Worship Pastor

Emmanuel Faith Community Church Inc.•Escondido, CA

About The Position

Emmanuel Faith Community Church is seeking a spiritually mature, visionary, and relational Worship Pastor to lead passionate, Jesus-centered worship across multiple styles and venues. This is a key senior leadership role in an inter-generational and inter-ethnic church of 3,000 in North County, San Diego. The church hosts five Sunday services: three Modern, one Classic, and one Spanish. The Worship Pastor will help plan, lead, and equip teams serving across these venues, unify the church’s worship culture across generations, steward its heritage, and guide it thoughtfully into the future. The role has significant influence in shaping the church’s theological, liturgical, and spiritual formation culture. The Worship Pastor will serve as a primary worship leader and pastoral presence, provide leadership and coaching to staff and volunteers, and collaborate with the Lead Pastor and other staff on the church’s preaching and worship calendar, vision, strategy, and spiritual health. The position oversees worship environments and ministry teams, develops leaders, collaborates with production and pastoral teams, and manages worship ministry administration. The role reports to the Lead Pastor and directly supervises the Modern Worship Director, Worship Coordinator, and designated Classic Worship staff and leaders.

Requirements

A deep and growing relationship with Jesus, marked by character, humility, and spiritual maturity.
A shepherd’s heart and genuine care for staff, volunteers, and the congregation.
Commitment to unity in an inter-generational and inter-ethnic church.
Agreement with EFCC’s statement of faith.
At least 5 years of worship leadership experience; experience in a large church context is required, with experience in a church of 1,000 or more preferred.
Ability to lead multiple weekend services and significant seasons such as Advent, Christmas, and Easter with excellence.
Strong vocal ability and proficiency on at least one lead instrument.
Experience leading both Classic and Modern worship styles.
Experience directing ensembles, including choirs, bands, and orchestras.
High emotional intelligence and proven ability to lead through change and navigate conflict.
Strong organizational and communication skills.
Familiarity with tools such as Planning Center, Ableton, ProPresenter, and MultiTracks.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a church context of 1,000 or more.
Formal training in music, worship leadership, or theology; an M.A. or M.Div. is preferred.
Love for and familiarity with both Classic and Modern worship music.
Experience growing and developing worship ministries, including mentoring and multiplying younger worship leaders.

Responsibilities

Serve as a primary worship leader and pastoral presence in Classic and Modern worship services.
Provide leadership, oversight, and coaching to worship staff and volunteers.
Collaborate with the Lead Pastor and other staff to plan the annual preaching and worship calendar.
Contribute to the church’s overall vision, strategy, and spiritual health as a key staff member.
Develop and articulate a unifying Philosophy of Worship Ministry aligned with EFCC’s mission, theology, and values.
Pastor the choir, orchestra, musicians, and congregation through Scripture, prayer, worship leadership, and personal presence.
Participate in planning and overseeing weekly liturgy, music, and service flow across Sunday services, cultivating congregational participation and discipleship.
Provide visionary leadership for Classic and Modern worship ministries, stewarding the church’s heritage and guiding it through growth and change.
Collaborate in planning and leading special services and events, including Advent Christmas concerts and Holy Week services.
Participate in and help lead all-staff worship gatherings and special worship events.
Recruit, train, disciple, and develop worship leaders, musicians, vocalists, and creative team members.
Build leadership pipelines that cultivate and multiply future worship leaders and musicians.
Invest in the spiritual formation and relational health of the worship ministry team.
Foster unity across stylistic preferences and generations, modeling humility and bridge-building.
Cultivate a culture of excellence without ego, marked by joy, humility, and shared leadership.
Partner with the Production/Tech Director to support high-quality in-person and livestream worship experiences.
Lead collaborative planning that integrates musicians, production teams, and pastoral leadership.
Ensure music selection, arrangements, rehearsals, and transitions are prepared with excellence.
Oversee worship ministry budgets, scheduling, communication systems, and planning tools such as Planning Center.
Ensure copyright compliance and music licensing.
Coordinate with other ministries, including Students, Children’s, and Special Events, as needed.
If gifting and capacity allow, serve as a contributing member of the preaching team.