Worship Arts Pastor

North Church

Job Description

Worship Arts Pastor

July 2021   

 

Purpose: To lead the worship & tech arts ministry of North Church by overseeing staff and developing and deploying volunteer teams in all weekend-related ministries towards Spirit-empowered multi-sensory worship and teaching experience.

Relationships: Reports to the Senior Pastor.

Responsibilities: lead the worship arts department, including worship, music, sound, lights, video, drama, and creative programming through volunteer teams, residents, and paid staff.

Worship Services

1) Active collaboration with the worship leader(s) to develop setlists, arranging music, scheduling musicians, and other decision-making and leadership functions.

2) Coach worship leader(s) into their full potential allowing maximum creativity while maintaining our vision, values, mission, and worship style.

3) Ensure each weekend will have quality leadership in worship and execution of all other weekend creative elements including regular special music.

4) Recruit for all needed positions to ensure all volunteer positions are full and actively being developed.

Programming

 1) Lead a creative programming process for worship services and special services. Meet regularly with the associate/senior pastor and programming team to decide overall programming. With the rest of the programming team, find and select programming elements to fit into the weekly services

 2) Meet weekly with the senior pastor to decide the order of services and evaluate previous services.

 3) Coordinate the efforts of those producing various elements of any service.

Department Leader

 1) Lead and manage staff, residents, and volunteers to meet the programming, technical, music, drama, stage design, goals of the department.

 2) Oversee the department budget and major purchases, installation, and maintenance of new equipment.

Team Leader/Mentor 

1) Oversee the process of identifying, recruiting, auditioning, training, resourcing, and caring for individuals in the worship & tech arts departments.

2) Provide an effective system of pastoral care and discipleship for all staff and volunteers in Worship Arts.

3) Implement the North Church leadership pathway that equips apprentices, leaders, and coaches.

4) Oversee/lead/train/drive the ongoing mentorship/training of Residents towards their goal of becoming a fully backed Worship Department Pastor/Leader.

5) Collaborate with NextGen with the purpose to create a developing path for the Next Generation of worship leaders, musicians, and tech arts.

Staff Team Member

1) Participate in all staff meetings and church functions, all Christmas Eve and Easter services.

2) Be a team player, maintain flexibility to unforeseen changes and build bridges with all staff having a servant’s heart.

 

THIS IS A FULL-TIME PASTORAL POSITION

Full-time pastoral positions are designed to require 40 hours per week. Approximately 2 evenings per week will be required in this role.

About North Church

VISION:

We are believing God to help us catalyze a movement of missional people who establish thousands of new missional communities in North Church, Spokane, and around the world.


MISSION:

We exist to inspire others to say yes to God by becoming wholehearted followers of Jesus, connecting in healthy and growing relationships, and boldly living and sharing the Gospel in Spokane and around the world.

Experience Required
1 – 5 years

Type
Full-time

Education Required
Some college

Date Posted
2 years ago
Location
Spokane, Washington

Denomination
Foursquare

Church Size
500-750


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