Choir Director and Organist

Millbrook UMC is a welcoming and engaged church located in North Raleigh, NC with one traditional service at 9:00am and a contemporary service at 10:30, as well as multiple joint services throughout the year. Millbrook is the home to a variety of ministries that bring together both traditional and contemporary worshipers as one church. Our Choir Director/Organist is a member of our dynamic and collaborative staff who work together to not only make each individual worship service cohesive and meaningful, but cooperate with each other and lay leaders to serve the whole. – Recruit and train choir members – Plan and lead a weekly choir practice – Develop and maintain a music library (Library is mostly developed) – Plan and direct music for special seasons of the year – Develop and manage an annual music budget – Lead the choir as a community, promoting unity and positive morale, not only within the choir but within the church as a whole – Collaborate with contemporary worship leader and pastors for joint and special services. Commensurate study or experience will be considered – Experience in the leadership of church music programming and performance is preferred – Skills in collaboration, interpersonal relationships, planning, and flexibility required – Ability to select and teach music appropriate for the setting in which it is performed using a volunteer choir of varying talents – Talented in piano and organ performance – Understand and adopt Methodist doctrine in music ministry – Ability and willingness to learn church planning tools (i.e. Realm church management software and Planning Center worship planning platform) with help provided.

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