What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Worship Pastor position at Central Christian Church, Arizona?
Position Title: Associate Worship Pastor Campus: Central Support
Reports To: Lead Worship Pastor Status: Full Time, Exempt
Position Summary: The Associate Worship Pastor is responsible for helping to foster a healthy and thriving worship culture in a large, multi-site church. This includes providing worship support to all campuses and ministries, as well as leading worship and providing direct support to worship leaders, servant ministers, and musicians.
This position is connected to the faith and ministry of the church and moves forward the vision of Central Christian Church.
Responsibilities:
- Lead worship onstage a minimum of 46 weekends a year (Holidays included
- Lead worship at Central campuses as scheduled 3-4 times a month – primarily at Gilbert campus
- In addition to Sunday services, help lead in CYA or CSM at least once a month
- Contribute to the planning and execution of weekend services
- Participate in song selection
- Resource weekend teams
- Work closely with other ministry departments to create and execute weekend and holiday services
- Lead and develop volunteers
- Manage leaders at other campuses and give them the necessary resources to develop their campus teams
- Oversee auditions for all campuses
- Resource lyrics for all campuses and adult ministry events (Rooted, Staff Meetings, GLS, etc.)
- Oversee team nights for all campuses
- Assist Lead Worship Pastor and Music Director with song arrangements
- Oversee background vocal resourcing
- Schedule vocal teams
- Assign song leads for their campus
- Support the vision and direction of Central Christian Church and the Creative Arts Team, and help create and carry out the vision of the Central Worship ministry under the direction of the Lead Worship Pastor
- Participate in “all staff” events
- Support other ministries with worship
- Other duties as assigned
Knowledge, Skills, and Experience Required:
- Must be able to communicate with and inspire a team of creatives
- Ability to work independently within the scope of assignment; Manages time and prioritizes duties effectively
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, and to be flexible in executing last-minute weekend changes
- Ability to work cooperatively as a team member
- The ability to sing and speak on stage is required
- Experience in a large church is preferred
Competencies:
Collaborates – Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
Instills Trust – Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity
Interpersonal Savvy – Relates well with others and builds effective relationships
Communicates Effectively – Communicates effectively both interpersonally and corporately
Develops Talent – Develops people to meet both their ministry goals and Central’s goals
Builds Effective Teams – Builds strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals
Drives results – Consistently achieves results, even under tough circumstances
Drives results – Consistently achieves results, even under tough circumstances
Personal Expectations:
Must align with the vision and values of Central Christian Church and be committed to doing Central no harm
Growing in your personal relationship with Christ
Developing personal evangelism opportunities within and outside the Church
Staff Expectations:
Adhere to and encompass the qualities and characteristics required of Central Christian Church employees, as defined by the Employee Handbook
Financially support the vision of Central Christian Church by faithfully giving at least 10% of gross income
Be an active Owner at Central Christian Church, making every effort to uphold the six core values of Central
Physical Requirements: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit; use hands to finger handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; The employee must occasionally lift, carry, push, and pull objects up to fifty pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
