HISTORY & CURRENT STATUS

Sugar Creek Baptist Church is on a mission "to love and lead all people to life change in Christ." Over the last 45 years, since it was founded in 1975, the church has seen steady growth as they have pursued this mission. Located in Fort Bend County, the most ethnically diverse county in America, Sugar Creek embraces all people and is known for their missions and care efforts in the community. The congregation is made up of people from diverse ethnicities and political views. All in all, over 90 countries are represented among Sugar Creek's membership.

Senior Pastor Mark Hartman has led this church for the last 22 years. Under his leadership, the church has grown from 1600 in average weekly attendance to 4600 across three campuses. In addition, Sugar Creek has a local and thriving prison ministry as a fourth campus.

Everything Sugar Creek does is expressed by six core values guiding its daily decision-making and planning. These are:

1. Truth Matters – the Bible is God's inspired, inerrant, and infallible Word. It is truth for all people.
2. Total Dependence on God – apart from God, we can do nothing.
3. High Expectation – God is worthy of our best. He deserves our greatest commitment.
4. Eternal Impact – we seek to make a forever difference in people's lives.
5. Mutual Respect – all people matter to God. We treat one another with love and respect.
6. Generational Relevance – every generation matters to God. We communicate the unchanging message of Christ to an ever-changing world.

Sugar Creek believes that biblical life change occurs as people commit to four key areas of spiritual development. As they worship, connect, serve, and share consistently, people experience the life change found in following Jesus.

1. Worship - The gathering of God's people to respond to God through inspiring music and relevant teaching/preaching of God's Word. It calls worshippers to engage in Discipleship.
2. Connect - Smaller groups of God's people who come together in biblical community to further explain Bible truth for spiritual transformation while equipping believers to care for one another and to serve the body of Christ.
3. Serve - Servant teams responding to meet ministry needs within the Body of Christ through grace-based giving of time, abilities, and resources according to their spiritual gifts and passions while learning to demonstrate and declare God's grace with those who may be far from God. 
4. Share - Individuals, families, and teams of believers declaring and demonstrating the story of redemption everywhere with those who may be far from God, practicing a culture of invitation inviting people into the body life of Sugar Creek Baptist Church.

The life change and spiritual maturity a person experiences as they engage in the activities listed above become evidenced as they:

• Commit to God and their family
• Help others know God
• Actively practice spiritual disciplines
• Nurture authentic relationships
• Give back to God
• Exercise spiritual gifts in service

Sugar Creek Baptist Church is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention (http://www.sbc.net). It is important to note that every Southern Baptist Church is unique. Each church is individually governed and led by its staff and its members. For more information about Sugar Creek's core beliefs, please visit https://sugarcreek.net/beliefs/.

CHALLENGE & OPPORTUNITY 

The global worship ministry at Sugar Creek is healthy, and the campus worship pastors enjoy strong bonds with one another. Corporate worship is a high priority, and the worship ministry on all campuses is known for excellence and authenticity with strong platform leadership. Generally, the style of music is modern, and they celebrate the church's diversity by seeking to identify with others culturally without compromising the message of the gospel. It is essential for them to employ culturally relevant methodology while remembering that the gospel message is unchanging. The dress is casual, and worship gatherings include elements of music, creative arts, and technology used to communicate and inspire. Depending on the service and campus attended, worshippers may see a choir, orchestra, band, or a mix of all three onstage.

On the Missouri City campus, the worship team is healthy and executes at a high level. Three gathering times are offered each Sunday at 8:00 am, 9:30 am, and 11:00 am. All are modern in musical style and feature engaging worship, life-changing teaching, and connection through strong, meaningful relationships. Combined, about 700-800 adults attend each weekend and the congregation is extremely diverse ethnically. Most who attend this campus are white collar professionals who are very family oriented. The Missouri City campus is growing and they see about 25-30 new guests per month. To accommodate the growth, they are in the planning phase of a campus expansion project to include a new children's space, worship center, and outdoor baptistry area. Overall, the project will more than double their current space. 

