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Southall Church

Worship Director

Franklin, TN · On-site

Collaborate with the Worship Arts Pastor in selecting songs, arranging sets, and planning special services. * Participate in rehearsals, meetings, and creative planning sessions. * Help oversee ...

Southall Church

Worship Director

Franklin, TN · On-site

Collaborate with the Worship Arts Pastor in selecting songs, arranging sets, and planning special services. * Participate in rehearsals, meetings, and creative planning sessions. * Help oversee ...

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What is a creative pastor?

Creative Pastors are church leaders who oversee the creative aspects of worship and communication within a church. They are responsible for planning and executing elements like worship services, media, stage design, and digital content to enhance the church's message and engage the congregation. Creative Pastors often lead creative teams, collaborate with worship leaders, and ensure that all visual and artistic expressions align with the church's vision. Their work helps create meaningful and impactful worship experiences. This role requires a blend of spiritual leadership, artistic vision, and project management skills.

How does a creative pastor typically collaborate with other church staff and volunteers to plan and execute worship services?

A Creative Pastor works closely with worship leaders, pastors, technical teams, and volunteers to design and implement engaging worship experiences. This collaboration often involves planning meetings to discuss service themes, music selection, stage design, and multimedia elements. Regular communication and coordination are essential to ensure all aspects of the service align with the church’s vision and run smoothly. Creative Pastors also mentor and train volunteers, fostering a supportive and creative team environment.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a creative pastor, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Creative Pastor, you need a background in ministry leadership, creative arts, and often a degree in theology or a related field. Familiarity with worship planning software, audio/visual technology, and design tools like ProPresenter or Adobe Creative Suite is typically required. Strong interpersonal skills, vision casting, and the ability to inspire and collaborate with creative teams set standout leaders apart. These skills ensure impactful worship experiences, cohesive team dynamics, and effective communication of the church's message.

What is the difference between Creative Pastor vs Worship Pastor?

AspectCreative PastorWorship Pastor
Primary FocusDeveloping creative content, media, and visual elements for servicesLeading musical worship and choir performances
Required SkillsCreativity, media production, storytellingMusical talent, vocal skills, choir direction
Work EnvironmentCollaborates with media teams, creative teams, and pastorsLeads worship teams, works closely with musicians and singers
Common UsageUsed in churches emphasizing multimedia and creative artsUsed in churches focusing on musical worship

The Creative Pastor primarily focuses on developing visual and media content to enhance church services, while the Worship Pastor leads musical worship and manages worship teams. Both roles require a passion for ministry and creativity, but differ in their specific skill sets and responsibilities within the church environment.

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Infographic showing various Creative Pastor job openings in Tennessee as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% Internship, 82% Full Time, 14% Part Time, 1% Temporary, and 2% Contract. Highlights an 88% Physical, 4% Hybrid, and 8% Remote job distribution.

Campus & Teaching Pastor - Nolensville

Brentwood Baptist Church

Nolensville, TN • On-site

Full-time

Re-posted 29 days ago

Job description

Brentwood Baptist Church has contracted with the Slingshot Group to recruit for the below Nolensville Campus & Teaching Pastor position. If you are interested in being considered for the Nolensville Campus & Teaching Pastor position, you will need to apply through Slingshot Group's application process.
Click on the link below link to apply on Slingshot Group's jobsite.
https://slingshotgroup.org/jobs/brentwood-baptist-church-nolensville-campus-campus-teaching-pastor/
The Nolensville Campus and Teaching Pastor is responsible to the church, under the direction of the South Region Lead Pastor for casting vision, planning, implementing and evaluating a comprehensive worship, service, and disciple-making strategy for all aspects of the Nolensville campus that is contextualized for the unique ministry environment of this community.
The Nolensville Campus and Teaching Pastor will be responsible for aligning The Church at Nolensville with the overall mission, vision, objectives and goals of Brentwood Baptist Church. The Campus and Teaching Pastor will oversee the day-to-day operations of the ministry campus, act as liaison to the Brentwood campus both for central support and ministry, and provide preaching, pastoral care, equipping for daily disciple-making, and leadership for all of the congregation of Nolensville.
PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES may include but are not limited to the following:
  • Establish, communicate and implement vision, objectives, goals, strategies and tactics for the Nolensville Campus contextualizing them for the unique dynamics of the Nolensville community.
  • Preach weekly on Sundays and teach when appropriate and needed on Wednesdays and in other settings.
  • Provide oversight, equipping and supervision of the Nolensville Campus ministry staff and volunteers, clearly communicating and implementing strategic and operational goals, processes and systems. Leadership should combine relational sensitivity with decisiveness, fostering momentum and stability.
  • Determine and develop appropriate oversight of the pastoral care aspects of the Nolensville campus.
  • Develop an intentional and reproducible process for identifying and developing leaders within the congregation, fostering both spiritual maturity and ministry ownership.
  • Coordinate the weekly Nolensville Campus worship gatherings in conjunction with the Brentwood Senior Pastor, worship and preaching teams and Nolensville campus worship minister.
  • Participate in the weekly Preaching Team meeting and collaborate in sermon planning, as well as participate in campus pastor development meetings led by Senior Pastor.
  • Perform other duties as assigned by the Senior Executive Pastor's office and/or the Senior Pastor.
  • Work with Executive Pastors to establish Nolensville Campus processes, systems, budgets, staffing models and accountabilities to support the vision, objectives, goals, strategies and tactics.
  • Contextualize church-wide goals to the Nolensville Campus and report regularly with clarity and integrity.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES may include but are not limited to the following:
  • Report to the South Region Lead Campus Pastor at least quarterly on team progress and initiatives.
  • Pray with and for all staff members on a regular basis and hold staff members accountable for personal, spiritual, and professional growth (self-development plan).
  • Effectively communicate and work alongside an administrative assistant, who will help carry-out the day to day administrative responsibilities of the Nolensville campus.
  • Be available to serve the church as a decision counselor, pastoral counselor, and on-call minister (as assigned).
  • Collaborate with the Communications Team to ensure that the Nolensville vision, strategy, and initiatives are communicated to the church at Nolensville targeted demographic on a timely basis through the appropriate distribution channels.
  • Participate in monthly and quarterly All Staff meetings at the Brentwood campus and other related and or requested meetings at any of Brentwood Baptist's campuses.

