Emmanuel Lutheran Church, a welcoming and inclusive congregation in High Point, North Carolina, is seeking a Minister of Music. This is a part-time, 20-hour-per-week position for a musician equally at home directing a choir and playing piano and/or organ for worship, who wants to help shape meaningful worship for a congregation deeply committed to hospitality, partnership, and community.
What You'll Do:
Direct Emmanuel's choirs (currently choral and handbell) and ensembles and provide accompaniment on piano and/or organ for all regular worship services.
Ensure musical leadership is provided for special or short-notice services, such as funerals, weddings, seasonal midweek services, and Holy Week, whether led personally or through advance coverage.
Collaborate with the Senior Pastor and Worshiping Ministry team to select hymns, anthems, preludes, postludes, and special music.
Identify and nurture our members' musical gifts and seek ways to share our music ministry with the wider community.
Coordinate substitute musicians as needed, welcome guest and special musicians who enrich our worship life, and help maintain our musical instruments.
What You Bring
Proficient piano and/or organ playing skills.
Experience directing choirs/ensembles, preferably in a worship setting.
Basic understanding of Lutheran theology and liturgical worship.
A spirit of creativity and openness to new approaches in worship, balanced with respect for our liturgical tradition.
Details
Part-time, averaging 20 hours per week
Compensation: $30,000 - $36,000 annually
Funeral and wedding services compensated separately.
12 paid Sundays off per year, scheduled in advance.
Funds available for continuing education and enrichment.
If you don't check every box above but feel a pull toward this ministry, we'd still love to hear from you. Reach out and let's talk.
To learn more about our worship experience as a congregation, please visit our website or Facebook page.
Street Address: 1401 Heathcliff Road
Zip Code/Postal Code: 27262
Phone: 336-882-2119
