Worship Arts Apr May Jun 2023

Vice President for Content Nominee SarahHigh

Vice President for Content Nominee Tim Kennedy

Geographic Region: Southeast Jurisdiction Current Ministry and Setting: Director of Music, Salem United Methodist Church, Columbia, SC I am thrilled to be nominated to the Fellowship’s Board as the Vice President of Content and I thank you for your consideration! In over a decade of music ministry experience, I have had the opportunity to hone my skills as a worship leader and choir director of ensembles ranging in size and age. In addition to my duties at Salem United Methodist in Columbia, SC, I also serve as the Choral Area Chair of the Fellowship’s Music & Worship Arts Week. My growth and experience in music ministry would have been impossible without the resources of The Fellowship, and I hope that my time in this position will allow me to help promote and spread the good news of our organization to others around the country and world. I represent a younger generation of The Fellowship and hope to broaden the organization by connecting not only those in my generation, but a full spectrum of ages, to the incredible resources and connections The Fellowship has to offer. If elected, one of my goals would be to broaden the reach of The Fellowship beyond those in the Methodist faith tradition and help cater our content to the entirety of Christ’s Church Universal.

Geographic Region: Western Jurisdiction Current Ministry and Setting: Director of Music and Worship Arts, Arvada United Methodist Church in Arvada, Colorado I have served Arvada United Methodist Church's (AUMC) for eleven years. In my position, I oversee all of the Arts Ministries of the church and collaborate with the pastors on curating in-person and on-line worship experiences. During the pandemic, this included a major expansion of our use of video for pre-recorded services, video communications, and livestream services. I also serve as the conductor of the Chancel Choir, Voces Sacris, Shabach Ensemble, and Gospel Gagas; and as Director of the Theater Troupe as well as Camp Director and Stage Director for the AUMC Summer Arts Camp, for which I write a new world-premiere children’s musical each year. In addition to my ministry at AUMC, I work in the Colorado Community as a Stage Director, Music Director, Performer and Teaching Artist as well as the Artistic Director for Loveland Opera Theatre.

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