Pastor of Ministry/ Ministry Director

On-site

Full-Time

The Worship Director/Pastor is passionate about worship, leadership and shepherding the local church. As the Worship Director/Pastor, you will play a pivotal role in leading our church family in corporate and personal worship. You will lead engaging and authentic worship experiences, develop the volunteer team, and support the campus pastor at the local campus.

Overseeing the worship team involves a combination of spiritual leadership, team management, and creative development. The role requires guiding the team to ensure they are growing musically and spiritually while fostering community and collaboration. Providing spiritual care and guidance to the team is foundational. The goal is to cultivate a culture of worship that reflects the church’s values.

Weekly rehearsals and training sessions focus on musical skills, team dynamics, and spiritual growth. These regular meetings help team members grow in their craft while staying grounded in the purpose of worship, ensuring they are fully prepared to lead worship each week.

Quarterly Team Nights:

Quarterly team nights provide an opportunity for relationship‑building, spiritual renewal, and unified focus, helping the team stay connected to the broader mission of the church.

This involves mentoring individuals who demonstrate both talent and a heart for service, helping them step into leadership roles that contribute to the overall health and growth of the worship ministry.

This also includes overseeing the Tech Director position. The Worship Director/Pastor is responsible for hiring and managing the Tech Director along with helping to recruit, care and develop volunteers for the tech side.

Along with that, they will oversee the Music Director and any On‑Call/Program staff musicians. They are to help in recruiting and onboarding musicians and volunteers.

Lead Student Ministry Worship Team

Lead weekly rehearsals, manage Planning Center Online (PCO) rostering and song selection for Student Ministry weekend services, and lead worship 6-8 weekends per year

Coach and develop the student worship team while recruiting and involving adult leaders to assist in mentorship and team support.

Assist with Local Campus Events
The Worship Director/Pastor will report directly to the Campus Pastor and receive daily, operational, directional, and strategic leadership from the Campus Pastor. Additionally, the Worship Director/Pastor has a dotted line reporting to the Central Worship Pastor. The relationship with the Central Worship Pastor is for Coaching, Advocacy, Resourcing, and Encouragement.

Lead and develop a roster of leaders to serve in various worship settings, such as Prayer Gatherings and Celebrate Recovery, ensuring each event is well‑supported with strong worship leadership.

We have a deep commitment to our local Saddleback campus and also to the larger Saddleback Church story and ministry. We value maintaining a collaborative relationship with the Central Worship Pastor and Saddleback Worship team across all campuses to ensure alignment on vision and values of worship at Saddleback.

All‑Church Conferences and events

Monthly Saddleback Worship community connects (after in‑person staff meetings)

Systems and Processes / Administrative Responsibility
There are many tools we use to keep our ministry organized. Google Workspace

Church database and Concur for credit card reconciliation.

Must have experience leading worship, team building, and a demonstrated commitment to prayer.

Exceptional vocal and musical skills with guitar and/or other instruments.

Must have experience with Ableton software for creating, editing, and running tracks.

Health plans with employee low deductible medical (EPO and PPO), dental, and vision coverage.

403(b)-retirement plan with employer contribution.

Generous holiday and paid time off plans, including a paid week off between Christmas and New Year’s Day.

Saddleback Church’s pay philosophy is based on internal and external data for pay equity and budgetary considerations for effective stewardship. We will provide a pay rate within our salary structure that fits a candidate’s qualifications and experience for the job. Saddleback Church is both an equal opportunity employer and a faith-based religious organization. We conduct hiring without regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, age, sex, marital status, membership in any labor organization, political ideology, or disability of an otherwise qualified individual. The status of Saddleback Church as an equal opportunity employer does not prevent us from hiring staff based on their religious beliefs so that all employees share the same religious commitment, which is central to our mission.

This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.

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