Ministerial Resident for Liturgical Music - Celebration Lutheran Church, Sartell, MN

Position Description

Celebration Lutheran Church in Sartell is seeking a Ministerial Resident to assist the Director of Worship and Music, Jennifer Ambrosier.  There are 3 choirs, which can also be split into three positions/people.  There are the 3 choirs:

Contemporary Choir—Saturday night worship at 5 pm.  Rehearsal is prior to church.  Hours:  3 pm to 6 pm.  Note that in the summer, this choir is moved to Monday nights.  $100 stipend/week 

Wednesday Evening Worship—this is a new worship to capture to family sense.  Service is 6:30 pm to 7:15 pm.  Rehearsal is at 6 pm.  Because this is a new worship, may be necessary to have another time for practice initially.  $100 stipend/week

Sunday choir director/one Sunday a month.  Two services:  8:30 am and 10:30 am.  Rehearsal is one evening a week, either M, T, Th  $25/hour, usually $75 week

Celebration Lutheran Church enjoys an excellent reputation in the community, with vibrant worship and visionary leadership:  http://www.celebrationlutheranchurch.com/worship--music.html  Dr. Kasling plays once a month at Sunday worship here.

Knowledge, abilities, skills

While not all the following skills may be found in one person, some those sought for this job are:

  • The ability to musically direct a mixed voice choir
  • Skills with a variety of sacred music styles ranging from traditional to contemporary
  • Keyboard, guitar, and vocal skills
  • Ability to lead a congregation in singing
  • Coordination and leading of band ensembles
  • Sensitivity to liturgical worship.

To Apply

If you are interested, please contact Jennifer Ambrosier:  [email protected] Jennifer is on vacation much of July, except for July 15-21st.