Snapshot

Denomination: American Baptist

Weekly Attendance:  300

Location: Scott City, KS

The Role: Worship Pastor

Meet First Baptist Church Scott City:

As a church, we are committed to the person of Jesus Christ, and we base our teaching upon God’s revealed word, the Bible. It is our heart’s desire that people come to know Christ and experience His grace and mercy through forgiveness. We are grateful for what the Holy Spirit is doing in our midst. We seek to provide regular teaching and preaching of the Bible, meaningful times of worship, opportunities for fellowship, prayer, outreach, and numerous other ministries for people of all ages.

About the Worship Pastor:

The role of the Worship and Outreach Pastor is to oversee all elements of service programming for FBC Scott City under the direction and leadership of the senior pastor. This will require a firm grasp of the beliefs, values, and strategy of FBC Scott City and the ability to align staff, leadership teams, and volunteers with its mission, vision, and values. The Worship and Outreach Pastors will lead all components of worship programming including music, audio, video, lighting, creative elements, and series planning.

The Worship Pastor’s Responsibilities Include: 

Modeling Biblical Priorities | Responsible for upholding Biblical priorities and core values of FBC Scott City. The Worship and Outreach Pastor should represent a growing personal relationship with Christ. The Worship and Outreach Pastor models a strong relationship with his or her spouse (if married) and children (if applicable). The Worship and Outreach Pastor strives to fulfill his or her purpose in life and ministry while demonstrating integrity in words, relationships, and actions. These objectives are accomplished by:

• Committing to a daily quiet-time with God.
• Participating in a FBC Scott City small group on a regular basis.
• Setting appropriate boundaries to protect character and integrity.
• Developing personal evangelism opportunities within and outside the church.
• Supporting the ministries of FBC Scott City by faithfully giving at least 10% of gross income.
• Adhering to and encompassing the qualities and characteristics required of FBC Scott City employees, as defined by the Bylaws, Guiding Principles, and Staff Handbook.

Program Planning | Responsible for collaborating with the senior pastor to plan and execute events that accomplish the vision as well as spiritual, educational, and organizational goals of the church. This includes, but is not limited to, weekend worship services, leadership events, and other ministry programs. This is accomplished by:

• Brainstorming with teams to generate ideas and creative elements for service programming.
• Interfacing with event communicators to ensure a consistent message is told in the program details, i.e., music, video, offering setups, next steps, etc.
• Planning and coordinating all musical, video, technical, and creative elements of the weekend services and series (for example: song selection, video selection, scripture readings, etc.)
• Creating detailed service plans including musical, technical, video, and other program notes and assets.
• Leading regular evaluations and critique sessions to maintain a bar of excellence and monitoring the impact of service programming.
• Act as the point person for all events such as Easter, Christmas, baptisms, and other special church-wide celebrations.

Communications and Creative Development | Responsible for leading the creative direction of FBC Scott City including, but not limited to, service programming, promotions, and digital media. This is accomplished by:

• Staying in touch with culture trends to effectively connect the culture with the Gospel.
• Understanding the DNA of FBC Scott City to effectively maximize programming, series development, promotions, branding, and communications.
• Establishing clearly defined policies and processes that set proper expectations related to communication, especially as it relates to in-service promotions.
• Coordinating with staff and volunteers to effectively communicate church-wide programs and initiatives and strategically coordinate promotions.
• Creating consistency in messaging, branding, and promotions.
• Developing creative ways to communicate desired messages with the church body.

Musical Direction | Responsible for developing the people, philosophy, systems, and deadlines related to the music selection and production for worship services and other ministry initiatives. This is accomplished by:

• Overseeing the philosophy, systems and deadlines related to the production of dynamic worship sets.
• Recruiting and developing instrumentalists and vocalists, both technically and spiritually.
• Directing the rehearsals for all services.

Video Production | Responsible for developing the people, philosophy, systems, and deadlines related to the production of video for worship services and other ministry initiatives. This is accomplished by:

• Recruiting and developing volunteers, both technically and spiritually.
• Developing a video team to produce creative and effective promotional and in-service videos including concept, scripting, video shoots, editing, and post-production management.
• Leading and strategizing creative tactics to use video to promote and send the messages FBC Scott City wants to communicate to the church and the world.

Technical Direction | Responsible for overseeing the people, equipment, systems, and deadlines related to executing a successful weekend experience and other events. This is accomplished by:

• Recruiting and developing volunteer teams for audio, lighting, video, and stage
• Communicating with the necessary technical language to communicate the vision and needs of each service.
• Maintaining and monitoring the condition of all the equipment (audio, lighting, stage, video) and arranging repairs as needed.
• Trouble-shooting technical challenges and brainstorming solutions for situations.

Volunteer Supervision and Development | Responsible for providing leadership to all volunteer musicians, vocalists, and tech teams. The Worship and Outreach Pastor leads, evaluates, and mentors existing volunteers. Includes the following responsibilities:

• Recruiting and empowering volunteers to serve for all midweek, weekend, and other scheduled events.
• Scheduling all weekend teams including all volunteer musicians, vocalists, and technical teams
• Overseeing the training and development of the volunteers.
• Managing systems/processes to organize all team members.
• Supervising volunteers in day-to-day operational activities.
• Maintaining a strong network of relevant professionals (worship leaders, musicians, technical engineers, graphic designers, web developers, etc.)
• Developing ministry partnerships with outside vendors that share FBC Scott City’s commitment to excellence.

What You Bring: 

The following describes many of the characteristics of the ideal candidate for the Worship Pastor:

Education & Experience

• 2+ years of ministry experience.
• Undergraduate degree, required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Musically gifted.

Personal Characteristics & Qualifications

• High EQ.
• Relational.
• Heart for broken people.
• Community-oriented.
• Theologically solid.
• Ownership and initiative.
• Energetic and engages the church.
• Leads meaningful worship rather than performance.
• Innovative and creative.

What it’s Like to Live in Scott City, KS : 

Scott City, Kansas is located in Western Kansas just 62 miles from the Colorado border. The area provides a nice diversion for I-70 travelers with a variety of terrain including flat prairies, rich cropland, hills, chalk bluffs, and riverbeds. The County population is 5,080 and City is 3,927 (2014).

What makes Scott City thrive and prosper is the effort invested into maintaining traditional family values and a sincere sense of community pride. The business and civic leaders in Scott City emphasize community involvement and “paying it forward.” Scott Citians are friendly people who welcome new residents and new business, as well as overnight travelers.

The people here reside in one of Kansas’s most precious areas. Scott County is abundant in history and archeological discovery. Scott City is a town full of comfortable charm that offers a rural, peaceful quality of life. It truly is a perfect place to visit, live, work and enjoy.

For more information about Scott City, KS, visit https://www.visitscottcity.com/.