Worship Pastor

Primary Objectives:

To provide leadership, vision, and direction to the worship ministries of Calvary Baptist Church in alignment with the church’s overall mission and vision.

• Lead all areas of the contemporary worship ministry at Calvary

• Train and empower college worship team members to lead at the Well (the Well is student-led, staff-supported)

• Partner with the Traditional Worship Director as needed

• Work closely with the Senior Pastor on worship service programming.

Responsibilities:

• Lead all contemporary worship services

• Build and shepherd a vibrant worship team by recruiting and training volunteer worship leaders and musicians, fostering their spiritual growth through discipleship and modeling a Christ- centered life, and providing care and support for team members and their families.

• Cultivate a worship ministry that actively involves and incorporates input from the congregation, developing a pipeline of worship leadership through comprehensive recruitment, training, deployment, and evaluation processes.

• Lead in the preparation and execution of appropriate seasonal and special worship events. This includes combined services with the choir and traditional worship team.

• Provide leadership to the college worship teams––this includes recruiting, developing, scheduling and resourcing students for Wednesday college gatherings (The Well).

• Develop an annual worship/music budget that is guided by Calvary’s mission and values.

• Attend weekly worship planning meetings for evaluation of the previous week of worship and planning of the upcoming week of worship.

• Ensure detailed and advanced scheduling of volunteers utilizing Planning Center Online and other applications as needed and necessary.

• Maintain and develop Worship Handbook for volunteers, which lays out standards, casts vision, and offers info for worship volunteers and philosophy of worship.

• In coordination with the Production Director, maintain organized practice and storage areas for worship equipment/spaces, and oversee all technical aspects of worship services and events (audio, video, lighting, lyrics, announcements, etc.), providing regular training to ensure excellence in production and technical ministries.

• Participate in hospital visitation, as requested, and on-call weekends on a rotating basis.

• Other relevant duties that may be assigned that impact this position.

Essential Traits Qualifications:

• A deep and growing relationship with Jesus Christ and a commitment to servant leadership.

• Proven leadership experience within a local church, including working on a team and developing other teams of musicians in multiple worship environments.

• Strong vocal ability is required.

• Proven proficiency in vocal leadership and instruments, including guitar and/or piano.

• Effective interpersonal and relational skills. Humble and relatable to church members of all ages.

• Ability to articulate a Christ-centered theology of worship and congregational singing.

• Bachelor’s degree required

Calvary Baptist Church is a multigenerational church, striving for intergenerational relationships, for next-generation impact. We are located in the heart of downtown Tuscaloosa, surrounded by the campus of the University of Alabama. Calvary is home to hundreds of college students as well as thriving ministries for all ages.