Dir. of Music Ministry - Madrona Grace

Director of Music Ministry

Madrona Grace Presbyterian Church

832 32nd Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98122

 
Job Details

Salary

$13,000-$18,200/year

Job Type:

·      Part time; 12 hours/week (based on $250/wk for pianist/accompanist only; plus $100/wk if song leader, too)

·      One week paid vacation annually

Qualifications 

Experience:

·      Directing choir, one year (preferred).

·      Piano accompaniment (church) and solo; one year.

·      Technological experience: ability to create virtual musical experiences and work with sound systems and video editing.

·      Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire others and work cohesively with or also serve as the song leader.

·      Song leader experience is optional.

Desired Education and Training:

·      Bachelor’s degree in music or related field.

·      Ability to read music and improvise.

Job DescriptionThe Director of Music Ministry is a committed Christian who provides piano music and accompaniment for scheduled worship services and leads the music ministry of the church. This person is a strong team player and inspirational music leader who accompanies and works collaboratively with the song leader to rehearse, prepare and direct the choir for Sunday morning and other special services including, but not limited to, Christmas and Easter. The person must be collaborative, flexible and willing to employ a variety of music styles, including, but not limited to, gospel and spiritual hymns. The ability to play the piano is required; the ability to sing is desired. 

Principal Duties:

1.     Accompanies all regularly scheduled worship services including online (currently 10:30 a.m. Sundays), works collaboratively with the song leader and develops the music ministry of the church.

2.     Collaborates with the pastor in the selection of music for anthems and offertories that support the pastor’s choice of service music.

3.     Rehearses the choir during mid-week and pre-church service practices; rehearses and directs the choir at any additional times identified by special needs. If unable to play, arranges for suitable substitute. Weekly duties may include: practicing upcoming songs, contacting choir members to share prerehearsal links and lyrics, and preparing for the Sunday morning service.

4.     Builds community among choir members and supports their vocal development.

5.     Leads and engages the congregation in song during worship.

6.     Collaborates on major musical events, i.e. Annual Eat, Pray, Sing Advent Breakfast Service, Christmas Eve, Lent and Easter services, among others.

7.     Provides music/soloists for weddings, funerals and other such services as requested. Additional compensation will be provided for those services. If unable to play, arranges for suitable substitute.

8.     Manages routine maintenance of church instruments, sound system.

About our church

Madrona Grace Presbyterian Church is a small, but nationally known progressive congregation that is “Seeking the beloved community in the liberating love of Jesus.” We affirm and welcome into the full life, worship and leadership of the church those who have been and are excluded by barriers of human creation, whether by race, ethnicity, national origin, socioeconomic status, language, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, ancestry, history, gender identity, geography or legal status. Our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable and welcoming.

The successful candidate will be a Christian who lives in alignment with the values of Madrona Grace Presbyterian Church:

Hospitality: To welcome the stranger–the outsider–the misunderstood–the suffering. We strive to be radically inclusive and affirming of those who are different from ourselves–especially God’s children who have been marginalized or oppressed.
Faith: To grow it, share it, practice it– live it. Through cultivating intentional habits of faith, we help one another to follow Christ Jesus and become more like him– people of bold and faith-full love.
Justice: That which is equitable, right, fair and good. We believe this is what God calls us to in scripture both as individuals and as a community—to do justice, become just people, and work for a more just and loving world.