worship pastor

{{Short description|Person whose ministry uses Christian music}}

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{{portal|Christianity}}

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File:Phil Wickham 2008.jpg A worship pastor usually refers to a person who ministers using contemporary worship music or other Christian music, as well as counseling and pastoring members of the church's music team and worship ministries.{{cite web |url=http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/does-your-church-have-a-worship-pastor-yet-/ |title=Does Your Church Have a Worship Pastor Yet? |publisher=Calvin.edu |accessdate=July 18, 2017}}[http://theresurgence.com/Keldie_and_Boswell-Worship_Pastor_part1] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100206020709/http://theresurgence.com/Keldie_and_Boswell-Worship_Pastor_part1|date=February 6, 2010}} This is a distinct role within a church, that contains elements of, and overlaps with some of the roles of a church music director and pastor, while being neither. Usually a worship pastor will also be considered a worship leader of the church with the added responsibilities of caring for members of a team, including other worship leaders and musicians.{{cite web|url=http://blogs.thegospelcoalition.org/tgcworship/2014/03/03/worship-pastor-a-biblical-job-description/|title=Worship Pastor: A Biblical Job Description - TGC|first=Matt|last=Mason|website=blogs.thegospelcoalition.org|accessdate=May 29, 2017}}