Join our Staff Team!

Willow Creek is a place where you can make a significant impact for God’s kingdom based on how He has uniquely designed you. You’ll have the opportunity to lead the people around you to become more like Jesus and show His tangible love locally and globally. This isn’t just a job—you’ll have the chance to grow in all areas of your life (spiritually, emotionally, and relationally) through ongoing development and training while making a difference in our community.

We are looking to hire exceptional men and women hungry to grow holistically and help our ministries thrive. You have unique gifts, talents, and passions—and you might be a fantastic fit at Willow. Could it be in student ministry, compassion & justice, guest experience, group life, kids ministry, marketing & communications, arts & worship, operations, finance, or somewhere else?

It’s your one and only life. Invest it well. 

 

Our Story

Willow Staff Values

Believing the Best
Trust is our default
  • We champion each other.
  • We are “for” each other.
  • We seek to understand and resolve conflicts quickly.
  • We take responsibility for our weaknesses and failures.
Commit to Candor
Kindness is our way
  • We speak up in the room.
  • We have courageous conversations.
  • We minimize ‘the meeting after the meeting.’
  • We don’t ignore red flags.
Embrace Challenge
Grit is our style
  • We make space for innovation and are relentless in finding a third way.
  • We embrace failure as part of our story and won’t let fear hold us back.
  • Our actions and work show that we are “all in.”
  • We are always learning, evaluating, and growing from both mistakes and successes.
Setting the Tone
Joy is our attitude
  • We express gratitude, appreciation, and words of encouragement.
  • We smile. We laugh. We create intentional fun.
  • We engage in random acts of kindness and create “make my day” experiences regularly.
  • We don’t take ourselves too seriously.
  • We choose hope in all seasons and look for where God is moving in every circumstance.
Choose Unity
Diversity is our strength
  • We are always asking: whose voice is missing at this table?
  • We build teams with diverse perspectives across racial, gender, age, position, and campus lines.
  • We actively learn from and intentionally engage in relationships with those different from ourselves.
  • We embody and represent our communities.
  • We collaborate and share ideas and information liberally with each other across campuses and teams.

Churchwide Beliefs & Values

We not only aspire to live up to our staff values, but our church has core beliefs and values that shape our work and how we relate to one another, to those who attend, to our communities, and to our global community.

Staff Benefits

Our goal is to provide our staff with quality, affordable benefit offerings to help you take care of your physical, mental and spiritual health, wellness and finances.

  • Healthcare and Dental Coverage (employee, spouse & children)
  • Vision Coverage
  • Employee Assistance Program (Work/Life Support)
  • 403b Retirement Savings Plan with company match up to 5.5%
  • Paid Life Insurance
  • Disability Coverage
  • Maternity Leave
  • Paternity Leave
  • Mental Health Reimbursement Plan
  • Generous Paid Time Off & Holidays
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Adoption Benefits
  • Preschool discounts for staff children
  • Monthly Staff Gatherings
  • Staff children receive 50% discounts to Willow Students & Kids summer camps
We are committed to providing equal opportunity in all phases of employment and employment-related activities. Equal employment opportunities will be provided to all individuals based on related qualifications and ability to perform the job, without regard to age, sex, race, color, national origin, political affiliation, disability or veteran status. This policy applies to all personnel actions relating to employment, including retirement, hiring, placement, selection, training, promotion, compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs, and terminations.