COMPETENCIES AND TRAITS:
In addition to the specific responsibilities required for this role, Brentwood Baptist Church also seeks candidates that possess some general competencies and behavioral traits that enhance the effectiveness of our staff.
Management
  • Directs both resources and people (paid or unpaid) towards the accomplishment of clearly defined goals
  • Maximizes personal effectiveness by focusing on "must-dos" tasks and delegating other priorities to others
  • Anticipates/avoids problems or formulates creative solutions
  • Makes timely decisions that produce quality outcomes

Leadership
  • Develops both vision and strategy that focuses team energy towards results
  • Maintains a working environment characterized by high levels of encouragement, relational trust, and collaboration.
  • Balances forward movement with careful consideration of people and processes
  • Sets clear expectations and holds team members accountable with grace and consistency

Communication
  • Communicates vision in a way that feels personal and engaging rather than transactional
  • Clearly conveys expectations and priorities to staff and/or volunteers in both written and verbal formats
  • Listens carefully, reads relational dynamics well, and adjusts tone and approach appropriately
  • Adheres to commitments, schedules and deadlines
  • Regularly shares information with and solicits feedback from staff/volunteers

Pastoring/Shepherding
  • Demonstrates Christ-likeness and a commitment to personal spiritual growth
  • Leads staff and/or volunteers by serving and not by asserting control
  • Utilizes emotional intelligence, is emotionally available to staff/volunteers/campus
  • Invests in the development of staff or volunteers
  • Models relational warmth combined with doctrinal conviction

Self-Development
  • Prioritizes and accomplishes self-development goals
  • Demonstrates an ongoing commitment to obtaining the necessary knowledge, attitudes, skills and habits necessary to be successful in this role
  • Maintains a teachable spirit with a desire to learn and grow
  • Embraces constructive feedback and demonstrates thoughtful reflection in response

QUALIFICATIONS:
  • A clear and compelling sense of God's call to vocational ministry, specifically to preach His Word and shepherd His church.
  • An effective communicator with a demonstrated ability to preach and teach at a high level with theological depth and clarity.
  • Demonstrates strong alignment with the mission, vision, values, theology, philosophy, and ministry methodology of Brentwood Baptist Church.
  • A mature Christian who demonstrates the Fruit of the Spirit and actively disciples others toward maturity.
  • A willingness to serve as a collaborative bridge, ensuring alignment, and strong partnership between Nolensville campus and Brentwood Baptist campuses.
  • The proven ability to lead change wisely, innovate entrepreneurially, think strategically and to work with various ministry models, structures and paradigms.
  • Exceptional relational skills and demonstrated emotional intelligence.
  • Solid written and verbal communication skills.
  • The proven ability to manage budgets, plan, and implement plans in church environments.
  • Demonstrate ability and capacity to build teams, develop leaders, and foster collaborative ministry environments.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
  • Minimum of a Seminary-level Master's degree is preferred.
  • Minimum of 3-5 years' experience is required working in the local church or Christian ministry context.

All campuses function under the governance of Brentwood Baptist Church. Each campus is an established entity as a whole and permanent part of Brentwood Baptist. Each maintains pre-determined alignment characteristics that uphold the Brentwood Baptist "DNA" while also contextualized characteristics to allow it to best reach its target local community. Every staff member is an employee of Brentwood Baptist.

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