Organist Concord Liberty Presbyterian Church Glen Mills, PA Category: Music Minister & Worship Pastor Posted on: January 04, 2008
Job Description:
POSITION: Organist/Accompanist
REPORTS TO: Head of Staff
OVERVIEW
Located on a 20-acre campus setting, Concord Liberty Presbyterian Church is a growing, dynamic, disciple-making church that is committed to evangelize, nurture, and equip the church body for discipleship and service. We are strategically located in the middle of a rapidly growing school district with our campus surrounded by both the high school and middle school. We seek a highly motivated, musically capable, person of vision to coordinate and accompany a Traditional Service.
SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES
The Organist is a part-time position (8-10 Hours) dedicated to Concord Liberty's Traditional Worship Service. The Organist will maintain a deep commitment to the spiritual and musical needs of the church working through traditional music to strengthen the church body..This position reports directly to the Head of Staff and is also under the counsel and evaluation of the Worship Committee and the Personnel Committee.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The successful candidate carries out this position by:
Select weekly hymns, prelude, offering song and postlude and forward selections to office staff on or before the Wednesday morning preceding each Sunday to be used during the traditional service. Ensure all musical selections advance the theme that the pastor has set for the day.
Works closely with Choir Director both on Sunday and at rehearsals to help ensure that the overall musical program is appropriate to the themes being presented by the pastor.
Arrive at least .5 hour prior to the Sunday service in order to rehearse choir in morning song and perform prelude music
Accompany the congregation and the choir during the traditional service via Organ and/or Piano
Depart no less than 10 minutes after the conclusion of the service in order to perform closing music (appropriate selections of own choice)
Attend and accompany weekly rehearsals for the choir (s)
Prepare own Goals and Objectives at the beginning of each year based on Worship Committee objectives as guided by CLPC Strategic Plan
Attend monthly Worship Committee meeting.
Attend weekly staff meetings.
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Used by churches all over the world to help teach worship, the Experiencing Worship study can help your worship team too.
Your team will learn why we worship and gain a better understanding of how to worship.
One user said..."Your 5 week study course has made a tremendous impact on my life in the study of worship... I would like to express my thanks for a well written study course that leads into a higher realm of praise and worship."
This is the debut album by EXW friend Paul Langford. Paul is a Chicago based singer, arranger, keyboardist, producer and conductor. Paul has a career that spans 14 years. Paul's work includes arranging for groups like GLAD, Voices of Liberty, VoiceTrek, The Chicago based "Caroling Party" and Day of Discovery Singers. His arranging has appeared on recordings side by side with greats like Gene Puerling and David Maddux, and he has sung with Don Shelton, Bonnie Herman and Bob Bowker, among others.