Worship Pastor - Lima, Ohio

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Full-time salary position, 45-50 hours per week. Compensation package based on experience and training. Worship Pastor will be responsible to direct volunteers and lead the congregation in worship, including all technical and creative arts aspects of the church’s worship. Models and understands the core values of Shawnee Alliance and fits well into the vision, mission, direction, culture and purpose of the church.

• Serve as the primary shepherd of the worship team.
• Select music that leads the congregation into worship going along with the theme of the message.
• Recruit, mentor and train volunteers as needed to ensure dynamic worship in all Shawnee Alliance services.
• Schedule and plan worship times that include emphasis and sacraments such as communion, baptism, child dedication and other special services.
• Lead weekly rehearsal and devotional with volunteer team.
• Able to preach engaging, Biblically grounded sermons that further the vision of the church and implement worship objectives throughout the church.
• Provide for the advancement of team member skillsets through training and feedback.
• Oversee the creation of sermon slides for the teaching pastor.
• Oversee the production of videos including announcement, testimony, promotional and sermon bumper videos.
• Purchase and maintain equipment for the Worship and Tech Teams.
• Communicate with the pastoral staff on a regular basis to discuss worship themes for services.
• Use resources of worship ministries (technical and musical) to support other ministries/events within the church.
• Create both long and short-term plans for the worship ministries that fit the vision of Shawnee Alliance.
• Maintain church music licenses and subscriptions related to worship arts and service production.
• Create and oversee yearly worship budget to accomplish all of the above.
• Assist in benevolent meetings and other pastoral care items.
• Assist the Lead Pastor as requested.

• BA in religion, worship arts or comparable degree
• Hold or be able to be licensed within the Christian and Missionary Alliance
• Minimum of five years’ experience in worship leadership or relevant experience
• Possess a positive attitude in the church environment
• Lead and manage a team well
• Work well with minimal supervision
• Undergo and pass a background check at the church’s expense and on a recurring basis

• Microsoft Word/Excel/Email
• Planning Center Online
• Pro Presenter
• Other video and editing software as required for service production

Must align with the doctrinal statement and official positions of the Christian and Missionary Alliance ((Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). )

Shawnee Alliance Church is seeking a worship pastor who excels in shepherding and leading teams, planning and coordinating Sunday morning worship experiences, and who possesses a background in pastoral ministry. While this role includes musical worship leadership, the larger responsibility is the pastoral oversight of the Sunday worship experience including team development, service planning, congregational engagement, and volunteer systems. The ideal candidate will also be able to preach engaging, biblically grounded sermons that further the vision of the church and implement worship objectives throughout the church.

Over the past 30 years our worship pastors have engaged primarily as a pastor who oversees the worship ministries of the church. This is different from a song leader, or worship leader. We believe the ideal candidate will develop leaders within the worship ministry to serve and lead on Sunday morning. Our next worship pastor will be a pastor first.

The pastor reports to and is held accountable by the Lead Pastor.

Shawnee Alliance Church defines the role and purpose of our ministries as much broader than Sunday morning. We have been blessed to extend…