Assistant Pastor of Worship / Worship Pastor

Grace Baptist Fayetteville

Fayetteville, NC

Category: Worship Leader, Music Minister, Worship Pastor

Posted on: September 09, 2018

Job Description:

Assistant Pastor of Worship (Worship Pastor) Position Description

Overview:

As the title implies, the Assistant Pastor position is created to provide general assistance to the Senior Pastor in the wide variety of tasks and responsibilities needed to grow and shepherd the church. Over time, the expectation is that the church will grow, and when this occurs, this role will specialize to meet the updated needs of the church. The Assistant Pastor will report directly to the Senior Pastor and will be subject to all of the approved policies and procedures in the Staff Handbook, including quarterly performance evaluations. Even though this position bears some responsibility in virtually all areas of the overall church ministry and program, the following tasks and responsibilities give shape to the position's current priorities.

Music and Worship

Plan and lead meaningful, engaging worship experiences through the musical portion of the worship services.
Create worship presentations in ProPresenter for church services and youth services.
Oversee the worship technology (audio, visual, lighting, other) needs and operations of the church.
Recruit and coach instrumentalists to form a band to a_noemailpany the services.
Work with the Pastor to start a second weekly service.
Serve as a resource to volunteers to create and oversee a worship arts ministry to include dramas, visual arts, and as appropriate, choreography
Assist the Senior Pastor in doing all of the above for special off-campus services as Grace moves toward the multi-site vision.
Note: Grace's current weekly service is 80% contemporary 20% less contemporary. This individual will be asked to help us launch a second service that is fully contemporary.

Children and Youth

Share with the Senior Pastor the responsibility of discipling and teaching the young people of the church. This will involve cultivating and investing in mentor-type relationships with them and staying current on issues affecting children and teens in today's culture. It may also involve teaching midweek Bible study lessons and guiding small group discussions.
Plan and lead worship for youth events.
Take the lead on planning and directing youth trips for missions and summer camp.
Work with youth parents to develop a regular calendar of events.
Assist the Senior Pastor in recruiting, training, and overseeing youth ministry volunteers.
Help the Senior Pastor administer the midweek children's ministry (TeamKID, e.g.).

Administrative

Note: The church recently approved a staffing plan that is posted on our website under About Us. Until we fill the receptionist position, this individual will share the administrative load with the Senior Pastor.

Pastoral Care and Ministry

As needs arise, assist the Pastor in ministering to shut-ins, hospital patients, prospective church members, and others.
 

About Grace Baptist Fayetteville:

Founded in the 1950s, Grace almost had to close its doors in summer of 2016. Through God's blessing, Grace now has over 120 involved in church life, 19 teenagers, 12 kids, and is in the position to see exponential growth in the months ahead. Think "church plant." 

Qualifications:

Ordination to ministry, or ability to become ordained within 6 months of hiring
Ability to lead worship from guitar is a plus
College graduate
Knowledge of ProPresenter and worship technologies a plus 

Position Information:

Job Title:
Assistant Pastor of Worship / Worship Pastor
Time Type:
Full Time
Job Category:
Worship Leader, Music Minister, Worship Pastor
Salary:
40,000 - 50,000
Organization Type:
Church
Denomination:
Baptist - SBC
Worship Style:
Contemporary
Church Size:
100 - 250

Contact Information:

Organization Name:
Grace Baptist Fayetteville
Contact Name:
Billy Shaw
Address1:
3901 Raeford Rd
Address2:
City:
Fayetteville
State or Province:
NC
ZIP Code:
28304
Country:
United States
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