Creative Arts Pastor

CREATIVE ARTS PASTOR

POSITION SUMMARY

The Creative Arts Pastor provides leadership and spiritual oversight for all elements of service programming at Heights Church under the direction of the Lead Pastor. This role helps create meaningful, engaging gatherings where people can see, know, and experience Jesus in a real and life changing way.

The Creative Arts Pastor leads and develops the Creative Arts Team while overseeing the integration of worship, communications, audio, video, lighting, production, creative elements, and Collection of Talks into the implementation of gatherings within the discipleship process. This role requires a strong understanding of the Mission, Vision, Values, Beliefs, and Culture of Heights Church, along with the ability to bring people and teams together around a shared vision.

Above all, the Creative Arts Pastor is a shepherd and leader who cares deeply about people, develops others, and uses creativity and excellence to help communicate the Gospel.

MODELING BIBLICAL PRIORITIES

The Creative Arts Pastor is committed to following Jesus and modeling a life that reflects the character, values, and culture of Heights Church. This includes maintaining a growing relationship with Christ, investing in family and relationships, and leading with humility, integrity, and authenticity.

This is demonstrated by:

• Pursuing a consistent and growing relationship with Jesus through prayer, Scripture, worship, and spiritual disciplines.
• Participating regularly in a Heights Church Life Group and community.
• Establishing healthy boundaries that protect character, relationships, and integrity.
• Living and leading in a manner consistent with the Heights Church Culture Guide.
• Modeling a healthy balance of personal, family, and ministry priorities.

STAFF LEADERSHIP & DEVELOPMENT

The Creative Arts Pastor provides leadership, shepherding, and support to the Creative Arts Team, creating an environment where people are growing spiritually cared for, developed, and empowered to use their gifts for the Kingdom.

This includes:

• Shepherding, discipling, and caring for Creative Arts staff and serve team members.
• Providing clear direction, encouragement, coaching, and accountability.
• Supervising the Direct Reports who oversee the day-to-day responsibilities and implementation of the Creative Arts Team.
• Identifying staffing and ministry needs.
• Overseeing the development future leaders through the internship and apprenticeship programs.
• Helping staff recruit, train, and empower serve team members.
• Building relationships with church wide ministry leaders to strengthen collaboration and shared ownership.
• Developing relationships with trusted outside professionals and ministry partners who align with the values and mission of Heights Church.

SERVICE & PROGRAM PLANNING

The Creative Arts Pastor oversees the planning and execution of dynamic, intentional, and excellent weekend gatherings, leadership meetings, and other ministry programs.

This includes:

• Lead creative conversations and brainstorming sessions to develop meaningful gathering elements.
• Collaborate with communicators and ministry leaders to ensure each element supports the message and desired response.
• Lead weekly planning meetings with worship, production, video, technical, and creative teams.
• Develop clear systems, timelines, and detailed gathering plans well in advance.
• Ensuring music, video, lighting, production, communications, and creative elements work together seamlessly.
• Regularly evaluate service experiences and coaching teams toward continued growth and excellence.

CREATIVE DIRECTION & DEVELOPMENT

The Creative Arts Pastor helps carry and implement the creative direction of Heights Church as established by the Lead Pastor. This role seeks creative and effective methods to help communicate the story of God so that our Heights family will be able to see, know, and experience Jesus in a life altering way.

This includes:

• Understanding and protecting the creative DNA and voice of Heights Church.
• Staying aware of cultural and creative trends and discerning how they can be used appropriately to communicate the good news of Jesus.
• Leading creative development for weekend gatherings, Collection of Talks, ministry events, and other church-wide initiatives.
• Collaborating with the Lead Pastor, Communications Pastor, and ministry leaders to develop creative concepts and experiences.
• Encouraging innovation while ensuring creativity remains aligned with the Mission, Vision, Values, and theology of Heights Church.

COLLECTION OF TALKS DEVELOPMENT

The Creative Arts Pastor partners with the Lead Pastor and communicators to develop and implement our Collections of Talks to clearly communicate the narrative of scripture to our Heights family and community.

This includes:

• Coordinating Collection of Talks planning and creative development meetings.
• Providing creative direction and clarity to the Creative Arts Team.
• Developing systems and processes that move a Collection of Talks from initial concept through implementation.
• Coordinating the development of Collection of Talks summaries, promotional elements, creative content, and service flow.
• Ensuring each element works together to communicate a clear and cohesive message.

VIDEO & MEDIA PRODUCTION

The Creative Arts Pastor oversees the creative direction and development of video used within weekend gatherings, promotions, and other ministry initiatives.

