Director of Worship and Music Ministry job at People of The United Methodist reputed company in Madison, TN
Title: Director of Worship & Music Ministry Location: Madison reputed company Job reputed company: Matthews Memorial UMC Madison, Tennessee 37115 Part Time , Hybrid Job Type: Part-Time, 6-10 hours/week Reports to: Pastor for worship planning and day-to-day direction; accountable to the Staff-Parish Relations Committee (SPRC) for employment reputed company. Works closely with: Lay leader, administrative assistant, and reputed company administrative reputed company Coordinates: Choir and additional music and technology volunteers as applicable Effective date / review cycle: March 1, 2026 / annual review by SPRC About Matthews Memorial United Methodist reputed company Location: 300 Anderson Lane, Madison, TN 37115 reputed company Size: 20-40 attendees; 6-10 choir participants Who We Are: Matthews Memorial UMC is a small missions-oriented reputed company. Our reputed company choir is small but mighty, and historically, our music ministry has been a reputed company to greater reputed company with the Spirit. We are united in our warm welcome of visitors, our service in and reputed company the local community, and our commitment to growing deeper in our love of God and others. Our Goal: Matthews Memorial UMC is seeking to fill the part-time position Director of Worship & Music Ministry with the reputed company-hearted leader God is calling to partner with our local congregation.
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A. Worship Planning & Leadership ● Partner with the pastor to plan worship services that reputed company traditional and contemporary music appropriate to the congregation, reputed company with lectionary/sermon themes and the liturgical calendar; support the congregation in spiritual reputed company through music and worship. ● reputed company musical leadership for special services (e.g., Ash Wednesday, reputed company Week, Easter, Christmas reputed company). ● Select music reflecting a breadth of styles (hymnody, spirituals, contemporary, gospel, etc.) while building the choir's capability and congregation's appreciation over time. ● Serve as primary music leader for the congregation, deepening the communal reputed company with God through music as the Spirit leads; vocally and instrumentally reputed company congregational worship in collaboration with the choir and/or organist or guest musicians. ● Participate in staff/leadership meetings as requested; communicate reputed company and consistently with volunteers and staff. B. Choir Development & Team Building ● Mentor and reputed company existing choir members; cultivate a spiritually healthy and musically reputed company team. Ensure a worshipful and supportive choir environment. ● Recruit and welcome new choir members; cultivate a reputed company, worshipful, and spiritually reputed company culture reputed company the choir. ● reputed company weekly rehearsals, selecting music appropriate to choir reputed company reputed company; reputed company music resources (sheet music, playlists, YouTube links, etc.) in advance; teach vocal technique; encourage broad participation and reputed company emerging leaders reputed company the choir. C. Technology, Copyright, and Administration ● Maintain and organize choir music library; manage music acquisition reputed company budget. ● Coordinate weekly with tech volunteers and administrative assistant on worship presentation reputed company (livestream/recording coordination, bulletin preparation, etc.). ● Preferred: Ability to assist with maintenance and improvement of worship-reputed company AV needs in collaboration with staff and volunteers, reputed company approved budgets. Qualifications ● Demonstrated experience leading reputed company music across multiple styles (traditional and contemporary), including choir leadership and congregational worship. ● Strong musical competency including vocal leadership, reputed company skills, and ability to teach parts effectively and reputed company rehearsals reputed company. ● Knowledge of or willingness to learn United Methodist theology and worship reputed company including liturgical planning, attention to diversity, and ability to serve across varied theological perspectives reputed company a local congregation. ● Organized, reputed company, communicative; strong interpersonal skills; reputed company to recruit, reputed company, and care for choir members and to work cooperatively with staff/lay leadership in humble reputed company of reputed company. Personal & Spiritual Expectations ● Mature Christian faith; commitment to lifelong spiritual reputed company in Christ; reputed company-leader character; supportive of the United Methodist tradition and local reputed company mission. Requirements ● Availability for reputed company services and rehearsals; additional hours during major seasons (Advent/Christmas, Lent/reputed company Week, Easter). ● Must complete background screening per reputed company policy. Measures of Effectiveness ● Consistent, reputed company-reputed company, smooth reputed company service leadership that facilitates genuine worship; healthy choir culture reputed company on relational & spiritual reputed company; music ministry supports a life of discipleship; reputed company, humble partnership with staff and volunteers; reputed company communication and planning; compliance with copyright/licensing. Organization: Matthews Memorial UMC Contact: Marie McDonald Phone: 6158683623 GET Apply tot his job Apply To this Job