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Campus Worship Pastor/Director

Sandals Church
Riverside, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 3/26/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/26/2026

VISION:

The vision of Sandals Church is to be real with ourselves, God and others.

The direction of Palm Avenue is centered on Storytelling, Healing, and Hospitality.

THE ROLE:

Authentically lead and help architect highly meaningful, spiritually formative, and contextually relevant worship experiences at Sandals Church Palm Avenue. This role partners closely with the Campus Pastor to develop and drive engaging weekly services that reflect our vision and speak directly to our congregation.

THE SCOPE:

You will influence the organization primarily at the Campus level, but with influence bleeding into Central as well.

YOUR BOSS:

Campus Pastor: Adam Atchison

HOURS: 

40 per week 

SOME KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & OBJECTIVES:

  • Develop and inspire a team of creative and passionate worshippers
  • Supervise PM Worship Lead and AM/PM Production Leads
    • Build a relational and unified team culture in collaboration with your staff
    • Recruit and audition worship team members consistently following the Sandals Church Worship Team policy 
    • Care for and lead your staff and volunteers spiritually 
    • Facilitate team rehearsals, and properly manage worship team property and spaces
    • Determine and meet your monthly build, care and develop goals
    • Equip and empower your campus worship team members, and develop other leaders who can do what you do 
  • Oversee and execute meaningful and engaging worship experiences across all campus environments, including Sunday services and midweek ministries (e.g., Sandals Church Youth)
    • Prioritize a personal and active relationship with Jesus, practicing fruit-bearing spiritual disciplines
    • Discern the spiritual needs and formation opportunities of your congregation in collaboration with your Campus Pastor  
    • Oversee volunteer team scheduling and rhythms, ensuring your campus is sustainably equipped with the right players for all services  
      • Maintain campus worship team rosters on PCO & CCB in a timely manner
    • Cast vision and communicate service and musical elements with the band, PM Worship Lead, Production Leads, Campus Pastor 
      • Lead Tuesday’s Look Back Look Ahead meeting
      • Sermon recording
      • Huddle Lead Post-Huddle Huddle
    • Proactively develop and hone your planning, programming, creative, communication, and musical skills 
  • Campus engagement
    • Participate in Tuesday’s Campus Meeting
    • Participate in and/or lead Campus-specific events and initiatives
  • Central Support Commitments
    • Participate in worship or weekend programming-specific meetings, trainings, and events as scheduled 
    • Collaborate with the Central Support team to train your team,develop leaders, and steward the Worship Culture of Sandals Church.

SOME KEY VALUES:

  • Meaning over excellence
  • Authentic presence over polish
  • Spirit-led over scripted
  • Experimentation with evaluation
  • Intentionality over impulse

EVALUATION:

Personal and collective feedback is essential for healthy development. You commit to being receptive to a positive culture of feedback and evaluation while understanding that this is a key component for growth, excellence, and success in your role.

SANDALS STAFF CORE VALUES: As Staff we are expected to champion and live out the Values, Attributes and Expectations as defined in the Culture Stack.

COMPENSATION INFORMATION:

Pay Range: $70,304-$90,000 annually.

We will provide a pay rate that is within our compensation structure and that fits a candidate’s qualifications and experience for the job. A wage range posted is not a guarantee of a specific wage for a job offer

 *Sandals 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 Sandals 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.

Salary : $70,304 - $90,000

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