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Position Openings (Higher Education)
[posted 2/6/08]
Director of the Center for the Ministry of
Teaching, Virginia Theological Seminary, Alexandria,
VA
Virginia Theological Seminary seeks a Director of
the Center for the Ministry of Teaching within the
Institute of Christian Formation and Leadership. The
Center for the Ministry of Teaching (CMT) supports
an on-campus library and curriculum resource center,
including a circulating collection of almost 10,000
volumes, as well as extensive DVD and video
holdings. In addition to the Episcopal Children’s
Curriculum and Episcopal Curriculum for Youth, the
Center publishes The Episcopal Teacher (four issues
per year). Through the Center, the Seminary offers
advanced degrees in Christian Education (MACE),
Christian Education with an emphasis in youth
ministry (MACE/YM), and Educational Leadership (D.Min.).
This is a full-time faculty administrative position.
The director will have oversight of the Center and
will teach courses at the master’s and doctoral
level in Christian education, faith development, and
other aspects of practical theology related to
education and formation in congregational or school
settings. He or she will also participate, as
appropriate and needed, in continuing education
offerings and non-degree programs offered through
ICFL. Qualifications include a deep commitment to
Christ, a heart for parish-based religious education
in an ecumenical context, supervisory experience,
and close familiarity with the Episcopal Church.
Applicants should have an earned Ph.D., Th.D., or
Ed.D. degree. Applications are welcome from
candidates with D.Min. degrees who can demonstrate
teaching and/or administrative experience in a
diocesan/judicatory, seminary or university setting.
Excellent writing and speaking skills are essential,
as well as familiarity with the use of digital
technology. Women, couples, and persons from
underrepresented ethnic and racial minorities are
encouraged to apply. Salary and rank are
commensurate with experience. All full-time faculty
members must live in faculty housing on campus.
Applications Process: Please send a letter
of application, curriculum vitae, and the names,
addresses, and phone numbers of three references to:
The Very Rev. Ian Markham, Ph.D., Dean and
President, Virginia Theological Seminary, 3737
Seminary Road, Alexandria, VA 22304, Email:
klasseron@vts.edu. Priority will be given to
applications received by May 12. Submission
electronically is encouraged.
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[posted 12/26/07]
Professor of Christian Education and
Formation, Episcopal Theological Seminary of the
Southwest, Austin, Texas
Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest
is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified candidate
to a new professorial chair in Christian Education
and Formation. The Professor of Christian Education
and Formation will teach within all degree programs,
both full and part-time, and will also contribute to
a certificate program in parish and youth education.
The successful candidate will develop and teach
courses in areas such as the theory and history of
Christian formation; developmental approaches to
Christian education; catechetics; youth and
children’s ministry; pedagogy; and in the Church as
a formative community. This new faculty member will
establish and direct a program of short courses and
workshops in Christian Education and Formation for
those seeking continuing education, including
clergy. Candidates should have a D. Min., or a Ph.D.
in Christian education or a closely related field of
theological study. Experience of parochial
leadership is an advantage and familiarity and
sympathy with the Anglican tradition essential. A
person of lively faith, the successful candidate
will have a passion for the education and formation
of Christians of all ages and across a diversity of
contemporary ecclesial contexts. The
successful candidate will be appointed for an
initial three-year contract, renewable for a further
three years, and for five-year terms, thereafter.
Though this position is not tenurable, salary,
benefits, and terms of promotion are the same as
those for tenure-track and tenured faculty. The
appointment is to begin June 1, 2008. Women and
persons of underrepresented minorities are strongly
encouraged to apply.
Application Process:
Applications should include a cover letter
responding to this position description, curriculum
vitae, and three letters of recommendation.
Applications should be sent to Professor Alan
Gregory, Chair, Professor of Christian Education and
Formation Search Committee, Episcopal Theological
Seminary of the Southwest, P.O. Box 2247, Austin, TX
78768-2247. Deadline for applications: February 15,
2008. Interviews will be held on campus in late
March and early April. Explore the Seminary of the
Southwest at
www.etss.edu.
