Associate Pastor of Worship – Maranatha Grace

Job Description

Church Information

• Name: Maranatha Grace
• Website: https://www.maranathachurch.live
• Location: 19835 Scott Hill Drive Hagerstown, MD 21742
  • The church is located in Hagerstown, MD (western MD) roughly 10 minutes from both West Virginia and Pennsylvania. The city is situated in the Cumberland Valley, which is part of the Great Appalachian Valley. Hagerstown is approximately 70 miles northwest of Baltimore and Washington, D.C. at the intersection of Interstates 81 and 70.
• Year established: 1968
• Sunday average attendance: 120

Overview

The Associate Pastor of Worship will be responsible for developing and leading vibrant worship services that enable those attending to reflect upon who God is and what He is doing in our lives. This role will require a passionate and experienced individual who can continue to develop the worship team and design highly engaging contemporary worship serves. The Associate Pastor will also oversee the student ministry of Maranatha working with the youth ministry leaders to effectively influence middle school and high school students to follow Jesus. 

Responsibilities

• Primary Responsibilities
  • Worship Leadership:
    • Lead worship services, including selecting music, leading worship teams, other special service/events and preaching sermons as needed.
    • Recruit, audition, and develop vocalists, and instrumentalists.
    • Lead weekly rehearsals to prepare the worship team.
    • Develop and maintain a worship style that is engaging and meaningful for the congregation. Ensure music lyrics, styles and on-stage practices align with church doctrine.
    • Collaborate with other staff members to create a unified worship experience.
  • Audio and Visual:
    • Build relationships with the audio and visual team to help produce the best service.
    • Provide oversight and direction to the social media presence of Maranatha with the help of our Communications Assistant.
    • Oversee the technical aspects: sound, lighting, multimedia during services.
    • Oversee video footage for opening services with cameras & train/schedule sound techs at soundboard, computer operators using ProPresenter for the Screens in the auditorium.
    • Proficiency with ProPresenter/Planning Center, Computer/Media programs and sound is preferred. A strong ability to increase effectiveness of camera, media & sound staff.
    • Other tasks as they arise
    • Attend weekly staff meetings
• Secondary Responsibilities
  • Youth Ministry Oversight:
    • Provide oversight of the youth ministry programs
    • Lead the Student Ministry teaching team with the goal of teaching to help students truly follow Christ and experience supernatural life-change
    • Supervise student ministry volunteers
    • Organize and lead youth events
    • Provide spiritual guidance and mentorship to students

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in ministry or a related field or have the equivalent experience.
• Experience in worship leadership.
• Musical ability has led worship and is a proven leader.
• Strong leadership ability excellent communication ability, effective interpersonal skills and organizational skills.
• Understanding of youth ministry.
• A willingness to serve other areas as needed.
• Teachable, dependable, and desire to continue developing ministry skills.
• Passion for leading worship.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Commitment to the mission and vision of Maranatha and values of the Charis Fellowship.
• Willingness to come under the leadership of the Lead Pastor and Elders.

Benefits

• Insurance
• Retirement
• Vacations
• Professional Expenses Covered

Essential Beliefs

1. The One True God – There is one, and only one, true God,4 the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He is the Creator and Lord of all, existing eternally in three per-sons, never less and never more – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
2. The Lord Jesus Christ – Jesus Christ is fully God, existing eternally. Everything was created by Him and for Him. His incarnation took place in the womb of a virgin. He became man, but never sinned. He died a substitutionary death to atone for sin, resurrected bodily, and ascended into heaven where He remains fully God and fully man, and is presently ministering until He comes again.
3. The Holy Spirit – The Holy Spirit is fully God, existing eternally. He is a person, and was involved in Creation and the inspiration of Scripture. His works of convicting and regenerating are essential to the believer’s salvation. Believers are entitled to the benefit and joy of being filled and walking in the Spirit for empowerment in Christian life, service, and mission.
4. The Bible – The sixty-six books, and only these, known as the Old and New Testaments, are the written Word of God. God’s inspiration and superintendence of the writing of every word of the Bible guarantees that what was written is His Word and therefore authoritative, true, and without error in the original manuscripts. God preserves His Word, which is powerful and effective to accomplish His purpose of salvation among all nations. God’s Spirit illumines the minds of believers in every culture to understand and apply the unchanging truth of Scripture in fresh and relevant ways for the benefit of the whole Body of Christ.
5. Humanity – God created man and woman in His image. As a result, all people are bearers of that image. However, Adam’s subsequent sin resulted in a condition of spiritual death which all people since Adam have experienced, marring the beauty of God’s image in them in every facet of life. This condition of spiritual death has rendered all people unable to save themselves, and leads to physical death. There-fore, new birth is necessary for salvation.
6. Salvation – The salvation brought by God is a complete and eternal salvation by His grace alone, received as the free gift of God through personal faith alone in the Lord Jesus Christ and His finished work, as He declares believers righteous in Him.
7. Church – There exists one true Church, which is called the Household of God, the Body of Christ, and the temple of the Holy Spirit. It is comprised of all true disciples of Jesus Christ and is created by the action of the Holy Spirit. Tangible expressions of this true Church are found in local churches.
8. Christian Life – The believer is saved by faith alone. The faith that saves is expected to produce obedience48 and good works, which are the products of the indwelling Holy Spirit. The dimensions of biblical ethics are both individual and social, and extend to every facet of life. God faithfully continues to finish the work of sanctification, which He initiated in the life of each believer with the goal of Christlikeness.
9. Angels, Satan, Demons – God created a multitude of spiritual beings called “angels”. Righteous angels continue to serve God and work both in the heavenly sphere and on earth. By his disobedience, Satan, a fallen angel, became the adversary of God and God’s people, carrying with him a procession of demons. Jesus Christ has overcome Satan so that the final judgment and doom of Satan and his demons are certain.
10. Future Life – The dead will have a conscious existence in eternity and their bodies will be resurrected. Unbelievers, already under condemnation, will be sentenced to suffer eternal separation from God. Believers, already having been granted eternal life, will be judged and rewarded according to their works, and will experience a glorified, eternal existence in the presence of the Lord.

Application Details

• To express your interest please send a cover letter and your resume to: maranathascreeningteam@gmail.com