Director, Music Ministries Job - Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Bay Harbor, Michigan

Emmanuel is a beautiful stone church in Petoskey, Michigan, a resort community on the shores of Lake Michigan's Little Traverse Bay. Residents enjoy year-round recreational opportunities. Currently our membership stands at 274 active members. Our church is made up of ten working bodies called Cell Groups where members work together to spread the Gospel within and beyond our church walls. Four different services meet the needs of members: Rites 1 and II, celebrated on Sunday mornings, and two smaller services during the week on Wednesday and Thursday. 

1. Demonstrated compliance with the American Guild of Organists Code of Ethics (2017) with respect to responsible conduct to those served, respect for professional colleagues and integrity in professional work.
2. Commitment to building up the Body of Christ through the ministry of music.
3. Ability to inspire and develop volunteer singers through choral direction.
4. Ability to recruit and incorporate new members into an established and growing choir.
5. Interest in teaching singing to both children and adults.
6. Confidence, aptitude, and ability as a church musician playing the organ and piano.
7. Familiarity with a wide range of Christian music, including the Episcopal canon or comparable experience as a church musician.
8. Experience in leading congregational song.
9. Experience playing for weddings and funerals.
10. Experience in building a network of musicians within a community.
11. Leadership experience in collaborating with a church staff.