Worship Pastor Ministry Description

We are currently searching for a Worship Pastor. This staff position could start out as part or full-time. If you are interested in this position, please contact our church office.

Primary Areas of Responsibility

  • To lead Maple Ridge Community Church into an active life of worship of the Lord Jesus Christ by cultivating, through every area of influence and ministry opportunity, a personal and corporate heart of worship to God in Spirit and in truth.
  • To develop, oversee and lead the ministry of worship and music.
    1. Lead and coordinate corporate worship in the major services of the church (i.e. Sunday morning, congregational prayer, Christmas Eve, etc).
    2. Lead and coordinate worship in church sponsored conferences and community events (i.e. Concerts of Prayer, National Day of Prayer, Pastor Retreats, Evangelistic outreach, etc.).
    3. Lead, recruit, develop and provide training for music/worship teams at Maple Ridge. This may include youth and children's ministries.
    4. Help provide pastoral care for adult music/worship teams.

Secondary Areas of Responsibility

  • Dependent on the availability, interest, talent and spiritual gifting.
  • Teaching and preaching opportunities.

Passion

  • For God's glory
  • For God's Manifest Presence among His people
  • For a revived church to move into the world with the message and ministry of His Kingdom

Personal Qualifications

  • Clear conversion to Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior
  • Obvious evidence of regeneration and growing Christlike character
  • Skilled musician with proficiency in keyboard and/or guitar
  • Experience leading corporate worship and worship teams
  • An appreciation of and an ability to weave traditional hymnody and contemporary songs together for corporate worship
  • An appreciation for and an ability to utilize various creative aspects of worship both traditional and nontraditional to enhance the expression of corporate worship to God
  • Demonstrates a mature ability to work closely with the Senior Pastor and staff in planning and coordinating primary and secondary responsibilities
  • Team player
  • Demonstrates a commitment to and an excellence in relational and leadership skills, group dynamics and conflict resolution
  • Must be in agreement with the vision, doctrine and philosophy of ministry and worship at Maple Ridge Community Church