Priest (Part time to Full Time)

Job Description Worship Pastor Overflow Church – Benton Harbor/ Saint Joseph, MI

Overflow Church

• Position Type: Full-time, salaried (includes evenings and weekends)
• Reports To: Director of Operations
• Primary Relationships: Lead Pastor, Ministry Directors, Pastoral Staff
• Worship Team, Production / AVL Teams, Volunteers

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. 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

• 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 Christ’s love, proclaiming hope to the neighbor and the stranger. 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)
• Encourage original expression and songwriting where appropriate, reflecting what God is doing in the life of the church

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)

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

• Select songs, transitions, and creative components aligned with the sermon and season
• Collaborate on visual elements and service flow

Support both in-person and online worship experiences

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

• Loyal, supportive, and aligned with Overflow Church’s mission and leadership
• Spiritual gifts of leadership and shepherding

Collaborative, teachable, and flexible

• Embraces diversity and unity within the body of Christ
• Fully aligned with Overflow Church’s theology, vision, and values

Ability to develop leaders and multiply ministry capacity

• 3–5 years of ministry experience (minimum of 2–3 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
• Alignment with Overflow Church’s theology, mission, and vision
• Overflow Church is a church of 400–500, multiethnic, multigenerational church in Southwest Michigan that has experienced consistent growth coming out of COVID. 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.