Associate Pastor of Worship

About the Church

RBBC Elders Vision for Musical Worship – CLICK HERE to learn more!

RBBC Clarifying Affirmations of the Baptist Faith and Message – CLICK HERE to learn more!

About the Position

RBBC holds that biblically speaking, pastors, elders, and overseers are one and the same office. Therefore, as we seek God for the man to fill the ministerial function as our worship pastor, we are also seeking for someone who is Biblically qualified for the office of elder as described in Titus 1 and 1 Timothy 3. When bringing on a new staff member from outside our body, we customarily appoint him as a “staff minister” until such time as the congregation can get to know him and he can be brought before the congregation for ordination as an elder at RBBC. At that time, his job title will change from Worship Minister to Worship Pastor.

General Requirements

Worship Pastor (50%)

• Teach and lead the church to worship God from the heart. The worship pastor is given the sacred trust of communicating the glory of God through song and the spoken word.
• Train church musicians to make God’s praise glorious. Disciple and mentor choir and orchestra members to ensure that all who lead during gathered worship are walking with Jesus.
• Coordinate with the senior pastor in planning worship services. Choose songs and scriptures congruent with the sermon text for the week. Oversee and manage the gathered worship agenda to fit the allotted time (taking into account baptisms, communion, testimonies, and other occasional added elements to the Sunday gathered worship agenda).
• Serve as primary worship leader during Sunday gathered worship services.
• Direct the planning, organizing, conducting, and evaluating of a comprehensive music ministry including choirs, soloists, ensembles, instrumentalists, and other small groups.
• Coordinate ​or lead musical activities to support monthly Rocky Family Night (RFN) gatherings, Advent and Christmas Seasonal activities, musical support for Children’s Summer activities, and Easter Service.
• Provide musical support and planning for RBBC funerals and special church-wide gatherings.
• Learn and use Planning Center Church Management Software.
• Oversee those who direct the adult and children’s choirs.
• Train volunteer musicians to serve in choirs and orchestra. Strive for a balance between performance goals, music learning, and spiritual development. Keep informed of other worship arts learning venues and promote the God-honoring ones to our people (choir camps, workshops, seminars, etc).
• Plan and rehearse with church accompanists and orchestra in preparing for worship services. Recruit, train, and develop potential accompanists as the need arises.
• Provide stewardship and oversight of the music ministry budget.
• Review, select and order music for all music ministries within RBBC.
• Supervise the maintenance of the music library.
• Supervise the maintenance of all instruments and sound equipment.
• Direct and oversee the training of volunteers who operate audio, visual, and lighting equipment.

Associate Pastor Duties (30%) – Secondary pastoral duties will be assigned based on the candidate’s area(s) of expertise and gifting in order to train and equip the saints for ministry at RBBC. Examples of current needs that the candidate could fill based on qualifications and gifting are Biblical Counseling and Leadership of Community Outreach.

Other Pastoral Duties (20%)

• Church Elder – Attend bi-monthly elder meetings to assist in shepherding the members of RBBC.
• Assist in the Teaching Ministry of the church as requested / desired.
• Benevolence Counseling.
• Family / Marriage / Crisis Counseling.
• Hospital and home visitation.
• Strategic planner – work with the elders, staff, and ministry leads in annual calendar planning.