AVENUE ASHLAND PART-TIME WORSHIP PASTOR

Who/What: A high-functioning, charismatic leader who will primarily be responsible for creating irresistible worship environments that lead believers to worship and woo non-believers to Jesus.

The Avenue team is known for having fun, working hard and making Jesus known. This position is for someone who aspires to make disciples, develop leaders, preach the Gospel, build systems and invest both in relationships. Being theologically grounded and outgoing is a must, as well as having a heart to grow as a follower of Christ with the help of others.

What You Need

Demonstrated understanding and knowledge of the Gospel
Heart to have fun and recruit volunteers
Leadership mindset focused on developing and empowering volunteer leaders
Ability to embrace innovation and creativity while adapting to growth and change
Team player with cooperative and collaborative leadership style
Be growing in deacon-like character, knowledge and skill (1 Timothy 3)
High emotional intelligence with the ability to care for people while still achieving results
Well-developed time management skills and techniques
Attend Ashland Team Meetings when available
Attend Avenue Church All Staff Meetings on the first Monday night of each month
Report to Campus Pastor

Musical Direction

Responsible for casting vision, influencing, and monitoring the musical direction of Avenue Church Ashland to ensure it is biblically accurate, musically excellent, and culturally relevant. These objectives are accomplished by:

Meeting with Campus Pastor weekly to facilitate Sunday mornings
Meeting with the Executive Pastor and other directors from Avenue Campuses monthly for collaboration of Avenue Worship
Connect with other worship leaders within Avenue Campuses and in the neighboring communities
Being a constant student of their craft musically and in their Spiritual Gifting; a lifelong learner
Ensuring that all programming details are scripted out at least two weeks prior to the event date, including musical, technical, video, and other program notes and assets
Overseeing worship services every week of the year as well as being willing to lead in other environments or ministries as necessary and available
Being able to lead worship vocally and with an instrument
Recruiting, training, and mentoring other gifted worship leaders who will lead on a weekend when you are not there
Lead, recruit, train, and schedule multiple teams of musicians, vocalists, tech leaders, etc. to ensure adequate coverage for all services and programs.
Pastor, coach, and care for the volunteers on worship and tech teams, which includes spending adequate time with these key volunteers to ensure they are abiding in Christ

Production (Audio, Visual, Lighting)

A trainable person who can someday provide technical support for all Worship services at the Ashland Avenue Campus through the recruitment, development, and empowerment of volunteers in all Audio/Visual/Lighting (AVL) areas
Able to manage and maintain all AVL technology throughout the worship center/building
Assisting other staff when related tech issues arise
Facilitating service recordings, and post-production of digital programming where necessary
Perform or manage troubleshooting and repairs to your equipment/systems as needed, or letting appropriate leadership know system needs
Learn necessary production software, like ProPresenter and Planning Center, for service planning and execution

Personal Characteristics & Qualifications

Zeal for Jesus and the local Church
Growth mindset, desiring constructive criticism and continuous personal/functional improvement
Alignment with Avenue’s philosophy of the purpose/priorities of worship gatherings (the "why") to effectively develop the "how"
Doctrinal beliefs congruent with Avenue Church (especially on primary issues) and alignment with Avenue Staff’s values:

-Abide in Christ
-Love One Another
-Eat With Sinners
-Capacity
-Competency

Engaging/Outgoing personality, energized by meeting new people to desire to be the best ministry of the church
Charismatic leader, passionate about discipling people
Highly organized and can work successfully in a structured environment
Self-motivated and do not mind working solo or as a team on projects
Utilize proper time management techniques

Sending Information

Send a Resume to Pastor Nick at Nick@churchontheave.com

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $10,000.00 - $20,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Paid time off

Ability to Commute:

Ashland, OH 44805 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

Ashland, OH 44805: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

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