Website First Baptist Church of Jonesboro, AR
FBC Jonesboro is seeking a Worship Pastor to lead our church family in authentic and Christ-centered worship. The Worship Pastor will be responsible to oversee the music and arts ministries, collaboratively plan and participate in our traditional and contemporary services as well as other worship events and coordinate the creative elements including its media presence, video production, and technical needs. The Worship Pastor is also a vital and supportive part of the FBC Staff assisting the pastor and other staff members where possible in weekly staff meetings, hospital visitation as assigned, and crisis ministry as requested.
Responsibilities:
- Pursue Christ honoring excellence both on and off the platform.
- Pursue steady growth as a follower of Christ who shepherds and develops other leaders, disciples them, and releases them in ministry
- Coordinate, enlist, and train leadership for choirs of all ages, instrumental organizations, and related ensembles
- Coordinate and supervise the music staff
- Coordinate and participate in the scheduling, planning, direction and execution of the worship services
- Coordinate the enlistment of accompanists for all events and services
- Prepare and administer an annual music budget in cooperation with the appropriate committees and Administrator
- Perform other duties as assigned by the pastor
Qualifications:
- Possess and model a warm, humble, engaging, approachable, and friendly nature
- Enjoy the camaraderie of a close team of ministers
- Be able to consider the whole of the church in ministry
- Demonstrates the attitude of a servant
- Exercises spiritual disciplines including Bible study, prayer, faith, tithing and testimony-sharing with both believers and non-believers within and outside of the church
- Has a strong ability to communicate vision
- A bachelor’s degree in music is required with an advanced degree in a relevant field preferred