OverviewValley Baptist Church is searching for a new Worship Pastor to help build upon the exciting momentum our congregation is experiencing this season. This candidate would lead a well-staffed team of creatives and music professionals to foster exciting and meaningful worship experiences for our community.

About Valley BaptistValley Baptist is a vibrant and growing church located in Bakersfield, CA. On average, we see about 4,500 people walk through our doors each Sunday. Our church is uniquely positioned to serve Kern County but also has a long history of reaching the entire globe with the gospel. We do that actively through raising up missionaries, planting churches, revitalizing churches, worldwide broadcasting, and more. Valley Baptist is built to send!

Our next Worship Pastor will lead the way in developing an exciting and dynamic corporate worship culture. Our church is unique in that we're truly multigenerational and have a wide range of backgrounds, culturally and socioeconomically. We've seen great success and growth in providing worship experiences that will speak to a wide range of people.

A great match for this position would be:Devoted Follower of Jesus: Recognizes that their public leadership is only as great as their private devotion to the Lord.Magnetic Leader: With the heart of a pastor. Someone who values seeing people come to know Jesus and grow in their faith. Also, someone who sees immense value in people, aiming to help them grow and thrive in their role at Valley Baptist.Relational Connector: Skilled at building relationships across teams, ministries, and the community to foster collaboration, trust, and alignment in all they do.Organized Implementer: Balances the vision of strategy with the practicality of managing deadlines, logistics, and tactical execution in a fast-paced environment.