This includes:

• Partnering with the Communications Pastor and Production team to develop compelling video content.
• Helping guide concepts, scripting, filming, editing, and post-production as needed.
• Developing creative ways to use video to tell stories and communicate the story of Jesus.
• Ensuring video content supports the overall vision and message of each service and ministry initiative.
• Developing people, systems, values, and timelines that support consistent and excellent video production.

PRODUCTION OVERSIGHT

The Creative Arts Pastor provides oversight and support to the Production Director, who leads the audio, lighting, video technology, equipment, and technical production areas of Heights Church.

This includes:

• Providing leadership and support to the Production Director.
• Ensuring production philosophy, systems, and expectations align with the overall vision of Heights Church.
• Supporting the Production team in creating environments that are clear, welcoming, and distraction-free.
• Leading production as needed and remaining willing to step into various roles when necessary.
• Encouraging the recruitment, development, and training of production serve team members.
• Helping establish healthy leadership pipelines, with the goal of having multiple people developing within each production position.
• Overseeing equipment needs, maintenance, and purchasing in partnership with the Production Director and appropriate leadership.

BUDGET & STEWARDSHIP

The Creative Arts Pastor oversees the Creative Arts budget in partnership with ministry leaders and directors, ensuring resources are stewarded wisely and in alignment with the mission and vision of Heights Church.

This includes:

• Managing ministry expenses within approved budgets.
• Reviewing and prioritizing purchases and equipment needs.
• Ensuring staff and teams follow established purchasing and expense policies.
• Encouraging a culture of stewardship, excellence, and wise use of church resources.

COMMUNICATIONS & COLLABORATION

The Creative Arts Pastor works closely with the Communications Pastor and Communications Team to create consistency in messaging, branding, promotions, and the overall weekend experience.

This includes:

• Collaborating with the Communications Pastor to align church-wide initiatives and weekend programming.
• Partnering with the Weekend Coordinator and ministry leaders to communicate messages or announcements from the stage.
• Helping develop creative ways to communicate announcements, giving opportunities, celebrations and  ministry step in opportunities
• Coordinating timelines and expectations between the Creative Arts and Communications Teams.
• Ensuring promotional elements are strategically integrated into weekend services and church-wide initiatives.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

We’re looking for a pastor and creative leader who loves Jesus, cares deeply about people, and understands the unique opportunity creativity provides to help people see, know and experience Jesus for themselves. The right person will bring both pastoral heart and creative vision—someone who can see the big picture while also caring about the details that make a weekend experience meaningful.

We’re looking for someone who:

Character & Spiritual Qualifications

• Fully aligns with and supports the Mission, Vision, Values, and Statement of Faith of Heights Church.
• Demonstrated spiritual maturity, integrity, humility, discretion, and sound judgment.
• Possesses a servant's heart and a genuine desire to support and invest in pastors, ministry leaders, serve team members and the church family.
• Builds trust through kindness, encouragement, professionalism, and dependability.
• Emotionally and relationally healthy, self-aware, and able to navigate difficult situations with maturity
• Has establish appropriate pastoral boundaries while remaining warm, accessible, and relational

Leadership Skills & Requirements

• Leads from a place of spiritual health — A growing relationship with Jesus shapes how they lead, create, communicate, and care for others.
• Shepherds people well — Someone who genuinely enjoys people, builds trust, develops leaders, and creates a healthy team culture where people feel known, valued, and empowered.
• Thinks creatively — Able to see possibilities, generate fresh ideas, and use creativity to communicate the Gospel in compelling and meaningful ways.
• Leads with vision and excellence — Able to take a vision and bring people, ideas, systems, and details together to create a cohesive experience.
• Is highly collaborative — Enjoys working alongside pastors, staff, serve team, and ministry leaders and understands that the best ministry happens when we work together.
• Is both strategic and hands-on — Comfortable leading from the 30,000-foot view while also stepping in and helping wherever needed.
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment — Able to manage multiple projects, shifting priorities, and deadlines while remaining calm, flexible, and focused.
• Communicates clearly and relationally — Brings clarity to teams, communicates expectations well, and handles difficult conversations with humility and grace.
• Is a team builder — Naturally identifies, recruits, trains, and empowers others to discover and use their God-given gifts.
• Values stewardship — Understands that creativity, people, time, and resources are gifts to be stewarded well for the Kingdom.
• Has a heart for the local church — Desires to use their gifts not simply to create great gatherings, but to help Heights Church reach people, make disciples, and see lives transformed in Jesus.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. 

Work Environment 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. May be required to occasionally work holidays, irregular and long hours.