Join us for a discussion on best practices in the area of pastoral music ministry, focusing on the search process for new parish musicians and how to navigate clergy–musician relationships:

• How should a musician best approach their job as a new music minister?
• What are the ingredients for success in a music ministry program?
• How can the process of arranging weddings, funerals, and occasional services be streamlined?
• What are some best practices for finding, hiring, and keeping a great music minister?

Presenter:Vincent Carr

Mr. Carr is currently Director of Sacred Music at Our Lady of the Lake Church in Verona, New Jersey, as well as the National Councillor of Education for the American Guild of Organists. Most recently, he served as Associate Professor of Organ & Sacred Music at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, and also served on the faculties of Montclair State University and William Paterson University.