Church Music Ministry Position

Since I became a Christian as a teenager, I have had the dream of leading music in the church, with as big a choir as possible.  That dream continues, and I have been able to work in church music situations both large and small.  I believe that music, especially when paired with a meaningful text, has an extraordinary ability to reach deeply into the hearts of people and touch their lives in a powerful way.  Not only can music prepare people’s hearts to hear the message of the pastor, it can also lead them into life-changing experiences and draw them close to the Savior.  I really want to be involved in making a positive impact on lives through the medium of music and other arts.  I have experience in traditional music ministry, and love and respect many hymns and 19^th-20^th century gospel songs.  However, I also enjoy working with a praise team and worship choir, blending what I believe to be the best music of our time (i.e. Tommy Walker, Chris Tomlin, Matt Redman) with the great music of the church’s tradition.  I would be happy to share some of my recent worship plans.

I believe the ministry of music in the church has at least three purposes.  It should lift up and exalt the Lord, it should edify and equip the church, and it should be a means for the church to reach out and evangelize the community – exalting God, edifying the church and evangelizing the community.  I hope to continue to be involved in a church that is serious about doing just that.

Music Ministry Experience

• Presently –Worship Leader, Christ Church, Stuart FL.
  • Lead worship from keyboard with praise team of 6
• 1992 – 2008 - Minister of Music, Hobe Sound Bible Church attendance 500-800)
  • developed Singing Christmas Tree - up to 6,000 in attendance and 250 participants:
  • developed Concert Series – 6-7 concerts, about 5,000 in attendance during season, among them:
    • Piano Extravaganza
    • 6 pianos, 15+ pianists, about 1500 in attendance
    • Other concerts – Greater Vision, Whintley Phipps, King’s Brass, Air Force Band, etc.
  • Sanctuary Choir of 25-50
    • Presented Easter musicals and 1-2 other musicals during year
    • Participated in Singing Tree
    • Sang most Sundays, sometimes both morning and evening
  • Small musical group development
  • Music planning
    • Planned music for most church services
    • Planned and administered music for Sea Breeze Camp yearly – directed Camp choir.
  • Worship planning and leading for services
  • Weekly staff meetings
• 1985 - 1992 - Minister of music at three churches while in Seminary
  • Trinity Church of the Nazarene in Louisville, KY
  • Southside Church of the Nazarene in Louisville, KY
  • First Church of the Nazarene in Lexington, KY
• 1980-1985 - Music Director, Kenwood Church, Cincinnati, OH

·         Periodically lead music for evangelistic meetings, choir workshops, youth camps, TLC missions boot camp, etc.

Teaching Experience

• 1992 - 2008
  • Music Department chairman, Hobe Sound Bible College
    • as many as 6 choirs (H.S. Choir placed first in nation in 2008), orchestra, 12 choir tours
    • Conducting, Hymnology, Music History, recordings, Committees, Voice, Organ, Church Music classes such as Music in Evangelism and Worship
    • MasterWorks Chorale collegiate choral festivals at WPB Kravis Center, took choir to Eastern Europe
• 2001 – present – Online facilitator for IWU– lead facilitator for two classes
• 1978-1985; 1989-1992 - Taught music at GBS, Cincinnati
  • College and H.S. music classes, choirs, and applied teaching in piano, organ and voice
• 1976-1978 - Taught piano technology  at Shenandoah College
  • Professional Piano Technician a vocationally since 1971

·         1992 - Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY

o   DMA (Doctoral of Musical Arts – Performance/Research – Voice and Conducting – Worship classes under Dr. David Dockery & Dr. Milburn Price)

·         1982- Graduated Cincinnati Conservatory of Music (University of Cincinnati)

o   MM (Music Education with cognate in choral conducting)

·         1978-1985 – Took classes at GBS

o   Systematic Theology, Greek, Seminar in Bible, etc.

·         1976 - Graduated Shenandoah Conservatory of Music, Winchester, Virginia

o   BM (Music Education)

o   BM (Church Music)

o   ASPT (Piano Technology)

Working on pianos and other wood working, Reading, Writing, Golfing, Friends, Children and Granddaughter