The Chapel

Worship Pastor

Akron,
Ohio
The Worship Pastor passionately oversees worship at The Chapel by leading faith-building, creative services that honor the presence of God and inspire the church to worship completely. This position will set overall vision of our Worship Ministry and recruit, lead, disciple, and shepherd current and potential worship team members. The Worship Pastor will help guide our church community as a member of our Pastoral Staff and serve on The Chapel’s Ministry Team of Pastors and Directors.

About This Organization

The Chapel is a Christ-centered, non-denominational church based in Akron, Ohio, committed to helping people know and follow Jesus. Rooted in a clear biblical foundation, the church’s mission is to “love God, love people, and make disciples,” with a vision of seeing lives transformed locally and globally through the gospel. The Chapel gathers weekly for worship, prayer, and teaching from Scripture, cultivating a community that encourages spiritual growth, authentic relationships, and service to others. With a long-standing legacy of church planting and disciple-making, the church is driven by a desire to multiply gospel impact—equipping people to live out their faith in their homes, communities, and around the world.

Position Description

The Worship Pastor passionately oversees worship at The Chapel by leading faith-building, creative services that honor the presence of God and inspire the church to worship completely.This position will set overall vision of our Worship Ministry and recruit, lead, disciple, and shepherd current and potential worship team members.The Worship Pastor will help guide our church community as a member of our Pastoral Staff and serve on The Chapel’s Ministry Team of Pastors and Directors.

 

Key Responsibilities:

Worship Leading (50%):

Envision, develop, plan, and lead weekly worship services, coordinating the efforts of music and technology to design and lead each service with quality and intentionality.

  • Work with Senior Pastor and Pastor of Ministries to look after the implementation of the Worship Ministry’s philosophies, culture, and priorities.
  • Partner closely with Production Director to execute and implement core worship programming by preparing appropriate flow, transitions, ministry moments, and creative elements and managing and updating plans in the Planning Center Online tool (with correct songs, keys, charts, notes, etc.).
  • Serve as primary leader for worship services; effectively lead the weekend worship teams and experiences, ensuring spiritual and musical preparation.

 

Department Leadership (35%):

Lead the overall worship ministry by setting culture and priorities, and by managing the efforts of staff and volunteers towards execution of the ministry.

  • Holistically shepherd the Worship Ministry volunteers and provide leadership to staff direct reports.
  • Be an intentional leader in regard s to the spiritual, musical, professional, and leadership development of individual team members.
  • Set and manage budgets, advocating for the Worship Ministry with Senior leadership.
  • Provide leadership and invest in our College and Family Ministry worship teams.

 

General Pastoral and Staff Duties (15%):

As a staff member of The Chapel, the Worship Pastor will serve generally as a pastor at The Chapel with accompanying responsibilities.

  • Display a heart and skill for caring well for people, including both pastoral care and an approach that views the Worship Ministry as discipleship.
  • Provide leadership and support for funerals, weddings, and special events.
  • Engage in staff meetings/retreats as well as Christmas, Easter, other special events and assigned responsibilities.
  • Serve occasionally on rotation as an “on-call pastor.”
  • Handle confidential matters with integrity and excellence.

 

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