Concordia Publishing House, the publishing arm of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, is seeking a Director, Music & Worship Resources.  This position oversees the development and production of all Music and Worship publications, linear, visual, audio, and multimedia; finds and recruits potential editors, composers, and clinicians; serves as chief liaison concerning worship and music with LCMS units and other publishing houses; and prepares and oversees the annual business plan. 

Candidates must be a member of the LCMS, listed on the official roster of Synod (preferred), possess a Master’s degree or equivalent training in theology and/or church music and have five years parish experience or its equivalent with demonstrated interest in total parish ministry.

To apply please forward a cover letter and resume to CPH, 3558 S. Jefferson, St. Louis, MO, 63118; or email cphresume@cph.org.

Concordia Publishing House, the publishing arm of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod currently has an opening for a Programmer/Analyst. This position performs and oversees development, production, and maintenance support for all mission-critical CPH Business Systems, including eBackOffice, eFrontOffice, Business Intelligence, eWarehouse, Star Projects, Ultimate Payroll, Unitime Timekeeping, RTS Pick-To-Light, and ePOS. Duties include:

• Work with vendors and others to maintain peak operability of the CPH Business Systems, including, but not limited to, the following tasks: 

  1. Implementing changes to keep pace with technology trends and to avoid obsolescence
  2. Investigating and resolving bugs and other software errors
  3. Maintaining adequate backups and archives of software media
  4. Installing software upgrades and enhancements as necessary

• Work with vendors and others to improve and enhance the functionality of CPH Business Systems, including, but not limited to, the following tasks:
  1. Identifying ways to improve the systems to benefit CPH users
  2. Adding new features/enhancements (both analysis/design and programming)

• Analyze the needs of CPH, its employees and its customers, and determine how these needs can be met through innovative software solutions.

• Through personal research and formalized education / training, maintain knowledge of programming industry trends, techniques and technologies.

• Assist in evaluating the technology services offered by CPH technology partners.

• Provide as needed technical assistance for CPH Business Systems users.

The successful candidate will have a BA or BS degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or equivalent experience; minimum of three years of progressively responsible experience in a comparable position; broad knowledge of microcomputers, LAN’s, Internet and office productivity tools; relevant experience with SQL operating system; thorough understanding of relational database design concepts; minimum three years of experience with Visual Basic 6.0 development, VB.NET or C# development, ASP and ASP.NET, SQL (Structured Query Language), and Crystal Reports. CPH offers a comprehensive benefits package and competitive pay. To be considered for this position send cover letter and resume to CPH, 3558 S. Jefferson Ave., St. Louis, MO 63118; fax 314-268-1329; e-mail cphresume@cph.org.