Careers

Connections Director
Central Church

Summary:

The Connections Director has two primary areas of responsibility: First Impressions Team (FIT) and Events. This person leads the church in its mission of “Connecting people to a life that counts for eternity.” He/she will direct ministries that are the heart and hands of Central, connecting with guests on a human level – where Jesus connects with us.

Time Commitment and Relationship:

• This is a full-time position with an estimated 70/30 split between First Impressions and Events responsibilities.
• As the leader of the First Impressions team, the Connections Director is expected to be on-site each weekend, unless previous arrangements have been made with the Pastor of Community Life.
• As the logistical manager for most Central events, the Connections Director should be on-site during these events, unless previous arrangements have been made with the Executive Pastor.

Duties and Responsibilities:

First Impressions Team:

• Create a warm and welcoming environment on campus for both regular attendees and newcomers during weekend services.
• Ensure that all guests experience both a positive first impression and lasting impression.
• Recruit, inspire, train, and manage team captains and volunteers for the nine facets of the First Impressions Team: 1) Central Perk  2) Free Coffee  3) Greeters  4) Ushers  5) Info Center  6) Valet Parking  7) Hospitality  8) First Step  9) Medical Response Team.
• Communicate all weekend campus activities (times, locations) to both FIT volunteers and staff.
• Coordinate volunteer efforts and staff responsibilities connected to holidays, church-wide initiatives, and special weekend events.
• Collaborate with the Pastor of Community Life to increase the effectiveness of the assimilation process (First Step booth, Next Step lunches, Jump In! classes).
• Serve as liaison between the Security Point Captain and FIT volunteers to provide ongoing communication and training opportunities.

Events:

• Provide supportive leadership related to the logistics of general and special events at Central.
• Work closely with staff members and high capacity volunteers to ensure that all events are well planned, efficiently run, properly promoted, and within budget.
• Create and utilize an event planning checklist for all church events.
• Assist Central pioneers, Central staff, and community partners with the management and implementation of special events, generating fresh ideas and suggestions when necessary.
• Research and hire vendors to complete related tasks when necessary.
• Develop and maintain a list of volunteers who are able to assist with various events.
• Recruit, equip, and train new volunteers.

Qualifications and Attributes:

• Creative/Innovative leader who can inspire and equip people to serve.
• Palpable passion for the message and mission of Jesus.
• High motor to execute multiple ministries coupled with administrative skills to do them well with minimal supervision.
• Flexible leader who is able to adapt to new environments and people.
• Warm and caring interpersonal skills to attract, work with, train, and encourage volunteers.
• Knack for creative problem-solving.
• Strong written/oral communication and interpersonal skills.
• Appreciation for collaboration, humor, and fun.

Staff Relationships:

• FIT role: a member of the Community Life team, reporting to the Pastor of Community Life.
• Events role: a member of the Operations team, reporting to the Executive Pastor.
• The Connections Director is evaluated annually by both of the aforementioned pastors.

To apply:

Please email the following to Pastor of Community Life Neil Downey at neil.downey@centralsf.org. Please attach each as a separate file.

• Cover letter
• Résumé
• Personal testimony (no more than one page)

Director of Outreach
Central Church

Summary:

The Director of Outreach leads the church in its mission of “Building disciples who go and change lives.” He/she will direct ministries that reach un-churched and unsaved people with the gospel, locally and globally, and champion compassion ministries.

Core competencies:

• Creative/Innovative leader who can activate Central Church more deeply into God’s mission for our church.
• Palpable passion for the message and mission of Jesus.
• High motor to execute multiply ministries coupled with administrative skills to do them well.
• Flexible leader who is able to adapt to new environments and people.
• Passion for equipping people to reach their world for Christ.
• Bachelor’s degree in Biblical studies or related field, or comparable theological training/experience

Primary responsibilities:

• Provide clear opportunities for Central to care for the “least of these” and manage all local outreach partnerships.
• Mobilize and equip the congregation to effectively reach their relational world (“oikos”).
• Inspire a vision for short and long term global missions.
• Encourage ministry pioneers to create opportunities connecting Central to its community.
• Lead the Missions Advisory Team in caring for and managing all global mission partners.
• Champion our Ethiopia initiative in partnership with Adams Thermal Foundation.
• Mentor all of Central’s campuses in community outreach.
• Create an effective strategy to identify all new commitments to Christ and connect them to spiritual growth opportunities in the church.

