Reverend J. Michael McMahon is appointed executive director of the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada, succeeding Jan Kraybill. McMahon holds degrees in theology from Washington Theological Union, University of Notre Dame, and Catholic University of America and is an ordained minister of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Since 2013, he has served as minister of music at National City Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Washington, D.C. From 2001 until 2013 he was president and chief executive officer of the National Association of Pastoral Musicians.
McMahon has taught in the Department of Theology at the Catholic University of America and has been featured as a speaker and clinician for regional church gatherings and national music organizations. He is the author of a book on Christian initiation, has written articles on worship and church music for a variety of journals, and has contributed to several books on music ministry.
