Job Title: Worship Pastor

FLSA Status: Full-Time, Exempt

Work Week: Sunday-Thursday. Minimum 40 hours per week.

Weekend Responsibilities: As a member of the Pastoral Staff, a normal work week is Sunday through Thursday. This position is expected to assist with all weekend worship services and be available to the congregation in an on-call capacity as assigned.

Reports To: Executive Pastor

Position Qualifications:

1. Proven Character

• • Mature follower of Jesus Christ who walks by the Spirit (Galatians 5:16-25); demonstrating a consistent lifestyle of godliness in accordance with the calling and qualifications of an Elder as outlined in 1 Timothy 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9; and 1 Peter 5:1-5.
  • Affirm the Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA) Statement of Faith and Church Position Papers.
  • Adhere to The Standards of the Christian Life as defined in Article III of our Constitution.
  • Embrace the mission of the church to help all people find freedom infollowing Jesus and vision of the church to multiply movements of disciple-making and church-planting throughout the Sandhills and beyond.
  • Align with the ethos of the Evangelical Free Church of America: In essentials, unity. In non-essentials, charity. In all things, Christ.

2. Proficient Competencies

• • Disciple-making: Building intentional relationships in pursuit of being abetter disciple and making more disciples of Jesus Christ.
  • Bible Knowledge: Demonstrate and articulate a thorough and thoughtful working knowledge of the Bible with an emphasis on communicating the Word of God with textual accuracy and clarity.
  • Self-Motivated: Take ownership and initiative of job responsibilities; working independently without constant supervision and be a life-long learner who continues to seek ways to increase and improve ministry effectiveness, innovation, and creativity.
  • Musicianship: Possess and demonstrate an advanced understanding and appropriate application of music theory and musical technique; including the ability to read sheet music, compose arrangements, lead vocally, and play various instruments.
  • Worship Leadership: Possess extensive experience and demonstrated capacity leading worship in a variety of settings using appropriate applications of song selection and instrumentation.
  • Team Leadership: Demonstrate a verifiable reputation of recruiting, training, developing, empowering, and evaluating healthy teams to include understanding and utilizing their unique spiritual gifts, personalities, temperaments, experiences, and strengths.
  • Communication: Ability to clearly express thoughts and ideas in writing and through spoken words. Must be comfortable speaking in front of large groups and capable of communicating clearly and concisely.
  • Technology: Competent and comfortable utilizing a wide range of modern worship ministry technology (audio, video, lighting) and software (Planning Center Online, ProPresenter, Multitracks, CCLI Licensing, MIDI, automation, live streaming platforms, etc.).
  • Administration: Experienced leading various and diverse teams within the context of a large church across multiple locations. Be a confident leader and decisive decision maker.

3. Interpersonal Chemistry

• • Respect: Commit to being considerate of others; treating them with love, appreciation, patience, and understanding.
  • Discernment: Maintain the highest degree of discernment, judgment, discretion, and confidentiality.
  • Conflict Resolution: Earnestly seek to resolve conflict quickly and completely while being willing and ready to extend and receive forgiveness.
  • Collaboration: Able to tactfully and winsomely unite people with varying perspectives to advance harmony and love, and to achieve common goals.
  • Optimism: Careful and mindful to believe the best before assuming the worst.
  • Self-Awareness: Aware and mindful of how their actions, feelings and opinions affect others.

Position Responsibilities:

1. Pastoral Leadership (1 Peter 5:2-3)

• • Lead the Church:
    • Participate in the operational leadership of the church through weekly, monthly, and quarterly meetings to include Pastoral Staff, Core Team, and All Staff.
  • Care for the Congregation:
    • Provide pastoral care to the congregation through prayer, counseling, teaching, visitation, assimilation, and the officiation of weddings and funerals.
  • Equip the Saints:
    • Effectively disciple and develop people to do the work of ministry.

2. Worship Leadership (Colossians 3:16-17)

• • Plan & Evaluate Worship Services:
    • Oversee all aspects of worship service planning in collaboration with the Senior Pastor and in accordance with our Philosophy of Corporate Worship.
    • Select songs that are solid (biblically faithful), singable (melodically accessible), and suitable (appropriate dynamics), fostering an atmosphere of congregational edification and Christ exultation.
    • Ensure the proper application of church ordinances (communion, baptism) worship elements (prayer, meditation, confession, lament, etc.) and special segments (mission’s spotlights, family dedications, commissioning’s, etc.).
    • Help plan and coordinate special worship services and holidays (i.e. Christmas, Easter, Good Friday, etc.).
    • Regularly review and evaluate the effectiveness of the worship services in accordance with our Philosophy of Corporate Worship.
  • Resource and Rehearse Worship and Technical Teams:
    • Utilize and leverage Planning Center Online (PCO) to plan worship services, schedule volunteers, and resource musicians and vocalists. Ensure appropriate rehearsal of all Worship Teams and Technical Teams on a weekly basis.
  • Lead Worship Services: Ensure thoughtful, Spirit-led worship leadership in all worship services that prepares to engage the whole-person in whole-hearted worship of the Lord.

3. Team Leadership (Romans 12:3-8)

• • Supervise the Creative Team:
    • Directly supervise the Worship Leader and Technical Director through weekly one-on-one meetings, professional development plans, and annual performance reviews.
    • Manage, coach and evaluate the Technical Team regarding assignments, projects, performance, and communication.
    • Develop and manage the annual budget for the Creative Team.
  • Shepherd Volunteers:
    • Oversee the recruitment, on-boarding, development, and scheduling of the Worship Team and Technical Team.
    • Develop a strong community of musicians who enjoy serving together.
    • Build intentional, relational disciple-making into the culture of the Creative Teams.

Minimum Qualifications:

• • Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Music, Worship, or other related field of study.
  • Experience: Possess 5-7 years of full-time experience in local church ministry or in a directly related field. Worship Ministry experience is strongly preferred.
  • Credentialling: Licensure by the Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA) is preferred or a willingness to obtain licensure in a reasonable and required time frame.