Website Nall Avenue Baptist Church
Part- Time Minister of Worship
Primary Function:
The Minister of Worship is responsible for providing spiritual leadership for the congregation and the planning and development of people and ministries for Christ-centered worship in the church.
Responsibilities:
- General:
- Work under the general supervision of the Pastor
- Join with the ministry staff in weekly staff meetings, church business meetings, and other leadership planning/development
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Pastor
- Music & Worship:
- Recruit and lead paid and volunteer worship team to develop, communicate, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive vision for worship in accordance with the church’s vision and initiatives
- Plan weekly order of worship and lead a weekly practice for band and vocalists
- Offer ongoing training opportunities for volunteers to develop their music and ministry skills
- Prepare budget requests to provide for worship ministry needs and coordinate purchasing of equipment
- Develop a creative planning team to encourage effective and creative worship
- Organize volunteers and equipment for AV/media ministry
- Maintain instruments to keep them in shape for professional use
- Ability to lead vocally while playing guitar or keyboard strongly preferred
- Willingness to learn and master technology for online live stream worship
- Administration:
- Current working knowledge of streaming technology and other online tools
- Lead an effort to upgrade church wide technology and be alert to continual upgrading opportunities
- Maintain all necessary licenses and keep required records
- Purchase music ministry resources as needed
- Maintain church owned equipment including instruments, sound equipment, and media equipment
- Steward the annual music budget in a responsible manner
- Take a “minister first” approach to the artists and volunteers under your care
Qualifications:
- Exhibits a deep and growing relationship with Jesus Christ
- Is in agreement with the Baptist Faith and Message 2000
- Professional or church staff experience preferred
- Embraces a role in ministry beyond specific areas and is eager to be a disciple-maker to accomplish the mission of the church
- Skilled at leading with a worship band, vocalists, and instrumentalists while having an appreciation for variety in music
- Desires to fully participate in church life and develop a growing love in Christ for all the people while providing effective ministry care
- Cultivates a prayer-filled life and extends that to the platform in leading people in worship
- Excels and enjoys recruiting and training volunteers for public worship
- Demonstrates clear leadership and communication skills from the platform by direction the players and vocalists but also by encouraging the congregation’s participation
- Able to take constructive criticism and seek out input from those with different ideas
- Possesses administrative skills and will be able to lead by example and delegate when necessary
- An understanding of technology including audio, video, lighting, on-screen media, and live streaming
- A self-starter. Able to cast a vision and motivate people to work toward that goal
- A team player. Able to work in a collaborative way with staff and volunteers
- Be seen as a welcoming ambassador for our church