Publishing Team Leader - VBS | Hybrid

Overview

Lifeway is seeking a VBS Publishing Team Leader who is responsible for overseeing the production schedules, workflow, and content development for Vacation Bible School (VBS) publications. This role ensures that all VBS content aligns with conservative theology and is age-appropriate, while meeting production deadlines. The leader collaborates with internal and external contributors to guide content creation across all age groups.

Why Lifeway? 

Lifeway is a place where you can bring your faith and work experience to join in the most important mission in the world: making disciples of Jesus Christ. Whether you’re a creator or storyteller, data guru or problem-solver, or anywhere in between, if you’re passionate about serving the church, we have a place for you. Lifeway has a strong Work from Anywhere (WFA) culture that is deeply focused on our mission and values. While headquartered in Nashville, TN, many of our positions are remote-eligible and have autonomy and flexibility with work hours. We provide equipment and resources to ensure team members have access to a productive and ergonomic workspace. We believe building relationships and community is essential to how we work together, so Lifeway hosts all-team meetings several times per year and provides travel for key team gatherings for remote-based team members. Full-time employees are eligible for enrollment in our comprehensive benefits plans including healthcare, vacation and sick time, holiday pay, care days, 401(k) plan, maternity and paternity leave, adoption assistance, mission trip time, and more. If this sounds like a place where you would be excited to serve the kingdom of God, we would love for you to join our team.

Learn more about our culture at team.lifeway.com/culture-code 

This is a hybrid remote/in-office position located within approximately a 2 hour radius of the Brentwood, TN area.#LI-Hybrid

Responsibilities

• Lives out Lifeway’s mission and values, showing deep commitment to Kingdom work
• Serves as the team leader, managing production schedules, workflow processes, and content development for the VBS publishing team and external contractors
• Ensures deadlines and budget expectations are me
• Leads editorial oversight for all VBS content, ensuring biblical accuracy in alignment with the Baptist Faith and Message
• Ensures content adheres to style, branding, and age-appropriateness
• Contributes significantly to annual VBS theme development
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams such as marketing, media, and design to ensure consistency in VBS branding and timely product delivery
• Partners with the VBS Specialist to train ministry leaders and engage with VBS customers through various platforms
• Travel 8-10 times per year for meetings and training sessions, sometimes overnight
  • Significant travel in January each year

Qualifications

Education required

Bachelor’s degree in Bible, theology, Christian education, English, or communicationsMaster's degree seminary MRE, MCM, MM, M.Div, preferred

Knowledge, Skills, Experience & Abilities, required

• 5 years local church staff / denominational experience
• 5 years editorial experience
• Strong self-management and time management skills to meet deadlines
• Knowledge of Christian evangelical faith and theology
• 2+ years budget management
• Intermediate editing skills 
• Training skills (in-person/virtual)
• Speaking, writing, social media and conference leading
• Educational curriculum development

Member and actively involved in a Southern Baptist church