Staff Accompanist/Associate Minister of Music

Accompaniment [Organ / Piano]

• Accompany the Sanctuary Choir rehearsals, the Youth Choir rehearsals and other ensembles as assigned. Be prepared for weekly rehearsals and special concert/presentation rehearsals. Be prepared to play choral parts and/or accompaniment.

• Be prepared to play the organ or piano for weekly worship services and special presentations. This includes hymns, prelude and/or postlude, special accompaniment features, and choral accompaniment as needed.

• Be available to play for funerals and weddings as requested.

• Assist and participate on choir retreats, tours and outings as they occur and as the need arises [generally one to three times per year].

• Be available to help/accompany solos, ensembles and other groups as needed.

• Work with other accompanists to provide support for worship. Give leadership and administrative organization for any accompanist rotation or similar system. Assist in developing other’s gifts and talents.

• Teaching private or group lessons is an opportunity that exists through the Snyder Music Academy. Teaching private or group lessons will include additional payment not already included in the compensation package for this position. These teaching tasks will be an opportunity to earn extra income through the Snyder Music Academy.

Associate Minister of Music

• Assist the Minister of Music and the Music Administrative Assistant in clerical and other roles as requested. These may include: orchestra music and personnel management; choir trip and tour preparation; preparation for weekly rehearsals, assistance with special musical events and concerts, hosting outside groups, etc.

• Attend Music Committee meetings [generally 3-4 times per year].

• Direct and give leadership to assigned ensembles. Currently these include: Laudate [Children’s Instrumental Ensemble], Youth Handbells and Sanctuary Handbells. Future ensembles may include: Student Vocal Ensemble; Intergenerational Ensembles; Student Jazz Band; Intergenerational Orchestra; etc.

• Assist the Minister of Music and the Children’s Choir Coordinator giving leadership to the preschool and Children’s Choir ministries.

• Be available to substitute for the Minister of Music as occasional needs arise. This includes rehearsal and possible presentation leadership. Work with the Minister of Music to secure needed accompanists on such occasions.

• Supervise the work of other participants in the music ministry at the request of the Minister of Music.

• Assist the Minister of Music in weekly worship planning and in seasonal concert planning. This includes music literature and logistics.

• Be available to assist the Music Academy in an administrative capacity as needs arise. Further discussion and clarification of this role will occur as needed. Most assistance occurs during recital weeks and as each new session/season begins.

Other

• Be available as ministerial situations may arise requiring assistance to the current Minister of Music.

• Participate in associational, regional, state and convention music events as desired.

• Attend deacon and/or staff meetings as requested.

• Perform other duties as assigned by the Senior Pastor or the Minister of Music.

SUPERVISION:

The Staff Accompanist/Associate Minister of Music will work directly under the supervision of the Minister of Music.

THE STAFF ACCOMPANIST/ASSOCIATE MINISTER OF MUSIC SHALL ABIDE BY THE POLICIES AND EXPECTATIONS STATED IN THE MINISTERIAL STAFF POLICY MANUAL AND WILL AGREE WITH AND ADHERE TO THE CORE BELIEFS OF SNYDER MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH.

We are a neighborhood church located in the heart of Fayetteville, NC. While one of the larger churches in Fayetteville, Snyder does a good job of helping folks feel "known," welcome, and connected. Snyder has a heart for missions that keeps drawing our eyes and hearts outward. This, we believe, is a primary reason that both traditional and contemporary services/styles have lived under one roof in such a healthy way for the past 25 years. Intergenerational worship and intergenerational service are two qualities that define Snyder. Fayetteville is home to a large military base, Fort Bragg. Many soldiers and their families find a home here until the military sends them on. As such, it helps us remember that we are a "mission outpost" where the church gathers for worship, community, study, and training so that we might scatter as effective ambassadors throughout our community and across the world. Snyder enjoys 3 ongoing international partnerships with ministries in Haiti, Kenya, and Myanmar, going back in one instance almost 20 years. Snyder is debt free as of 2020! and gives nearly 1million to missions annually! Another unique characteristic of this Baptist church is rooted in the days of its planting in 1949 when the Pastor at FBC downtown charged his wife to plant a church in what was then a suburb of Fayetteville. As such, women, as laity and ordained ministers, have held and continue to hold strong leadership positions in all areas. Many of our deacons are women and women lead across the gender and age spectrum.