Pastor/Director Worship Arts

About Grace Fellowship Church

Grace Fellowship Church exists to help people know and follow Jesus Christ. We are committed to biblical teaching, authentic community, and developing leaders who serve the mission of the church. Our culture values spiritual maturity, humility, teamwork, and excellence as we create environments where people encounter God and grow in their faith.

Position Summary

The Pastor/Director of Worship Arts provides spiritual, musical, creative, and strategic leadership for Worship Arts and Production at Grace Fellowship Church. This role blends pastoral shepherding with ministry direction, requiring a leader who is both musically proficient and capable of leading worship environments from the platform and through others.

The leader ensures worship gatherings are theologically grounded, musically excellent, and spiritually engaging, while aligned with the vision of the Lead Pastor. They develop people, builds systems, and cultivates a healthy ministry culture that multiplies leaders and sustains excellence across campuses.

Primary Position Responsibilities

Spiritual and Pastoral Leadership

• Provide pastoral care, discipleship, and spiritual oversight for worship and production leaders
• Foster a culture of spiritual health, humility, and unity across teams
• Ensure theological integrity in all worship elements
• Participate in pastoral duties as assigned (care, weddings, funerals, crisis response)

Worship Experience Leadership

• Lead the planning and execution of weekend worship gatherings
• Design service flow in collaboration with teaching and production teams
• Ensure excellence across in-person and online environments
• Provide musical direction, shaping song selection, arrangements, and execution
• Regularly lead or co-lead worship, modeling both musical and spiritual leadership
• Oversee rehearsal strategy to ensure preparedness, engagement, and excellence

Leadership Development

• Recruit, train, and develop volunteer and staff leaders
• Build sustainable leadership pipelines across all campuses
• Coach campus worship leaders and key team members
• Create a culture of multiplication where leaders develop leaders

Creative and Strategic Alignment

• Partner with the Creative Director to shape cohesive worship environments
• Align worship, production, and creative elements with the Lead Pastor’s vision
• Lead planning for key services and events (e.g., Christmas, Easter, vision gatherings)

Team and Systems Leadership

• Lead and develop Worship Arts staff
• Build systems, structures, and rhythms that support healthy ministry growth
• Oversee planning, rehearsals, and execution processes

Success Outcomes

• Worship and production teams demonstrate strong spiritual health, unity, and engagement
• Volunteer pipeline grows, with clear pathways for onboarding and development
• Weekend worship gatherings are consistently executed with clarity, musical excellence, and spiritual impact
• Worship, production, and teaching are visibly aligned across all services and campuses
• Sustainable systems are in place that reduce burnout and increase leadership capacity

Candidate Criteria

• Demonstrates a vibrant and growing relationship with Jesus Christ
• Aligns fully with the theology, mission, and values of Grace Fellowship Church
• Leads with humility, emotional maturity, and strong relational intelligence
• Proven ability to lead both people and systems effectively
• Strong communicator, team builder, and culture shaper
• Able to balance pastoral care with executional excellence

Education and Experience

• Experience leading worship in a church of similar size or complexity
• Experience developing leaders in a multi-team or multi-campus environment preferred
• Strong musical proficiency, including vocal leadership and the ability to lead congregational worship with confidence and clarity
• Instrumental proficiency preferred (e.g., guitar, keys, or similar)
• Working knowledge of production environments (audio, lighting, video)
• Formal ministry training or ordination preferred but not required
• Must submit video samples of leading worship in a live congregational setting (required for consideration)

Working Hours and Conditions

Business Hours/Exceptions

This position is full time with various hours, including evenings and weekends as required by ministry needs. Additional hours, including evenings and weekends, may be required during designated all-church events, including Christmas, Easter, and Fall Launch.

Working Environment

Church office and worship environments; fast-paced, team-oriented ministry setting

Travel Requirements and Expectations

Occasional offsite meetings and periodic travel for training, conferences, professional development, or multi-campus support may be required.

Salary

Commensurate with experience and qualifications.

This job description outlines primary responsibilities, but it is not intended to be exhaustive. Additional duties may be assigned as ministry needs and opportunities arise.

For more information about Grace Fellowship Church, please visit our website at www.gfc.org.