Creative Arts Pastor

Heights Church•Prescott, AZ

7d•Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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 established appropriate pastoral boundaries while remaining warm, accessible, and relational.
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.
Regularly required to sit; use hands; and talk or hear.
Occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, or crouch.
Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Understands the unique opportunity creativity provides to help people see, know and experience Jesus for themselves.
Can see the big picture while also caring about the details that make a weekend experience meaningful.

Responsibilities

Provides leadership and spiritual oversight for all elements of service programming.
Leads and develops the Creative Arts Team.
Oversees the integration of worship, communications, audio, video, lighting, production, creative elements, and Collection of Talks into the implementation of gatherings.
Shepherds, disciples, and cares for Creative Arts staff and serve team members.
Provides clear direction, encouragement, coaching, and accountability to the Creative Arts Team.
Supervises Direct Reports who oversee the day-to-day responsibilities and implementation of the Creative Arts Team.
Oversees the development of future leaders through internship and apprenticeship programs.
Helps staff recruit, train, and empower serve team members.
Builds relationships with church-wide ministry leaders to strengthen collaboration and shared ownership.
Develops relationships with trusted outside professionals and ministry partners.
Oversees the planning and execution of dynamic, intentional, and excellent weekend gatherings, leadership meetings, and other ministry programs.
Leads creative conversations and brainstorming sessions to develop meaningful gathering elements.
Collaborates with communicators and ministry leaders to ensure each element supports the message and desired response.
Leads weekly planning meetings with worship, production, video, technical, and creative teams.
Develops clear systems, timelines, and detailed gathering plans well in advance.
Ensures music, video, lighting, production, communications, and creative elements work together seamlessly.
Regularly evaluates service experiences and coaches teams toward continued growth and excellence.
Helps carry and implement the creative direction of Heights Church as established by the Lead Pastor.
Seeks creative and effective methods to help communicate the story of God.
Understands and protects the creative DNA and voice of Heights Church.
Stays aware of cultural and creative trends and discerns how they can be used appropriately to communicate the good news of Jesus.
Leads creative development for weekend gatherings, Collection of Talks, ministry events, and other church-wide initiatives.
Collaborates with the Lead Pastor, Communications Pastor, and ministry leaders to develop creative concepts and experiences.
Encourages innovation while ensuring creativity remains aligned with the Mission, Vision, Values, and theology of Heights Church.
Partners with the Lead Pastor and communicators to develop and implement our Collections of Talks.
Coordinates Collection of Talks planning and creative development meetings.
Provides creative direction and clarity to the Creative Arts Team.
Develops systems and processes that move a Collection of Talks from initial concept through implementation.
Coordinates the development of Collection of Talks summaries, promotional elements, creative content, and service flow.
Ensures each element works together to communicate a clear and cohesive message.
Oversees the creative direction and development of video used within weekend gatherings, promotions, and other ministry initiatives.
Partners with the Communications Pastor and Production team to develop compelling video content.
Helps guide concepts, scripting, filming, editing, and post-production as needed.
Develops creative ways to use video to tell stories and communicate the story of Jesus.
Ensures video content supports the overall vision and message of each service and ministry initiative.
Develops people, systems, values, and timelines that support consistent and excellent video production.
Provides oversight and support to the Production Director.
Ensures production philosophy, systems, and expectations align with the overall vision of Heights Church.
Supports the Production team in creating environments that are clear, welcoming, and distraction-free.
Leads production as needed and remains willing to step into various roles when necessary.
Encourages the recruitment, development, and training of production serve team members.
Helps establish healthy leadership pipelines.
Oversees equipment needs, maintenance, and purchasing in partnership with the Production Director and appropriate leadership.
Oversees the Creative Arts budget in partnership with ministry leaders and directors.
Manages ministry expenses within approved budgets.
Reviews and prioritizes purchases and equipment needs.
Ensures staff and teams follow established purchasing and expense policies.
Encourages a culture of stewardship, excellence, and wise use of church resources.
Works closely with the Communications Pastor and Communications Team to create consistency in messaging, branding, promotions, and the overall weekend experience.
Collaborates with the Communications Pastor to align church-wide initiatives and weekend programming.
Partners with the Weekend Coordinator and ministry leaders to communicate messages or announcements from the stage.
Helps develop creative ways to communicate announcements, giving opportunities, celebrations and ministry step in opportunities.
Coordinates timelines and expectations between the Creative Arts and Communications Teams.
Ensures promotional elements are strategically integrated into weekend services and church-wide initiatives.