Mission, Vision, and Values
Our mission is to leave a Trace of God’s love everywhere we go, and our motive is to remove obstacles and increase opportunities to get people to Jesus.
Our four Cultural Distinctives are:
- Elevate Truth and Grace, Embrace Those Far From God, Extend Hope When Life Hurts, and Empower Everyone to Share the Gospel. Trace is passionate about creating an authentic environment where people can stop pretending, experience both truth and grace, and discover how God can use their lives to impact others.
Key Responsibilities
Spiritual & Pastoral Leadership
- Shepherd the worship ministry as a pastor first and musician second.
- Provide intentional discipleship for worship leaders, vocalists and musicians.
- Develop leaders in character, humility, holiness, and spiritual maturity.
- Establish rhythms of prayer, devotion, and spiritual growth for the team.
- Lead through conflict biblically while cultivating a culture of honor and unity.
Recruitment & Team Building
- Proactively recruit high-capacity vocalists and musicians.
- Oversee audition processes with excellence and clarity.
- Build and maintain a sustainable leadership pipeline.
- Identify potential worship leaders and create intentional growth pathways.
- Ensure teams are large enough to support growth and multiple services.
- Develop bench strength for future campuses and expansion.
Worship Leader Development (Craft, Culture, Character, & Christ)
The Worship Pastor is responsible for developing worship leaders holistically in the following areas:
- Craft:
- Train vocalists in harmony, blend, tone, pitch, and stage awareness.
- Develop worship leaders in song selection, transitions, and flow.
- Coach leaders in communication and congregational engagement.
- Lead rehearsals with musical excellence and intentional feedback.
- Develop leaders’ proficiency on primary instruments.
- Culture:
- Shape a team culture marked by humility, unity, honor, and excellence.
- Establish clear standards for preparation and professionalism.
- Reinforce that platform ministry flows from private devotion.
- Create an environment where growth, feedback, and accountability are embraced.
- Character:
- Model and teach integrity, servanthood, and emotional health.
- Develop leaders who are spiritually mature before they are platform-ready.
- Provide consistent pastoral care and mentorship.
- Relationship with Christ:
- Ensure leaders prioritize personal devotion over performance.
- Cultivate a culture grounded in prayer and dependence on the Holy Spirit.
- Develop worship leaders who lead from overflow, not obligation.
Weekend Worship Leadership
- Lead worship for all weekend services and major church events.
- Provide strong, engaging vocal leadership for a congregation of 3,500+.
- Create Christ-centered worship experiences aligned with teaching themes.
- Design worship sets that flow seamlessly and support the direction of each service.
- Model authentic worship both on and off stage.
Music Leadership & Production Partnership
- Champion musical excellence across all services.
- Lead band arrangements and rehearsals with clarity and direction.
- Collaborate closely with production, lighting, and media teams.
- Continuously evaluate and elevate the overall worship environment.
Strategic Leadership & Growth
- Develop scalable systems to support continued growth.
- Identify, recruit and prepare worship leaders across ministries and possible future campuses.
- Collaborate with the Executive Pastor of Creative Arts on long-term vision and strategy, with final approval resting with Executive Pastor.
- Build a worship culture that can multiply beyond a single leader.
Key Qualifications
Minimum Experience:
- 3-5 years in a church of at least 2500
Education:
- Bachelors is preferred or some worship/theological training