Worship Pastor or Director

The Worship Pastor/Director leads and develops JEC's worship ministry across all services and gatherings. This role plans and leads worship, trains and mentors worship leaders, team members and the AV team, and works closely with the senior pastor to ensure worship consistently supports the mission and direction of the church.

Key Responsibilities

Leading Worship

• Lead worship as part of the regular rotation.
• Includes Sunday worship bi-monthly, Friday night gatherings semi-monthly and weeknight practices as needed.
• Plan song selection, set lists and service flow in line with approved worship standards.
• Lead rehearsals as needed. Coordinate schedule of volunteers including AV support.

Training and Team Development

• Provide spiritual leadership on the meaning of worship and how to be better worshippers and worship leaders.
• Train and mentor worship leaders, team members and the AV team, building their musical, technical and leadership skills.

Recruit new volunteers for worship teams

• Identify volunteers who do not yet meet team requirements and develop a training path to bring them up to standard.

Alignment and Planning

• Meet weekly with the senior pastor to align worship themes and service objectives with the mission of JEC.
• Develop and implement a plan to improve the worship experience for newcomers and existing members and track its impact over time.

Equipment and Technical Oversight

• Maintain and update the equipment and software used for worship services (sound, instruments, projection, livestream and recording, etc.).
• Coordinate any needed repairs, upgrades or replacements.

Team Culture and Standards

• Enforce worship team guidelines with the team, addressing gaps or concerns directly and constructively when they arise.
• Foster a team culture centered on serving the congregation's worship rather than performance.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated musical proficiency (vocal and/or instrumental) and experience leading congregational worship.
• Experience training, mentoring or leading a volunteer team.
• Working knowledge of church sound and AV systems or a strong willingness to learn.
• Alignment with EFCA/JEC's doctrinal statement and mission.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to give and receive feedback well.
• A vision for improving worship including training, equipment and use of technology.
• Leads with humility and is a good communicator. Has a passion for worship. Organized.
• On track for pastoral ministry or history of serving faithfully in previous worship ministries.

What Success Looks Like

• Worship teams are trained, spiritually healthy and growing in musical skill and worship leading.
• Newcomers find worship approachable; members report a stronger sense of engagement.
• AV and sound systems are well-maintained and reliable.
• New worship team members are routinely identified and added to the team.

Compensation

$25-$30/hr DOE, 12 hours/week

Send resume and video of you leading worship to joe@journeyec.org if interested.