Our church is located on the south side of Indianapolis on the University of Indianapolis campus. We have made recent staffing changes to become more closely connected to our university and surrounding neighborhood, to cultivate a sense of expanding community. While this position requires strong musical skills, it also requires an individual who has the skills and a passion for recruitment. The church budget allows for paid musicians who can “anchor” the program. However, we seek to utilize our paid musicians as a resource for growing musical and artistic engagement with our surrounding community.
Qualifications
- A committed follower of Jesus whose theology aligns with the United Methodist understanding of the inclusiveness of God’s grace.
- Music background through education and experience.
- Attendance of monthly meetings with supervisor (during regular monthly staff meetings is preferred)
- Knowledge of, and commitment to, diverse styles of worship music (such as traditional, folk, gospel, contemporary, etc.)
- Leadership and organizational skills.
- Proven success with volunteer recruitment.
- Commitment to a collaborative ministry environment.
General Responsibilities
- Develop and implement an effective recruitment strategy for music volunteers and employees that extends to University and surrounding neighborhood.
- Managing the music budget
- Supervision of music staff (keyboardist and choral scholars)
- Coordinating with pastors (both have music degrees) in planning worship music and liturgy
- Select music and facilitate weekly rehearsals for choir and bell choir.
- Oversee instrument maintenance.
- Keeping congregation current on musical opportunities and offerings by submitting articles for Eblast, newsletter and website
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