First Baptist Church of Tellico Village (FBCTV) of Loudon, Tennessee is seeking an Associate Pastor of Worship Ministries. This position is responsible for providing leadership in our worship ministries, including choirs, orchestra, pianist/organist, praise and media teams. The position's focus is to seamlessly blend traditional hymns with modern Christian music during Sunday worship services.

Requirements Summary:

· Bachelor's degree or higher with at least 10 years of work experience in leading Sunday worship services.

· Must possess a vibrant and solid Christian faith with continued growth in the grace and knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ and sensitivity to the Holy Spirit in all ministry pursuits.

· Able to lead Sunday morning worship services utilizing our choir, orchestra, and worship team in guiding our congregation in worship.

· Must have a proven work ethic, successful leadership skills, and skill to teach God's Word.

· Able to plan, select, organize, practice, and execute a worship script in conjunction with the Sunday sermon and/or the weekly Bible focus.

· Have a heart to work with and disciple a congregation of mostly retired people.

· Besides Worship duties, there will be an expectation of an additional ministry component to help balance our current pastoral staff.

About our Church: FBCTV is a vibrant, active church and quite unique in that the church membership has people from more than 35 different denomination backgrounds. We are situated in a major retirement area, hence we have very few young couples or children in the congregation. The median age of our church membership is around 70 years old. We have grown to 400 members since our beginning in 1997. FBCTV is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention and aligns with the Baptist Faith and Message 2000. FBCTV is a congregational church and Church leadership resides with the Lead Pastor and the Leadership Council, which consists of 13 volunteer ministry team chairpersons. Besides our Lead Pastor, our pastoral staff includes a full-time Associate Pastor of Discipleship and full-time Associate Pastor Worship Ministries (this opening). We have had 3 building programs and we are debt and mortgage free.

About our Mission Field: Our members reside in lakeside retirement communities nestled in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. These communities surround Tellico Lake. Demographic analysis of our area reveals a population of about 13,000 and growth is expected to be 5% over the next 5 years. Community residents are typically well educated.

How to Apply: If you believe God may be calling you to serve at a church like ours, then please send us the following via Email to: [email protected]

—A short cover letter explaining why you believe God is calling you to apply —Include a brief testimony of coming to faith in Jesus Christ —Your "Theology of Worship" —Your resume —Links to videos where you are leading Worship