The church embraces technology, and the Missouri City campus is no exception. Planning Center Online provides rehearsal resources and schedules teams each week. The room features an excellent PA system, and instrumentalists and vocalists utilize in-ear monitors with personal mixers. This improves clarity for musicians as well as for the house audio mix. IEM technology also provides the potential to run click and stem tracks easily. A large LED wall is utilized on the stage, and 4K video is used for lyrics and featured video pieces.

The new Campus Worship Pastor will oversee all things related to musical worship and the weekend gatherings on the Missouri City campus. This includes leadership of the band and vocal teams and the technical production (audio, video, and lighting). These will be accomplished with the assistance of the following:

• Paid band
• Female Worship Leader (part-time, paid)
• Sunday Morning Technical Producer
• Administrative assistance from the Sugar Creek Worship Ministry (global) and the Missouri City campus staff

The successful candidate will be a strong vocalist and platform leader who cares about musical excellence. However, this person should see themselves as a pastor and worshiper, not just an artist. They should have a vision for worship ministry that goes beyond the Sunday morning platform and impacts children, students, and adults. The new hire should be highly relational, lead passionately, and have the heart to shepherd and develop others. This person must be relationally connected to the Missouri City campus and seek to know well the people here. 

This campus utilizes a small worship choir. It is not a traditional choir, and the new hire does not need to be a "choral person." But the new leader should appreciate what the choir brings to the collective worship gathering and be a champion for this.

God is using Sugar Creek Baptist Church! The new Campus Worship Pastor will work alongside a talented Global Worship Leader Team and have the opportunity to collaborate, songwrite, and learn from one another. All of this while being given the latitude to create a culture of worship at their campus. 

LOCATION & DEMOGRAPHICS

Sugar Creek Baptist Church's original campus is in Sugar Land, TX. Sugar Land is just southwest of Houston, Texas, and part of the Houston metropolitan area. It is located in Fort Bend County, recognized as the most ethnically diverse county in America. Since being incorporated as a city in 1959, Sugar Land’s residents have lived in a master-planned community with many parks and recreational facilities, first-class shopping and medical facilities, and a safe environment. In fact, Sugar Land has been ranked as one of America’s safest cities since 2008. It has also been recognized as one of America’s Best Places to Live and named a Community of Respect by the Anti-Defamation League. 

This area of the Houston Metroplex boasts plenty of amenities and things of interest for individuals and families alike. The Houston Museum of Natural Science at Sugar Land features a saltwater aquarium and a digital dome theater. Fort Bend Children's Discovery Center offers interactive exhibits, including a child-size city called Kidtropolis. Numerous parks and recreational areas abound, with trails winding through Sugar Land Memorial Park and Brazos River Corridor. In addition, there is easy access to all the Houston area has to offer as the 4th largest city in the nation. 

Sugar Creek's Missouri City Campus is located in Missouri City, minutes from downtown Houston and all of the metropolitan area's amenities. It is close to major freeways, rail lines, the Port of Houston, and Bush and Hobby Airports. Missouri City's strategic location links its businesses with customers around the nation and the world.

As for housing, a broad spectrum is found in the south Houston area, and the average price of a home in the Sugar Land area is around $350K. The cost of living here is on par with the national average. Given its relative affordability and the abundance of cultural offerings and other amenities, this is a desirable and exciting place to live.

To learn more about Sugar Land, click here.

POSITION PROFILE

Worship Pastor (Missouri City Campus)

POSITION DESCRIPTION: 

The Worship Pastor of the Missouri City Campus is responsible for planning and leading all worship services assigned by the Campus Pastor and Global Worship Pastor. This individual will work with the Global Worship Pastor, Campus Pastor, and Staff in carrying out the vision and purpose of the Worship Ministry to lead Sugar Creek in Spirit and Truth worship (John 4:23-24) and developing, recruiting, and training up of worship leaders within the Worship family. 

