Worship Pastor Full Time

Primary Objectives:
To provide leadership, vision, and direction to the worship ministries of Calvary Baptist Church in alignment with the church’s overall mission and vision.

• Lead all areas of the contemporary worship ministry at Calvary
• Train and empower college worship team members to lead at the Well (the Well is student-led, staff-supported)
• Partner with the Traditional Worship Director as needed
• Work closely with the Senior Pastor on worship service programming.

• Responsibilities:
  • Lead all contemporary worship services
  • Build and shepherd a vibrant worship team by recruiting and training volunteer worship leaders and musicians, fostering their spiritual growth through discipleship and modeling a Christ-centered life, and providing care and support for team members and their families.
  • Cultivate a worship ministry that actively involves and incorporates input from the congregation, developing a pipeline of worship leadership through comprehensive recruitment, training, deployment, and evaluation processes.
  • Lead in the preparation and execution of appropriate seasonal and special worship events. This includes combined services with the choir and traditional worship team. 
  • Provide leadership to the college worship teams––this includes recruiting, developing, scheduling and resourcing students for Wednesday college gatherings (The Well).
  • Develop an annual worship/music budget that is guided by Calvary’s mission and values.
  • Attend weekly worship planning meetings for evaluation of the previous week of worship and planning of the upcoming week of worship.
  • Ensure detailed and advanced scheduling of volunteers utilizing Planning Center Online and other applications as needed and necessary.
  • Maintain and develop Worship Handbook for volunteers, which lays out standards, casts vision, and offers info for worship volunteers and philosophy of worship.
  • In coordination with the Production Director, maintain organized practice and storage areas for worship equipment/spaces, and oversee all technical aspects of worship services and events (audio, video, lighting, lyrics, announcements, etc.), providing regular training to ensure excellence in production and technical ministries.
  • Participate in hospital visitation, as requested, and on-call weekends on a rotating basis.
  • Other relevant duties that may be assigned that impact this position.

• Essential Traits & Qualifications:
  • A deep and growing relationship with Jesus Christ and a commitment to servant leadership.
  • Proven leadership experience within a local church, including working on a team and developing other teams of musicians in multiple worship environments.
  • Strong vocal ability is required.
  • Proven proficiency in vocal leadership and instruments, including guitar and/or piano.
  • Effective interpersonal and relational skills. Humble and relatable to church members of all ages.
  • Ability to articulate a Christ-centered theology of worship and congregational singing.
  • Bachelor’s degree required