About Us

Kingdom Careers was started in February of 2002 out of a conviction of a deep need in the evangelical church community. The need for churches and ministries to find qualified candidates for their ministries is so great on a national level and so many of these churches do not have a way to reach these qualified people. Kingdom Careers allows churches and ministries in all denominations to post their open positions within their church – everything from Senior Pastor down to part-time help. Also, these churches can search our database of resumes, to find qualified candidates. In servicing those who are looking for ministry opportunities, Kingdom Careers allows people to post a free resume online, which will be viewed by potential employers across the country.

In addition, these candidates can regularly search our list of open positions to see if there may be a good fit for them.Our goal is not to usurp the power of the Holy Spirit in these decisions, but to simply open the door to people who would have otherwise not been reached. We hope to encourage, build up and spur on those in ministry to fulfill their calling and to continue “running the race that is set before them.”

Leadership Profiles

Jim Van Hook - President

Jim Van Hook, a pioneer in the music publishing and recording industry, is the former chairman and CEO of Provident Music Group, which he founded in 1981 as Brentwood Music and grew to be one of the Christian music industry's three largest companies. It currently includes Reunion , Essential, Brentwood and Verity records. Van Hook sold Brentwood to Zomba Music Group in 1994 and remained as CEO of the company until it was acquired by BMG in 2003, when he entered full retirement. Just four months later, Van Hook was named dean of Belmont University 's new Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business, the nation's first college to offer comprehensive education for entertainment careers. As dean, he guides the college in developing innovative programs that equip students for new technology and global challenges. Van Hook is an esteemed member of the Nashville business and music community and has served as president of the Exhibitors Association for the Christian Booksellers Association, president of the Church Music Publishers Association and Executive Board member of the Christian Booksellers Association, among many others. He resides in Brentwood , Tenn. , with his wife Susie. Click here to read more about Jim.

Jeff Chandler - General Manager

In 1992, Jeff Chandler began his career in the Christian music industry with the Diadem Music Group, working as a radio promoter. He worked in the fields of radio, marketing, A&R and production during his tenure with Diadem, before working for EMI Christian Music Group in 1994. In 1995, Chandler started The Chandler-Mills Agency along with partner, Scott Mills. The company specialized in Radio Promotion as well as Marketing. Over the next few years, the company garnered many #1 singles as radio promoters across several formats in Christian radio. In the realm of promotional marketing, they formed partnerships with ministries to produce specialized CDs for youth events - creating products for "See You at the Pole," Youth With a Mission, "DC/LA", a division of Youth for Christ, among others.

In 1999, Chandler took a career turn into the field of executive recruiting. He worked until 2002 with companies like IBM, Xerox, Nationwide and others, filling executive needs for those companies.

"The executive recruiting path never seemed like a natural progression for me career-wise," said Chandler. "I sometimes wondered why the Lord had me in this profession when my heart was still beating for ministry. I always enjoyed recruiting, but I hoped for a way of combining those skill sets with my vision for the Church. When Jim Van Hook and I began talking about Kingdom Careers and its function for churches and ministries, the big picture of what the Lord had been crafting in my life suddenly became so clear."

Chandler now assumes the role of General Manager at Kingdom Careers. He lives in Franklin, Tennessee with his wife Michele and their 7-month-old daughter, Emma.