Senior Worship Pastor

New Wine; Weston-super-Mare; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

New Wine in Weston-super-Mare is seeking a Senior Worship Pastor to cultivate a culture of worship and lead a vibrant congregation. This pivotal role emphasizes not just music but a holistic approach to worship, fostering deep spiritual engagement among the community. The ideal candidate will possess strong theological foundations and exceptional pastoral skills, driving worshippers' discipleship journeys.

Join a large, dynamic team in a thriving seaside town where the vision is to see lives restored in Jesus’ name. This is a unique opportunity to influence the worship landscape within a growing church.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading worship and pastoral skills.
• Strong theological knowledge and ability to form worshippers.
• Ability to develop and pastor teams effectively.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate a culture of worship within the church.
• Lead and develop teams to enhance the worship experience.
• Ensure worship is theologically rich and accessible.

Job description

Description of Job

The Senior Worship Pastor at St Paul’s exists to cultivate a people, not just a platform.

We believe worship is not a musical moment but a whole‑life response — a weekly rehearsal for eternity and a daily participation in the life of God. Our gatherings are not performances to watch but encounters to inhabit. We move from distraction to attention, from self‑expression to surrender, from disgrace to amazing grace.

The Senior Worship Pastor will shape and steward a culture where:

• the Spirit is welcomed and discerned
• the Church learns to sing the gospel into one another
• our gathered worship forms our scattered lives

You will lead, pastor and develop teams who help the church lift its eyes to the throne (Revelation 4–5), ensuring our worship is theologically rich, pastorally safe, spiritually expectant and musically accessible. This is a senior appointment within St Paul’s, sitting alongside our executive and pastoral leadership. The role operates on a flat structure within the worship department; there are no associate or assistant worship pastors underneath you.

This role is not primarily about leading songs — it is about forming worshippers.

You can view the full job description here.

Weston-super-Mare, England, United Kingdom

St Paul’s is one of the largest churches in the Bath and Wells Diocese, with a diverse congregation. Our vision to see the renewal of our town, and lives restored, in Jesus’ name.

Weston-super-Mare is in a period of regeneration, with ambitious plans to build a thriving University town, so there’s much more that we can be doing to develop our ministries here. This is why St Paul’s is always adapting; always listening; always learning; and always growing.

So, if you fancy joining a large and lively team in a beautiful seaside town, growing our congregations in their discipleship journeys and setting their hearts on fire for Jesus… then we’d love to hear from you.