A Capo unleashes greater flexibility on stringed instruments, allowing the player to use a few simple chords to play in any key. In a similar way, Capo Ministry Solutions is ready to come along side and help churches get the very best out of creative arts ministry, making complex systems simple and streamlined.
Our gear represents Capo’s desire to see church creative arts working great, meshing smoothly internally, externally, organizationally, and strategically to advance the Kingdom of God through the local church.
Jim Jensen
Jim is the founder of Capo Ministry Solutions. His ministry journey started in New York City at the First Church of the C&MA and Living Word Community Church as a worship pastor. Jim and his wife Lisa relocated to the midwest and served at First Alliance Church in Toledo, OH. From there they went up into Michigan with their daughter Julia to minister at The River Community Church (now Grumlaw Church) in Hartland, MI, then back down to the Toledo area at Crossroads Community Church in Ottawa Lake, serving as Creative Arts Pastor, adding another daughter, Hayley, along the way. Jim currently serves as the worship arts director at Shepherd’s Gate Church in Shelby Township, MI.
Jim is a graduate of Nyack College (BMUS) in Nyack, NY, and New York University (MA) in New York City. He is also an ordained minister.
Over 25 years of full time ministry Jim has served in small and large churches, and led traditional, blended, charismatic, seeker, and post seeker styles of worship, in urban and suburban locations. This breadth and depth of experience gives him a unique insight into ministry and prepared him for leading Capo Ministry Solutions.
Jim enjoys reading, spending time with family, online gaming, and yes, the keytar!
Why I want to help you…
After serving God in worship/creative arts ministry one church at a time for 2 decades, I felt God nudging me to widen my influence to serve as many churches and ministry professionals as possible, I resisted for a while, wondering what I could possibly contribute that would be truly helpful to many churches. But I came to realize that while there were plenty of professionals helping churches with music, click tracks, social media, video, websites, public speaking and marketing, very few were engaging the fundamentals of service planning, organizing healthy creative teams, and the like. So many worship directors and other creatives in the church are great at the artistic side of ministry but struggle with details, organizing and strategic thinking. I had my answer! These are areas of strength for me.
The services, resources and posts you will find on this website are designed to help creatives thrive in planning, strategy, organizing, and growing healthy teams. If these are challenging areas for you or your church, I hope you find help and inspiration.
-Jim Jensen