Southern Baptists of Texas Convention
Southern Baptists of Texas Convention is hiring: Pastor of Music and Discipleshi
Southern Baptists of Texas Convention, Bowie, TX, United States, 76230
PASTOR OF MUSIC AND DISCIPLESHIP
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF BOWIE, TEXAS
JOB PURPOSE:
The Pastor of Music and Discipleship at FBC Bowie will be a passionate and spiritually mature leader responsible for overseeing all aspects of the church's worship and discipleship ministries. This role includes planning and leading worship services, developing discipleship programs, and fostering a culture of spiritual growth and worship within the congregation.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Must reveal through his life a genuine conversion experience which compels him to make Christ his sovereign Lord.
- Must be a born-again believer of Jesus Christ, whose commitment is evident in his personal life and who has received a definite call into the ministry.
- Must have the musical ability through God’s equipping, experience, and training that would enable him to develop and direct a well-rounded church music ministry. (He must have voice and instrumental expertise. Preferably, the individual should have received some formal training via seminary or other equivalent avenue.)
- He should be well-acquainted with principles of church growth as related to Sunday school and discipleship training.
- Must meet the biblical qualifications for church leaders as stated in 1 Timothy 3:1-7, and Titus 1:5-9.
- Must be disciplined in his own personal life in areas, such as personal devotion, family responsibilities, use of time, and money management.
- He and his wife (if married) must have a biblically sound faith. He is to be in complete agreement with the articles of faith as contained in the “Baptist Faith and Message 2000.”
- He must have the maturity, wisdom, and love to serve the church with meekness, dignity, and humility. (1 Peter 5:2-3)
- Must believe in the inerrancy of all Scripture.
- He must be willing to support and cooperate fully with the other pastoral staff.
ACCOUNTABILITY:
The Pastor of Music and Discipleship is directly accountable to the Senior Pastor. The Personnel Committee assists the Senior Pastor in all personnel matters.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
(WORSHIP)
- Assist the pastor in planning the congregational services and direct the church music groups and congregational singing.
- Recruit, train, and mentor worship team members, including musicians, vocalists, and audio/visual volunteers.
- Provide shepherding and arrange for music at special events, such as weddings, funerals, revivals, special church and community projects.
- Be responsible for the supervision, acquisition, and use of music materials, supplies, instruments, and other music equipment.
- Give direct administrative supervision to the instrumentalists.
- Ensure the technical aspects of worship services, including sound, lighting, and multimedia, are effectively managed.
- Provide an itemized music budget request to the Finance Committee annually.
- Oversee and adhere to the approved budget.
- Assist and monitor the technical team with their annual budget and expenditures.
- Receipts for expenditures shall be turned in at least monthly to the Financial Secretary. Each receipt needs to indicate the budget line item it should be charged against and a brief description of the expenditure.
(DISCIPLESHIP)
- Lead the church in planning, conducting and evaluating a comprehensive program of Christian Education; including but not limited to Sunday school, discipleship training, and other pertinent programs.
- Lead in teacher training and work with the nominations committee in the recruitment of new teachers.
- Evaluate and assess the effectiveness of discipleship programs, making necessary adjustments to enhance their impact. Including the selection and purchase of literature for Sunday school and discipleship training.
- Develop and supervise a new member program that educates new members to opportunities within the church which leads them to discipleship.
- Perform other duties as directed by the pastor.