Job Posting OPEN
Lead Worship Pastor
JOB DESCRIPTION
Revised: 04/2024
JOB TITLE: Lead Worship Pastor
CLASSIFICATION: Full Time STATUS: Exempt (Ministerial Exception)
MINISTRY: Worship MANAGER: Executive Pastor
GENERAL WORK WEEK: Sunday – Thursday LOCATION: Argyle
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JOB SUMMARY AND PURPOSE:
The Lead Worship Pastor will provide leadership and
direction for the Worship Team in alignment with the vision set by the Lead
Pastor. The Worship Pastor will recruit, train, schedule, and lead Serve Team
(volunteers) and part-time employees assigned as direct reports to help develop
and execute compelling and participatory worship services as well as other
worship content when needed for events or gatherings (such as Students &
Kids). The Lead Worship Pastor will work collaboratively with the other teams
as needed under the direction of the Executive Pastor.
STAFF CULTURE:
Culture
is critical to the success of Cross Timbers and its employees. We define our culture in this way. “The environment we create by
how we work and how we work with each other”.
We continually strive for a high output, happy and healthy team;
H3. We invest in our staff to develop
their skills, so they thrive in their roles as well as focusing on helping them
to develop spiritually.
STAFF
EXPECTATION:
As a condition of employment with Cross Timbers, it
is essential (required) that employees and their families become active
participants in the life and ministry of CT.
This includes regular attendance to services and finding a way to
volunteer with a ministry not in the scope of this job.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
·
3-5 years’ experience in worship, understanding of
music, technical aspects of producing services, proven track record in leading and
teaching eclectic, creative musicians
·
Excellent vocal ability
·
Intermediate to advanced proficiency on guitar or
keyboard
·
Ability to read chord charts and familiarity with
Nashville number system (playing by ear is a plus)
·
Ability to pray and speak appropriately during
worship transitions
·
Knowledge of best practices in worship service
design, modern worship music, traditional hymns, and secular songs appropriate
for worship settings
·
Passionate about the worship of the local church;
be creative and always looking for fresh ways to engage
·
Willing and open to change, be flexible in a
variety of situations
·
A team player giving and receiving input, willing
to compromise & cooperate
·
Exhibit clear and effective verbal and non-verbal
communications skills
·
Able
to develop people and systems to optimize growth and effectiveness
·
Forward thinker who assumes responsibility and
takes initiative
·
Must possess a genuine humility and work well in
the context of a team
·
Clearance of a criminal background check
PASTORAL
RESPONSIBILITIES:
A Cross Timbers Church pastor exhibits the heart to
pray for, provide spiritual guidance, encourage, and lead people to Christ. The
church qualifies and commissions a pastor as an individual who has been given
the responsibility and or authority to administer in full or in part the
following:
·
Biblical
Teaching to the congregation or sub-part of the congregation (i.e., kids;
students; college, financial freedom)
·
Lead
or have oversight of a church ministry, program, or department
·
Perform
religious/spiritual functions of the church
·
Baptisms
·
Weddings
·
Funerals/memorial
services
·
Pastoral
guidance
Full-time Cross Timbers Church pastors will become a
part of the Pastor On-Call (POC) rotation cycle which helps the organization
accomplish and meet the needs of various pastoral aspects in the life and
ministry of the church. Part-time Cross
Timbers Church pastors will support as time allows but not be included in the
POC rotation due to hour restrictions.
PRIMARY
RESPONSIBILITIES:
·
Supervise and manage the Worship team including but
not limited to regular 1:1 meetings with direct reports, providing
opportunities for growth and development through clear and simple goals,
responsibilities and expectations
·
Plan
and lead worship-related training for regularly scheduled Team Nights
·
Prepare
for and participate in weekly service production planning meetings and service
walk-throughs, including coordination with production staff to ensure lighting,
audio, and lyrical content is consistent with planned set list and other
creative elements within services.
