JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Worship Pastor
Do you find yourself trying to recruit worship leaders around every corner? Are you someone who never puts the I in team? Do you care as much about the people on the platform, and in the room, as the songs on the setlist? Does praying with a volunteer feel as much like your job as leading a chorus?
Then maybe we should talk! Pathways Church is currently looking for a full-time Worship Pastor who leads with passion, humility, and intentionality, and gets fired up at the idea of developing a vibrant worship culture within a congregation.
Purpose:
Lead and develop the worship ministry to form people in worship, shepherd both the worship team and the wider congregation, and create environments and experiences that lead people into a growing relationship with Jesus.
Primary Responsibilities:
Spiritual Leadership
• Shepherd and disciple worship volunteers as followers of Jesus and disciple-makers.
• Serve as a shepherding voice and presence to the congregation, on and off the platform: praying with people, leading pastoral moments in gatherings, and being known and available on weekends. Can include weddings and funerals as well.
• Ensure lyrical and worship elements are theologically grounded and aligned with Scripture.
• Provide pastoral care within the worship team and share in congregational care alongside the pastoral staff, including weddings, funerals, and other shepherding needs.
Worship and Gathering Leadership
• Serve as primary worship leader for weekend gatherings, lead the band and vocalists, facilitate and lead weekly rehearsals.
• Champion and lead worship planning for holidays and major services like Christmas and Easter, in concert with the Executive Director and Senior Pastor.
• Shape the worship elements of weekends, series, and special events in partnership with the Senior Pastor and Executive Director.
• Cultivate a culture of worship that extends beyond Sunday and into everyday life.
Team Leadership & Development
• Lead, develop, and care for worship volunteers and key volunteer leaders.
• Identify, engage, and direct contracted and guest musicians as needed.
• Identify, train, and empower new worship leaders with a multiplication mindset, sharing leadership with qualified individuals.
• Oversee recruitment, onboarding, and development of worship team volunteers.
• Ensure all elements needed for the service are shared with team members in a timely manner.
• Maintain effective scheduling, rehearsal structures, and team communication.
Strategic Collaboration
• Partner with the Senior Pastor and Executive Director to execute ministry vision.
• Work closely with technical staff and volunteers so that sound, lighting, and visuals serve the gathering.
• Contribute to creative and sermon series planning as the voice for worship.
• Collaborate with other ministries to identify and develop future worship leaders.
• Work with the Business Director to steward the worship budget, including contractor costs, with wisdom and strategic alignment.
Personal Development
• Maintain a vibrant personal walk with the Lord rooted in Scripture and prayer.
• Pursue ongoing growth in biblical depth, pastoral leadership, and musical craft.
Qualifications:
• Godly character consistent with the qualifications for church leadership in 1 Timothy 3.
• Demonstrated pastoral leadership experience and gifts, including shepherding people beyond a ministry team.
• Previously obtained pastoral credentials and/or formal ministry education.
• Demonstrated experience leading worship in a larger or growing church context.
• Proven ability to recruit, lead, and develop volunteer teams and to direct contracted musicians.
• Strong musical leadership, vocal ability, and working knowledge of music theory across multiple worship styles.
• Comfortable praying, speaking, and leading pastoral moments in front of the congregation.
• Familiarity with modern worship music, technology, and production tools, as well as a holistic handle on ancient-future worship elements.
• Thoughtful planner with the ability to execute with clarity and excellence.
Reports To: Executive Director
Leads: Worship volunteers, volunteer worship leaders, and contracted and guest musicians
Direct Reports: None (this role does not supervise staff)
Tech Director
Summary of Contribution:
The Tech Director is responsible for the overall coordination and development of volunteer teams in the Tech Ministry for the purpose of cultivating environments that leverage technology for weekend services and special events which fulfill the mission of Pathways Church.
This position is accountable for all official and functional practices and policies of Pathways Church, is expected to work with, in mutual cooperative actions and attitudes, the staff, lay leaders and congregation of Pathways Church, and must be committed to the mission, vision and values of Pathways Church. Administrative and functional supervision is received from the Executive Director.
Essential Job Functions:
- Help create an experience conducive to people experiencing God through the use of technology
- Lead and build the Tech Ministry by being a highly relational recruiter, trainer, team builder, and visionary innovator involving volunteer teams in all AVL roles for weekend services and special events
- Schedule/Manage/Develop volunteers in all aspects of technical arts for weekend services and special events
- Investigate tech upgrade needs via consultants, and forecast tech improvements as needed to stay as current as possible
- Maintain all tech equipment and keep stage/backstage area organized and safe
- Oversee weekly stage set-up for services and events
- Plan and wisely steward the Tech Department budget
- Lead stage change outs (design, construct, deploy) throughout the year
- Be a strong contributor to weekly programming/creative team meetings to brainstorm, create, evaluate and improve the weekend service experience and special events
- Program lights and prepare all media assets for services/events (load sermon notes, song slides, graphics, and videos)
- Ensure that services are streamed, recorded, archived, edited, and uploaded
- Cultivate and cast vision to all areas surrounding Pathways Church’s Mission and Values
Qualifications, Training and Experience:
- Spiritually mature and committed to a life of integrity informed by the Bible
- Excellent leader who works well in a team environment
- Experienced in building teams by recruiting, training, and developing others
- Broad hands-on experience with technology in modern worship production environments
- Expert knowledge of audio systems through experience in live and studio sound production, digital consoles, Dante, Waves Superrack, DAW, Ableton, etc.
- Expert knowledge of video systems - broadcast cameras, video switchers, projection, LED walls, streaming encoder, etc.
- Expert knowledge of lighting systems - lighting consoles, programming dynamic lights, timecode, midi show control, lighting design
- Experienced in stage and scenic design
- Experienced in basic video editing - Sunday message editing
- Detailed knowledge of ProPresenter 7 and Planning Center Online- Strong computer skills; proficient with Mac and Windows
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
- Able to learn and master new technology quickly and thoroughly
- Creative thinker with the skills to manage and execute with excellence
Staff Member Expectations:
To have a growing relationship with Jesus
To participate in a small group with other Christ-followers
To attend a weekend worship service
To offer you spiritual and financial gifts
To develop friendships with outsiders
This description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions that will be given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct and control the work of employees under supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar kind or level of difficulty.