Worship Pastor/Associate Pastor

WORSHIP PASTOR/ASSOCIATE PASTOR | FULL-TIME

Position Objective: To join the pastoral team of Cornerstone Church with the emphasis of leading worship and overseeing production teams, cultivating the atmosphere where people can connect with God in an authentic way.    

Summary:  Cornerstone Church is in Blue Springs, Missouri, a suburb of Kansas City and is led by Pastor Shawn Apking. For the past 30+ years, Cornerstone Church has been sharing The Gospel and leading people to become fully devoted followers of Jesus who values His presence and to become more like Jesus. Here is our Statement of Faith:

Cornerstone Church is looking for a full-time Worship/Associate Pastor to partner with them in building a Presence-driven worship ministry and assist in pastoral leadership in our growing church family. While a large portion of this role is about craft and talent, this role also consists of leading teams and managing people well.

The Worship Pastor will be responsible for the heart, quality, and execution of leading worship, development, and recruitment of volunteers - providing quality and creative support in all areas of music as well as other ministry teams, as needed.  This person will not just come in to maintain, but will creatively cast vision, develop strategies, inspire volunteers, and help build a strong culture of worship, teaching God’s Word and discipling leaders. 

Qualifications:

• A pastor as well as a trained musician with strong vocal skill and band leadership experience
• A clear testimony of faith in Jesus Christ and a vital growing personal relationship as a believer in Jesus, engaging in the daily study of God’s Word and prayer.
• Commitment to moral purity
• Commitment to developing a strong marriage and family life
• Daily dependance on the empowerment and leading of Holy Spirit to direct your life and ministry. 
• Commitment to the mission, vision, and worship philosophy of Cornerstone Church
• Biblically grounded and passionate about God, His Presence, the Church, building leaders and discipling teams.
• Highly relational leader who can develop and recruit musicians, inspire volunteers, develop leaders, and can delegate tasks appropriately
• Organization, multi-tasking ability and excellent time-management skills
• Proficient written and verbal communication skills
• Balanced combination of self-starter and team player
• Entrepreneur and steady developer
• Creative, enthusiastic, and personable
• A risk-taker, yet is teachable
• Agree with our statement of Faith and meet all requirements to become a member of Cornerstone
• Skilled in the use of technology, software and apps related to worship and knowledgeable in the use of sound, lighting, computers, and video projection.
• Two years of leadership experience and demonstrated excellence in a worship role
• Two years in a ministry leadership/care role

Responsibilities:

Services

• Prepare and execute Sunday and some Wednesday worship sets with a high level of excellence.
• Ensure worship team is prepared to minister.
• Lead Ministry moments with congregation from platform, when necessary.
• Lead ministry moments with teams.
• Cultivate talent and character for all worship platforms, including supporting and building up worship leadership teams for Student and Kids ministries.
• Collaborate with Lead Pastor on transitions, times, and close of service
• Oversee media preparation and presentation, sound and lighting, and coordination of all instrumentalists and vocalists.
• Connect with congregation when possible before or after services.
• Lead pre-service meeting and rehearsal with excellence.

Weekly

• Participate in all Ministry Staff meetings, currently Tuesdays at 9:30am.
• Participate in Ministry Lead Team planning and events.
• Strategically balance a minimum of 40 hours weekly between in-office and outside-office by integrating self-development, ministry to others and team development while fulfilling duties in a timely manner.
• Develop creative ways to disciple others while performing tasks.
• Integrate on-going personal development, spiritually, relationally, and professionally.
• Work under the direction of the Lead Pastor to plan and execute all worship services at Cornerstone.
• Schedule and maintain all information regarding programming and time management in Planning Center.
• Lead weeknight rehearsal with teams on rotation, currently Thursday evenings, 7pm.
• Maintain the music library, musical instruments, and any other supplies and equipment involved in worship and production.
• Help oversee the maintenance of our building and property.
• Participate in the life of Cornerstone Church, attending regularly services, all-church events and small group series, engaging as a life-giving member.

Pastoral

• Provide pastoral care (available to counsel, mentor, teach, visit, pray, officiate weddings, funerals and assist in other pastoral responsibilities).
• Participate in Pastor On-Call rotations as required.
• Regularly attend a Cornerstone Group and foster and oversee groups participation amongst creative teams.
• Lead and encourage the congregation into appropriate ministries.
• Participate in a teaching capacity, teaching periodically equip classes and Sunday morning services.

Leadership

• Integrate into leadership, developing a working knowledge of Cornerstone’s values, and ministry protocols, and culture of community, discipleship and evangelism.
• Schedule and oversee worship and all creative team’s Community Nights and specific team gatherings for developing on-going community, creativity and culture of worship.
• Introduce and consistently provide training for worship and creative teams.
• Recognize, support and release the leadership gifts and callings in teams.
• Create strategies to help grow the culture of worship at Cornerstone. This is done when people are aware of the presence of God in and outside our services. People come in hungry for more of God and carry His life-changing presence 24/7.  It has also been a long-time desire of several to begin a School of Worship.
• Set annual goals for the ministries responsible for that are in line with our vision and then evaluate how those goals were attained or modified during the year.

Culture of Honor

At Cornerstone, we seek to build and nurture a culture for our organization that produces and protects a God-honoring atmosphere. We lay the foundation for this cultural expression by personally living out Cornerstone’s values and instilling them in all who work alongside us on our staff.

To Apply:

Submit a photo and resume with no less than four, non-family references. Also include the following:

1. Links to at least two, video-only worship leading samples.
2. Personality, DISC, Strength-Finder type assessment scores if available.
3. Photos of special events, set designs, or other creative elements???
4. Please send to Shawn Apking, sapking@cornerstonelife.org