·
Oversee worship services for weekly in-person
services or other gatherings and events providing primary leadership to the
worship ministry communicating the vision as cast by the Lead Pastor. Including leading staff and Serve Team weekly
rehearsals and scheduled run-throughs
·
Recruit, train, schedule, and develop Serve Team
(volunteers) which includes assisting with determining Serve Team placement on
platforms. Also responsible for
following the prep process for Serve Team including but not limited to running
and maintaining a cleared background report for every Serve Team member. This includes creating & maintaining a process for auditioning Serve Team members that desire
to be a part of the musicians or vocalists
·
Plan worship sets with direction provided by the
Lead Pastor & Executive Pastor with input from other ministry leaders as
indicated.
·
Communicate regularly with staff, Serve Team,
and/or other ministry leaders as it relates to supporting an event or service
including any details needed such as those related to a worship set including
song arrangements, leading assignments, parts, tracks layout, song flow, etc.
·
Oversight & management of the worship budget including
tracking expenditures and potential recommendations of needed equipment or
needed repairs. This includes but is not
limited to completing and submitting check requests, POs or other documentation
required by the Finance Department.
·
Maintain worship-related equipment (drums,
keyboards, tracks rigs, etc.) in collaboration with the Production team to
ensure all is working properly and smoothly.
·
Tracking—creating and using Ableton (or similar
programs) as needed.
·
Oversight for all scheduling and verification of worship
staff and Serve Team at all in-person services, events and/or gatherings as
assigned including providing a worship team for other ministries such as CT
Students or Kids as needed.
·
Oversee management of worship on Planning Center to
provide materials appropriate by established deadlines, or band/vocal teams,
music management (charts, mp3’s, etc.)
- The statements contained in the document are intended to describe
the general nature of this role and level of work performed by employees
in this role. This job description
in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed
by the employee occupying this role.
Employees will be required to follow any
other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties
required by their Manager.
WORK HOURS:
·
Full-Time Positions - There is a 40-hour
weekly work expectation for all full-time employees.
o Full-time staff work weeks are categorized by position as Monday –
Friday or Sunday–Thursday.
·
The established work week is Sunday through
Saturday for all payroll purposes including tracking part-time hours.
·
Full-time and Regular part-time positions may be
approved for a flex schedule which includes the potential of 1-day remote
working. Managers have discretion
related to flexibility in conjunction with Cross Timber’s flex practice.
·
A finalized schedule will be established with the
Manager but typically falls within the general hours noted below.
o
Monday-Friday role 8:30-5:00
Monday-Thursday 8:30-2:00
Friday
o
Sunday-Thursday role 9:00-5:00 Monday-Thursday 7:00-1:00
Sundays (varies by role)
·
A 1-hour lunch break is provided and required to be
taken by an employee. The actual time of
the lunch break is determined with the manager’s input.
·
Employees must understand that ministry does not
always fall within a normal schedule and working outside of that schedule can
periodically include weekends, evenings and holidays for CT sponsored events that
are essential (required). For full-time
roles, additional hours outside the normal scope may be accommodated with comp
time and/or a temporary adjustment to the normal schedule where indicated. This is handled by Manager discretion.
WORK ENVIRONMENT –
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
·
Position
requires bending, stooping, and stretching to complete various tasks, and
occasional lifting of boxes weighing up to 25-50 pounds. Work is generally
performed indoors but may involve limited exposure to outdoor weather
conditions.
COMMENTS:
The above statements are intended to describe the
general nature of this job and the level of work performed by employees in this
position. This job description in no way
states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the
employee occupying this position.
Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions
and to perform any other job-related duties required by their manager.
The employment relationship remains subject to the
employment at will doctrine in the State of Texas, meaning either the employee
or the employer may terminate the employment relationship at any time with or without cause and with or without notice. If you
are in agreement with the above, please sign and return this document to Human
Resources.