Worship Pastor (Madison Campus)

Pinelake Church; Alabama; On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Pinelake Church, Madison Campus, seeks a Worship Pastor to provide spiritual, pastoral, and strategic leadership for the Worship Ministry. The role focuses on cultivating a healthy worship culture by making disciples, developing staff and servant leaders, and equipping teams to lead others toward Jesus through Christ-centered worship.

The candidate will lead the Discipleship Pathway, oversee worship and production, and work with church teams to plan weekend services and special events, measuring

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related field.
• Experience leading worship and staff/sacred team leadership.
• Strong interpersonal and pastoral communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a church ministry environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and oversight for all worship and production ministries at the Madison Campus.
• Recruit, equip, schedule, and develop staff and servant leaders.
• Embed a Jesus-Centered Life and cultivate a discipleship culture in the Worship Ministry.
• Supervise Worship Associate, Next Gen Worship Associate, and Production Director.
• Collaborate with church leadership to implement worship strategy and events.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Discipleship

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

SUMMARY

The Worship Pastor provides spiritual, pastoral, and strategic leadership for the Worship Ministry at Pinelake’s Madison campus. This leader is responsible for cultivating a healthy worship culture by making disciples, developing staff and servant leaders, and equipping teams to lead others toward Jesus through Christ-centered worship.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Learn
  • Pursue a growing relationship with Jesus through consistent time in God’s Word and prayer.
  • Continually grow in your understanding of the Jesus-Centered Life (salvation, identity, life, and authority in Christ).
  • Remain teachable and hungry, seeking feedback, learning from others, and developing both spiritually and professionally.
  • Cultivate awareness of God’s presence in everyday life, listening to the Holy Spirit and responding in obedience.

• Live
  • Practice and model the rhythms of Be the Church (Grow, Pray, Connect, and Share).
  • Pursue emotional health by engaging in self-awareness, addressing past wounds, and cultivating honest, healthy relationships.
  • Practice healthy rhythms, prioritizing your relationship with Jesus and your family
  • Embody a life of integrity and surrender, allowing your private life with God to shape your work.

• Lead
  • Take ownership of disciple-making by personally investing in others and helping them move toward a Jesus-Centered Life.
  • Walk others through the Discipleship Pathway (Essentials → JCL → Be the Church), helping them discover and take their next step.
  • Shepherd people, not just programs, by listening for where God is at work in their story and walking with them toward transformation.
  • Equip and release others by developing Servant Leaders and multiplying disciples who Learn from Christ, Live in Christ, and Lead others to Christ.
  • Measure success by life change, spiritual formation, and multiplication—not just attendance or activity.

• Embrace the Culture
  • Value and embody the staff values, which we call the 7 H’s: Humility, Honor, Honesty, Hunger, Holy Spirit, Health, and Harmony
  • Communicate clearly, honestly, and proactively in a way that builds trust, unity, and momentum.
  • Work in alignment with the church vision and leadership
  • Participate fully in the life of your campus or team, contributing to the unity, health, and shepherding of the faith family.

SPECIFIC LIST OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide leadership and oversight for all worship and production ministries and environments at the Madison Campus.
• Recruit, equip, schedule, and develop staff and servant leaders.
• Embody a Jesus-Centered Life and build a culture of discipleship in the Worship Ministry.
• Supervise, coach, and develop the Worship Associate, Next Gen Worship Associate, and Production Director.
• Partner with the Lead Pastor of Worship and the Pinelake Worship One Church Team to implement worship strategy, programming, and resources.
• Contribute to the planning of weekend worship services and special events as led by One Church Team.
• Build healthy ministry systems for planning, communication, scheduling, execution, and evaluation.
• Establish ministry goals, evaluate effectiveness, and lead continuous improvement.
• Steward ministry budgets, gear and resources with wisdom and accountability.
• Work collaboratively with campus and One Church ministry leaders to support the overall mission of the church.
• Complete administrative responsibilities and other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead/supervise the Worship Associate, Next Gen Worship Pastor and Production Director.

Supervises and coordinates work with servant leaders.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Bachelor’s degree as a minimum. A four to six years of applicable experience leading worship as well as parallel leadership of staff as well as servant leaders. Must also exhibit proficiency in leading worship from a primary instrument.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

The individual must have excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work with a diverse group of people, communicate clearly and effectively on the telephone, e‑mail and in person, demonstrating tact and diplomacy. Exceptional interpersonal skills are required to develop and maintain strong working relationships with volunteers, co‑workers, the public and church members and regular attendees. The individual must have the ability to understand written or oral instructions; read, analyze and interpret complex documents, instructions manuals, policies and procedures is essential.

COMPUTER AND MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

The individual must have demonstrated skill in the use of Windows/MacOS to complete tasks, including word processing and spreadsheets and the ability to use the internet for information retrieval. The individual must have basic mathematical skills, knowledge of bookkeeping and basic accounting, and budget and expense monitoring. The individual must have the ability to read financial information and spreadsheets.

REASONING ABILITY

The individual must be able to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries; simultaneous conceptualization and planning of multiple tasks, ability to project outcomes using different implementation strategies and ability to apply creative and innovative thinking to problem situations; and solve practical problems. The ability to work effectively and efficiently under stressful conditions to ensure deadlines are met is essential.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.

Must be able to lift up to 25 lbs.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

The noise level of the work environment is usually moderate.