Worship Pastor

Job Description

Job Description

Salary: $65,000-69,000/year

Worship Pastor Overflow Church Benton Harbor/ Saint Joseph, MI

Position Overview

Organization: Overflow Church

Location: Southwest Michigan (St. Joseph / Benton Harbor region)

Position Type: Full-time, salaried (includes evenings and weekends)

Reports To: Director of Operations

Primary Relationships: Lead Pastor, Ministry Directors, Pastoral Staff

Secondary Relationships: Worship Team, Production / AVL Teams, Volunteers

Function

The Worship Pastor will lead, shape, and pastor the worship life of Overflow Church, overseeing weekend gatherings and cultivating a worship culture that forms disciples, proclaims the gospel, and creates space for authentic encounter with God. This is a pastoral leadership role, not merely a musical one. The Worship Pastor is responsible for worship leading, team development, creative planning, and collaboration across ministries to ensure worship gatherings are Christ-centered, theologically grounded, and culturally engaging.

Church Overview

Congregation: A growing, multiethnic, multigenerational church in Southwest Michigan

Staff: Full-time and part-time pastoral and ministry staff

Context: Established church entering a season of significant growth, facility expansion, and community impact

Overflow Church exists to Generate Hope by becoming an overflowing presence of Christs love, proclaiming hope to the neighbor and the stranger. Worship is central to our identity as a people shaped by the gospel, prayer, Scripture, and life together.

Position Responsibilities

Worship Leading

Plan, prepare, and lead weekly worship gatherings (typically 34 weeks per month)

Cultivate a vibrant, Christ-centered worship culture rooted in Scripture, prayer, and the gospel

Identify, train, and develop worship leaders, vocalists, and musicians

Provide leadership for special services, church-wide gatherings, and seasonal events

Oversee and steward worship instruments and musical equipment

Planning & Creativity

Collaborate with the Lead Pastor and teaching team in service planning and sermon integration

Lead worship planning meetings with intentionality and spiritual depth

Develop creative elements that support teaching themes (Scripture readings, prayer moments, liturgical flow)

Preferred: Encourage original expression and songwriting where appropriate, reflecting what God is doing in the life of the church

Pastoral Responsibilities

Shepherd and care for worship and production team members spiritually and relationally

Lead teams with humility, clarity, and a pastoral heart

Disciple leaders within the worship ministry toward spiritual maturity and healthy leadership

Foster prayerful preparation and spiritual formation within the team

Help shape non-musical elements of worship (Scripture, prayer, silence, response)

Weekend Gatherings

Plan, coordinate, and execute Sunday worship services with excellence and clarity

Select songs, transitions, and creative components aligned with the sermon and season

Communicate clearly with musicians, vocalists, and production teams well in advance

Provide preparation resources (charts, song maps, multitracks, recordings)

Collaborate on visual elements and service flow

Tech & Production Oversight

Provide leadership and oversight for production, AVL, and media teams

Ensure technical systems are prepared, functional, and well maintained

Partner with tech leaders to develop volunteers and leaders

Oversee worship-related production planning (slides, lighting, media coordination)

Support both in-person and online worship experiences

Qualifications

Character

A growing, authentic relationship with Jesus Christ marked by spiritual fruit

A life shaped by Scripture, prayer, humility, and obedience

Demonstrates servant leadership, emotional maturity, and pastoral wisdom

Loyal, supportive, and aligned with Overflow Churchs mission and leadership

Spiritual gifts of leadership and shepherding

Chemistry

Collaborative, teachable, and flexible

Forward-thinking and organized

Trustworthy, self-aware, and emotionally healthy

Embraces diversity and unity within the body of Christ

Fully aligned with Overflow Churchs theology, vision, and values

Competency

Proven ability to lead worship and musicians effectively

Demonstrated pastoral leadership with volunteers and teams

Ability to develop leaders and multiply ministry capacity

Strong organizational and communication skills

Willingness and ability to learn and utilize worship and production technology

Experience

35 years of ministry experience (minimum of 23 years in worship leadership)

Strong musicianship with an understanding of music theory beyond a basic level, including keys, chord structure, rhythm, arrangement, and the ability to communicate clearly and effectively with musicians

Demonstrated ability to lead worship and develop musicians and vocalists

Proven pastoral leadership and team development experience

Alignment with Overflow Churchs theology, mission, and vision

Experience/willingness to play different types of worship genres and at times blend them i.e. CCM, Gospel, Hymns etc.

Who We Are

Overflow Church is a church of 400500, multiethnic, multigenerational church in Southwest Michigan that has experienced consistent growth coming out of COVID. During the pandemic Overflow experienced a year-long pastoral transition, Overflow averaged around 100 in weekly attendance. In that season, the church faithfully endured leadership transition and uncertainty. In 2021, Overflow Church hired Pastor Elijah Shamenda, and since that time the church has experienced year-over-year growth, renewed clarity of mission, and increasing health across attendance, leadership, and generosity.

Overflow is led by a committed Elder team, pastoral staff, and ministry leaders who believe we are called to be more than a local congregation, we believe we are called to be a regional church. Our vision is to plant five campuses over the next ten years, and we are actively pursuing the launch of our first campus in Kalamazoo.

We are passionate about reaching the neighbor and the stranger those both near and far from God, and we are looking for a Worship Pastor who wants to be part of a big, faith-filled vision that requires sacrifice, teamwork, and long-term commitment.