Worship Pastor

Venture Christian Church; Carmel (IN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Venture Christian Church in Carmel, Indiana, seeks a Worship Pastor to lead our worship ministry, guiding paid staff and volunteers in a department that serves the whole worship experience.

The role focuses on designing environments that connect people with God, planning weekly worship services, and mentoring musicians, vocalists, and technicians while collaborating with the Lead Pastor on creative content for services and events.

Responsibilities

• Champion the worship culture within our congregation both on-stage and off-stage.
• Plan, design, and produce weekly adult worship services.
• Be the owner of our corporate worship spaces by designing environments that connect people with God.
• Work with the Lead Pastor to oversee creative content development in worship services and other special events.
• Facilitate the assimilation and development of video, visual, musical, and staging elements needed to enhance the worship gathering.
• Recruit, train, equip, and direct musicians, vocalists, and technicians that serve within the worship ministry. Also, serve as a disciple‑maker among these volunteers.
• Function as a pastoral staff member by performing baptisms, weddings, hospital calls, funerals, etc., as part of a rotating schedule.
• Provide support as needed in the production of all special events and other church activities.
• Assist in the development of an annual budget for the worship ministry and manage spending to budget.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job description

*Note: This role is designed to lead our worship department, which also already includes a part-time worship pastor, video director, and communications director.There will be an opportunity to refine this job description based on the gift mix of the current staff and the candidate.

The Worship Pastor is expected to contribute to the church’s mission to love courageously, share generously, and speak boldly. This key leadership position leads paid staff and volunteers by developing infrastructure to support the use of the arts in all areas of the church.

Responsibilities

• Champion the worship culture within our congregation both on-stage and off-stage.
• Plan, design, and produce weekly adult worship services.
• Be the owner of our corporate worship spaces by designing environments that connect people with God.
• Work with the Lead Pastor to oversee creative content development in worship services and other special events.
• Facilitate the assimilation and development of video, visual, musical, and staging elements needed to enhance the worship gathering.
• Recruit, train, equip, and direct musicians, vocalists, and technicians that serve within the worship ministry. Also, serve as a disciple‑maker among these volunteers.

• Function as a pastoral staff member by performing baptisms, weddings, hospital calls, funerals, etc., as part of a rotating schedule.

• Provide support as needed in the production of all special events and other church activities.
• Assist in the development of an annual budget for the worship ministry and manage spending to budget.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Success Indicators for the Worship Minister

• Corporate worship is God-focused and serves as a catalyst for daily worship within the lives of our congregation.
• Consistently ruminating on life through the artist’s lens in an attempt to integrate creative ideas into the corporate worship setting
• Uses worship traditions and creative approaches to engage the multiple generations that exist within our congregation.
• Individuals within the worship ministry are growing in their faith and ministering to others.[
  

Position Structure and Level

• Reports To: Executive Pastor
• Classification: Exempt
• Category: Regular Full-Time
• Staff Designation: Pastoral Staff