—especially through courageous, relevant preaching and Spirit-led worship —has made Mission a spiritual home for thousands of people looking for truth, hope, and authentic community.

Mission Church is aimed towards its vision: Experiencing a movement of Jesus in the 10 in our lifetime. Mission Church is fueled by its mission: Helping People Find & Follow Christ. And Mission Church is guided by its values: Gather. Grow. Go.

It’s this level of intentionality and clarity that stewards a movement dependent on God’s Spirit. Gather Differently, where people encounter Christ as they invite, give, and volunteer; Grow Intentionally on the Mission’s Growth Track, designed to help equip and launch people into the mission, and Go Missionally expressed through missional communities, giving the people of Mission a front row seat to lifechange. The culture is marked by high drive, humility, unity, and excellence with no sidelines. “We Are Mission” is more than a statement you’ll hear; it’s a culture lived out.

With new campuses planned and sustained growth across all ministries, Mission is positioned for a dynamic new season—one in which worship and leadership development will play an increasingly significant role.