Bi-vocational Minister of Music Part Time

Bowe Gardens Baptist Church | Bi-vocational Minister of Music Location: 2700 Sarno Road, Melbourne, Florida 32935 Church website: www.BoweGardensBaptist.com Staff Relationship: The Minister of Music is responsible to the Senior Pastor Principal Function: The Minister of Music shall be responsible for completing the responsibilities listed below. Work Schedule: bi-vocational, due to this position being bi-vocational there will be no benefits. The goal is to turn this into a full-time position with benefits in the future as the church grows. Salary: $7500 per year

To Apply: To apply please send a cover letter and resume to Pastor Mitchel Dubolsky at: [email protected]. Please put in the subject line: “Minister of Music” of the email.

Responsibilities:

• Work collaboratively with the Pastor, instrumentalists, vocalists, choir and tech team to ensure that all worship services are organized and executed in a seamless, harmonious manner.
• Plan, implement, and evaluate the worship services, with a focus on providing a biblical, God-honoring experience.
• Provide a worship service that incorporates both contemporary and traditional music that is blended together and complements each other.
• Lead choir practice on Wednesday nights at 5:30pm in the fellowship hall
• Coordinate practice times outside of regular Wednesday night choir practice with the instrumentalists, vocalists, choir and tech team (for example: Singspiration)
• Plan and coordinate with soloists, instrumentalists and groups for our 5th Sunday Singspiration
• Provide outline of order of service for Singspiration (include songs and vocalists in order) and hand out to Pastor, instrumentalists, vocalists and tech team.
• Get with tech team prior to Sunday to provide song list for Sunday worship so they can play the appropriate music
• Get with ministry assistant by Wednesday to provide song list for assistant to make slides
• Provide oversight and leadership to the instrumentalists so they know the music to be played well in advance of the day of the performance.
• Collaborate with the Senior Pastor to select music for worship services.
• Lead the congregation during Sunday morning worship services, as well as other events such as VBS, revivals, funerals, etc. if available.
• Seek out musical groups to come to our church for a special time of worship outside of regular Sunday services. Seek approval from Pastor and organize and coordinate with the musical group to come to our church on the appropriate dates. Get with ministry assistant to promote these worship experiences so that they can create flyers, posters, etc.
• Attend regular staff meetings
• Attend prayer time Sundays at 10:00am in Pastor’s office
• Plan, coordinate and lead special holiday worship services such as Easter and Christmas Eve
• Direct the choir, instrumentalists and vocalists from the pulpit during Sunday worship
• Lead the congregation in worship by announcing the song(s) and encouraging them to be in God’s presence through song and the reading of the Word during worship time.