The Worship Pastor of the Missouri City Campus serves on the Worship Staff as well as the Missouri City Campus Staff and is immediately responsible to both the Global Worship Pastor and Campus Pastor. This person will be expected to make themselves available for ministry opportunities not only pertaining to Worship sponsored ministry events but with other ministry divisions and projects assigned by the Campus Pastor, utilizing their time, skills, and gift sets as they apply toward the ongoing welfare and edification of the church.

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SPIRITUAL AND PERSONAL: 

• Maintain a life of personal spiritual development and accountability.
• Refrains from any social or private behavior considered or interpreted as unbecoming a Christian and devoted follower of Christ.
• Develop leadership, musical, and ministry skills. Attend conferences and workshops as assigned and/or approved by Worship Pastor.
• Support Sugar Creek Baptist Church with giving the tithe and offering.

RELATIONSHIP TO THE CHURCH, THE PASTOR, AND THE STAFF:

• Practices a philosophy of following pastoral leadership.
• Loyal to the church, Lead Pastor, Global Worship Pastor, and Campus Pastor
• Is a team player that demonstrates a desire and ability to help make other staff successful.
• Relates well to others on a professional and personal level. 

RESPONSIBILITIES OF A WORSHIP LEADER: 

• Plan all worship services assigned by the Global Worship Pastor (GWP) and Campus Pastor (CP).
• Lead all worship services assigned by GWP & CP.
• Create worship services with an appropriate degree of integration between artistic elements and spoken message.
• Implement a process of evaluation for the purpose of continued improvement.
• Fill in instrumentally as needed in the absence of rhythm players.
• Research and listen for new worship songs to be incorporated into the worship services.
• Collaborate with Sugar Creek's Worship leaders to write new worship songs to be used in Sugar Creek's worship services.
• Oversee stage and platform design for Missouri City Campus.
• Responsible for research of creative elements (lighting/video/graphic elements) to enhance worship.
• Coordinate with Creative Communications for all video/graphic design for Worship Events and worship services.
• Coordinate with Technical Director and Technical Staff for all lighting, audio, and projection needs for worship services.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF CAMPUS WORSHIP PASTOR:

• Recruits top-quality artists from the congregation and community. 
• Coordinate and lead needed worship choir and praise team rehearsals in preparation for worship services or special ministry events.
• Coordinate and lead the weekly band and front-line rehearsals in preparation for Sunday services.
• Shepherd, Disciple, and provide leadership development for people in the Missouri City Worship Ministry.
• Provide leadership and oversight to multi-generational worship opportunities within the Missouri City Campus. 
• Establishes a ministry structure that provides appropriate opportunities for participation from church members in the process of planning and performing worship experiences. 
• Creates and facilitates events and activities within the overall strategy of the church, which are designed to reach the unchurched for Christ.
• Works with other divisions as needed and/or assigned by CP to accomplish outreach and/or ministry events. 
• Under the direction and guidance of GWP, develop, evaluate, and manage all budgetary line items pertaining to the Missouri City Worship Ministry.
• Responsible for calendaring all events pertaining to your area of ministry.
• Assist the GWP in coordinating and implementing the vision for Sugar Creek Worship at the Missouri City Campus

STAFF ACCOUNTABILITY:

• Attend weekly planning meetings led by Campus Pastor
• Attend worship service production meetings weekly.
• Attend Sugar Creek's Global Worship Staff Meetings as requested by GWP.
• Participate in Global Worship Staff Retreats and planning days.
• Participate in conferences and workshops throughout the year that pertain to your ministry area or conferences assigned by CP and/or GWP.
• Contribute in attitude and actions as a team player with the entire ministry staff.
• Maintains the highest level of confidentiality.
• Will not tolerate conflict with other ministry members. Will be a peacemaker and seek to work out all conflicts within our church.
• Accept and carry out all other duties assigned to by the CP & GWP.