Music Director/Music Pastor

Tailor Your Resume for this Job

The Music Director/Music Pastor provides spiritual, musical, and administrative leadership to the church’s worship and music ministry. The role is responsible for developing a Christ-centred worship team, coordinating music for church services and special events, and creating an atmosphere that encourages the congregation to worship God genuinely and wholeheartedly.

• Plan and lead worship for Sunday services, prayer meetings, conferences, special programs, and other church events.
• Work closely with the Senior Pastor and leadership team to ensure worship supports the church’s vision, message, and spiritual direction.
• Select biblically sound and appropriate songs for each service.
• Conduct regular rehearsals and ensure all singers and musicians are prepared.
• Recruit, train, mentor, and develop worship leaders, vocalists, musicians, choir members, and technical volunteers.
• Provide pastoral care, prayer, encouragement, and spiritual guidance to worship team members.
• Prepare service arrangements, song lists, keys, lyrics, chord charts, and rehearsal schedules.
• Coordinate with the sound, media, livestream, lighting, and production teams.
• Oversee musical equipment and report any maintenance, repair, or replacement needs.
• Organise rosters and communicate schedules and expectations clearly.
• Develop choirs, youth worship teams, children’s music ministries, or other musical groups where required.
• Attend leadership meetings, ministry planning sessions, and relevant church programs.
• Manage the worship ministry budget where applicable.
• Ensure the worship ministry complies with church policies, safeguarding requirements, and copyright obligations.
• Must be multilingual, with the ability to communicate and lead worship in English, Swahili, French, and Hausa.
• Able to select, teach, and lead worship songs in these languages.
• Must hold a recognised Diploma in Ministry, Theology, Music, Worship Ministry, or a related field.
• 2 years experience in church worship leadership, music direction, choir coordination, or pastoral ministry is required.

Pay: From $75,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person