Worship Pastor

NorthRidge Church
Haines City, Florida, United States
Date Posted: 03/29/2025
Categories: Church/Ministry
Job Type: Full-Time
Employee Workplace: On-site
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Job Description:

About NorthRidge Church

NorthRidge Church is a loving, grace-filled, spirit-led, Bible based congregation located in Central Florida in the fastest growing county in the country.  NRC is a growing congregation that is multigenerational and multicultural currently running 2 English services on Sunday, the combined average of between 400 and 500 each week.  NRC birthed a Spanish speaking congregation on our campus 3 years ago and it is currently running about 180 weekly.  Our worship format is primarily contemporary (but our congregation also enjoys hymns and other worship styles).  Bottom line, our congregation loves worship!

 

About the Position

The role of the Worship Pastor is to assist the Senior Pastor, staff, and volunteers in fostering unity and building a worshiping atmosphere in our church. The Worship Pastor will champion our church’s vision as a worshiping community of believers intentionally reaching and discipling our community and beyond for Christ.

 

What We Are Searching for

A successful candidate for this role will be reliable, organized, exhibit excellence in the area of ministry planning and implementation, possess a broad understanding of music, worship, and worship technologies—sound, lighting, and projection. A successful candidate will be highly relational, and maintain a heart for people with different personalities, backgrounds, and skills. He will display abilities to build and lead teams of servant-hearted people and exhibit potential for life-long learning, growth, and ministry improvement.  The ideal candidate functions best in a team environment. 

 

Worship Pastor Responsibilities

  • Under the direction of the Senior Pastor, plan, organize and schedule the worship services and coordinate with the worship arts ministries to establish a worship environment to enhance and undergird the message and its theme for the service. This will include, but not be limited to, personal preparation, team rehearsals, and media coordination within the service.
  • The Worship Pastor will be expected to lead worship, not just lead music.
  • Coordinate the recruitment, training, deployment of a volunteer staff in the area of worship ministries that will include, but not be limited to, the practical training and spiritual development of the team(s).
  • Lead in creating and implementing new worship opportunities, which align with NorthRidge Church.
  • Plan and coordinate the decorations that may be used in worship or special events.
  • Plan and coordinate the equipment that may be used for worship or stage productions.
  • Oversee the organization of the storage areas where stage/worship equipment is stored to be kept in a safe and orderly fashion.
  • Maintain the instruments and equipment used for worship or stage productions.
  • Coordinate the audio/video production and reproduction of worship, special events, and special productions.
  • Oversee the public presentation of our church services online

Additional Ministry Interests

  • Ministry roles/responsibilities will be developed in cooperation with the successful candidate that are in alignment with the candidate’s heart, passion, and gifting.

Other Ministry Responsibilities

  • Attend and participate in weekly staff meetings.
  • Serve as a Pastor in the area of Pastoral Care and assume responsibilities to visit hospitals, home-bound, etc. as determined by the Senior Pastor.
  • Assist in planning and conducting weddings, funerals, and other special services or church related events.
  • Carry out budget planning and oversight as related to worship ministries.

Employment Qualifications

  • Able to demonstrate a clear testimony of salvation followed by baptism by immersion.
  • Minimum qualification of a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Ministry or related field and having faithfully served an evangelical church for a minimum of 5 years and embraces a theology that matches the Baptist Faith and Message of 2000.
  • Solid vocals, instrumental talent, great stage presence with a pastoral heart
  • Essential character traits: a growing and dynamic faith, integrity, faithfulness, alignment with the vision and mission of the total church program, self-awareness (i.e. knows their strengths and weaknesses and has confidence to make effective decisions and solve problems), and a lifetime learner with an industrious attitude and commitment to long-term success.
  • Position requires membership at NorthRidge Church.
  • Be consistent in sharing their faith with those they encounter, do the work of an evangelist.
  • Demonstrate team spirit both visually and verbally supporting established protocol and policy.

How to Apply

  • Email the following to our Search Team at northridge@northridgehc.com
  • Cover Letter
  • Resume
  • Up to 3 reference letters
  • (Viable candidates will be contacted and have an extensive background check, credit check, and social media check run through the office.)
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About NorthRidge Church

First Baptist Church of Haines City was organized in June 1918 in a building on Railroad Street. It then moved to an old grammar school at the corner of 5th Street and Highway 17-92. Since its humble beginnings in Haines City, First Baptist Church has been one that goes where God calls. After only 3 years, in 1921, the church moved to the little bungalow that now houses the Church of God. After 8 years of construction, in 1948, the church moved into its new facility at the intersection of 1st Street and Ledwith Avenue, where it would remain for the next 44 years. During this time, the Inman Education Building was completed, signifying this church’s long history of commitment to education. In 1990, the church moved for the 5th and final time to our present location, just south of the Post Office in Haines City. In 2001, seeing the need to incorporate both a community vision and to unify the names of the Church, Preschool and Christian Academy, First Baptist Church changed its operating name to NorthRidge Church. To this day, we continue to operate as First Baptist Church of Haines City, Inc, doing business as NorthRidge Ministries. In its 92 year history, NorthRidge Church has proven it is willing to do whatever it takes to reach our community and surrounding areas for Christ. Our current ministries serve families from Haines City and many surrounding cities. Our desire is to continue to reach out to the people around us, sharing God’s love with them and attempting to provide practical assistance and guidance – to reach them where they are, and in a way they can understand. Over the past 99 years, the church has had 15 Pastors, and only 3 over the last 49 years. Dr. M. David Myers, along with his family, came to Haines City in 2004 to take the position of Senior Pastor. He and his family continue to serve this church with a desire to see Haines City and the world reached for the cause of Christ. Led by Dr. Myers, our motto, “Where Friends Become Family,” has become more than a slogan; it is a way that we function in every one of our ministries.

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