Worship Arts Director

As Worship Arts Director at Cottage Grove Church, you’ll lead a vibrant worship ministry in the heart of Des Moines’ diverse Drake neighborhood. This full-time role combines spiritual leadership with creative excellence, shepherding an exceptional team of 30 dedicated volunteers who are passionate about worship. You’ll design and lead weekend services 35-45 times per year, balancing theological depth with musical skill while overseeing all production aspects.

Cottage Grove Church (800 weekly attendees) values worship that is God-honoring and God-focused, with a mission focused on glorifying God and making disciples. You’ll report to the Executive Pastor while having significant influence as a vision-caster and tone-setter. The church particularly seeks someone passionate about discipleship and raising up the next generation of worship leaders, as Cottage Grove is a church-planting church.

This opportunity offers the chance to work with an exceptionally skilled volunteer team in a growing church known for its diversity, university ministry, and vibrant community of young adults and families. Your leadership will help advance Christ’s kingdom as part of a diverse, kingdom-focused family in the welcoming “Iowa nice” culture of Des Moines.

Key Responsibilities:

• Shepherd the congregation in worship both inside and outside the church building while leading with sound theological conviction
• Lead and design musical/creative content for weekend services as the primary worship leader, targeting 35-45 weekends per year on stage
• Disciple, develop and raise up worship team members to flourish in their current and future roles
• Provide oversight of all volunteers handling technical aspects of audio and video production for worship services and live streaming
• Work in partnership with the Communications Lead to ensure coordination of service elements
• Develop and manage ministry budget based on church and ministry needs