Staff Relationships:

• The Director of Outreach is part of the Lead Team.
• The Director of Outreach reports directly to the Executive Pastor.
• The Director of Outreach will work closely with Downtown Campus Pastor and participate at high level in the Downtown Campus.
• The Director of Outreach is evaluated annually by the Executive Pastor with input from the Lead Pastor.

Time Commitment:

This is a full-time position that qualifies for benefits.

To apply:

Please email the following to Executive Pastor Tom Rich at tom.rich@centralsf.org. Please attach each as a separate file.

• Cover letter
• Résumé
• Personal testimony (no more than one page)

Video Producer
Central Church

Summary:

The Video Producer plans, directs, shoots and edits video content for weekend services, ministries, and special events. They will produce videos that highlight the story, mission, and purpose of Central Church and communicate the value of the ministry and the Gospel to its members, the community, and the world. They will also produce content for social media and complete other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Communications Director.

Time Commitment and Relationship:

This is a full-time position that qualifies for benefits. The Video Producer will report to the Programming Director and will work under the Communication Director.

Primary responsibilities:

• Provide high-quality video and audio productions for Central Church.
• Provide pre-production planning and digital image acquisition and editing as well as maintaining production equipment.
• Produce video and multimedia projects from start to finish with minimal supervision.
• Collaborate with other members of creative teams through initial concepting, scripting, shooting, editing, and delivering the final product through broadcast quality media, web based media or a variety of video formats.
• Able to troubleshoot issues while in the field or in the editing process.
• Produce weekly announcement video
• Works with Worship Director for any video graphic content used for weekend services.
• Create weekly sermon files for upload to website, Vimeo and social media.
• Shoot, edit, and render visual sermon media elements (bumper videos, sermon illustration videos, etc.)
• Edit video clips as necessary and add closed captioning to videos as required.
• Partner with other ministries to create testimonies or life change stories

Qualifications:

• Personal faith in Jesus Christ and agreement with Central’s Statement of Faith.
• Member, or willing to become a member, of Central Church.
• Ability to embrace and embody the mission, vision and distinctives of Central.
• Attendance during weekend service, meetings, and other events determined by the Director of Worship Programming.  
• Maintain regular weekday office hours (with some flexibility as agreed upon by Director of Worship Programming).
• Degree in film or media related field OR at least 2-4 years experience in video production.
• Experience and training in studio and field production including lighting, audio and camera work.
• Experience and training in post-production work including non-linear editing, compositing, and motion graphic design.
• Proven ability to take projects from beginning to end (concept to production to final edit).
• Organized and able to effectively manage time and multiple projects.
• Action-oriented and displays focus, passion and initiative.
• Knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures in video production, graphic design and storytelling.
• Committed to improvement, seeks constructive criticism, understands strengths and weaknesses.
• Effective visual, written and oral communicator
• Can work in an environment that doesn’t require micro-managing.
• Manages time and resources well.
• Contribute to effective teamwork
• Demonstrate reasonable tolerance for stress
• Demonstrate problem identification, analysis, and solving
• Encourage and model the value of team among staff and the Communications Team
• Promote and model the value of collaboration
• A storyteller
• Organized and detailed.
• Fast worker.
• Self-starter & flexible to change as needed.
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere Pro CC, After Effects CC and Photoshop CC).
• Loves Jesus. Loves People. Loves the local church.

To apply:

Please email the following to Danny Fergen, Director of Worship Programming at danny.fergen@centralsf.org (please attach each as a separate file or page):

• Cover letter
• Résumé
• Link to portfolio or work samples
• Personal testimony (no more than one page)

Intern Development Program:

The Central Church Intern Development Program is a 1-2 year college internship program that gives you real responsibility, coaching, and life development in a ministry setting. For the full details on this program, CLICK HERE.

If you have questions, please feel free to email our Director of College and Young Adult Ministries, Mindy Schweitzer, at mindy.schweitzer@centralsf.org.