Job Description

General Description:

The Worship and Media Minister is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the music & worship programs within the church, including sound and all media.  This is accomplished through the areas of Corporate Worship, Visual Media, Recruiting & Developing, leading Ministry Teams and performing Ministerial Duties.

Qualifications:

• The Worship and Media Minister must meet the qualifications of 1Timothy 3:1-7 & Titus 1:6-9.
• The Worship and Media Minister must demonstrate a clear call to vocational ministry.
• The Worship and Media Minister is preferred to have earned a master’s degree or higher in Biblical Studies or ministry related field. Candidates near completion will be considered.
• The Worship and Media Minister must have sufficient ministry experience.
• The Worship and Media Minister must be in full agreement with our statement of faith (The Baptist Faith and Message 2000).

Responsibilities:

Corporate Worship

Oversee & plan God-honoring, Christ exalting worship services that are consistent with the values & mission of the church.

• Responsible for planning & leading church-wide worship services.
• Lead the congregation, choir and worship team to use their voices & instruments to worship God consistently and effectively.
• Continually seek out Biblically-based songs for use in congregational singing and within all areas of music ministry.  Explore new ideas for corporate worship and be open to change in the shifting of responsibilities as growth and ministry develop.
• Ensure sound doctrine is maintained in all music used within the church.
• Oversee & approve planning of service music when not available or scheduled to lead.
• Ensure that all musical & technical aspects of the services (including sound and media) are well-planned & rehearsed in order to maintain a distraction-free worship environment

Visual Media

Oversee, plan, and create all elements of visual media (including church social media accounts and website/app) to help the church communicate the gospel of Jesus Christ and the mission and vision of FBC Cleveland.

• Responsible for working with church pastors and staff to create graphics for events, programs, sermon series, etc. for print, video, or social media use.
• Responsible for working with church pastors and staff to create videos for promotions, events, programs, sermon series, testimonies, ministry stories, and other needs in the life of the church for corporate worship and social media use.
• Work with pastors and church staff to utilize social media to promote various events and ministries.
• Work with pastors and staff to maintain the church website and app visually and informationally.

Recruit & Develop

Recruit, train and organize all instrumental, vocal and technical worship team members.

• Recruit & select worship band and choir volunteers.  Oversee & coordinate the volunteer schedule on a weekly basis.
• Lead & develop the worship choir and worship band during weekly practices to prepare for choir specials, special events & congregational music.
• Research & introduce worship band and choirs to worship training provided by conferences, books or other ministries.
• Oversee training of Media Ministry volunteers.
• Direct all weekly activities & rehearsals as necessary to facilitate excellent worship experiences in all services.

Leading Ministry Teams

Oversee all areas of the music & worship ministry, including the music ministries for children, students and adults, as well as the Media Ministry team.

• Assist ministry team leaders in assessing music / media needs and goals.
• Provide ministry team leaders with resources needed to fulfill ministry goals.
• Work with the Media Coordinator to create and/or oversee the creation and quality of all media programs. Oversee growth of media ministry to assist in fulfilling the mission of the church.
• Regularly assess the current needs of these ministry teams & provide appropriate training.
• Supervise and lead Music Intern.

General Ministerial Duties

This position is first & foremost a ministerial position.  Therefore, there are several ministerial duties that must be performed.  These include the following:

• Disciple, shepherd and counsel members of the church body as necessary.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Lead Pastor.

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