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[posted
6/27/07]
Pastoral or Practical Theology,
Fordham University, New York
The Graduate School of Religion and Religious
Education of Fordham University is pleased to
announce a tenure track position in Pastoral or
Practical Theology. Applicants should have a
doctorate in Pastoral/Practical Theology (or
equivalent theological education, expertise in
Pastoral/Practical theology, relevant pastoral
experience as well as secondary expertise in one or
more of the following: moral theology/Christian
ethics, spirituality and liturgy. The successful
applicant will be involved in the DMin program which
comprises specializations in pastoral ministry,
pastoral counseling, and spiritual
direction/spirituality. Salary and rank will be
based on experience and professional
accomplishments. Duties include teaching in the DMin
program, advisement and mentoring of students, some
administrative tasks as well as professional and
scholarly activities. The Graduate School especially
welcomes applicants from diverse religious and
cultural backgrounds.
Application Process: Applicants should
apply by February 1, 2008 to the Office of the Dean
www.fordham.edu/gsrre
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[posted 10/11/07]
Angus MacLean Professor of Religious Education,
Meadville Lombard Theological School ,
Chicago, IL.
Meadville Lombard Theological School announces an
opening for a full-time Angus MacLean Professor of
Religious Education to begin September 2008; rank
open. We seek candidates who can provide leadership
for an integrated program of seminary education that
incorporates public witness, neighborhood
engagement, and learning throughout the life span.
As an academically rigorous, spiritually grounded
and unapologetically progressive theological school,
Meadville Lombard is committed to a vision of
Religious Education that embraces the whole person,
engages the context of social life transformatively,
and explores the urban situation as a key site for
liberal religious life. Our ideal candidate will be
a teacher, scholar and leader who will facilitate a
collaborative, interdisciplinary, intercultural and
interfaith learning environment within the school
and the larger community. We invite candidates who
are grounded in a liberal religious heritage and are
sympathetic to Unitarian Universalism and our
commitment to justice, equity and compassion. We
strongly encourage women and minority applicants.
Candidates will have either a Ph.D., D.Min, Ed.D in
religious education, practical theology or another
related field,, or an M.Div with extensive practical
experience in religious education and/or community
ministries. Meadville Lombard Theological School is
an independent, accredited, graduate theological
seminary, offering the degrees of Master of
Divinity, Master of Arts (Religion), Doctor of
Ministry, and a dual degree of Master of
Divinity/Master of Social Work with the University
of Chicago. For more information, see our website:
www.meadville.edu.
Application Process: Interested
candidates should send a letter of application, a
current curriculum vitae, and three letters of
reference to Dr. Sharon D. Welch, Provost, Meadville
Lombard Theological School, 5701 South Woodlawn
Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 606037. Application
materials may be sent electronically to the academic
office administrator at academicofficeadmin@meadville.edu
Applications received by November 12, 2007 will be
considered for interviews at the AAR/SBL meeting in
San Diego. Review of applications will resume
December 7, 2007 and will continue until the
position is filled.
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[posted 10/10/07]
Assistant Professor in Christian Education,
Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC) ,
Atlanta, GA
Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC) seeks a
full-time, tenure-track faculty member at the rank
of Assistant Professor in Christian Education to
begin July 1, 2008.
A
successful candidate:
• Must
possess a Ph.D., Th.D., Ed.D., or D.Min. degree with
significant emphasis in Christian formation and
teaching with an interdisciplinary background in the
practices of ministry focusing on the place of
ritual life in the African American church. • Must
demonstrate congregational and ecumenical experience
in spiritual formation and a liberating praxis. •
May be ordained or lay with experience and
involvement at the local congregational level. •
Must be an effective educator with evidence of being
a contributing scholar. • The successful candidate
will demonstrate competence in some combination of
the following areas: use of technology in teaching
and ministry, knowledge of popular culture and
post-modern/emerging church development particularly
in the African American church experience and
multi-cultural contexts, formation of persons for
discipleship and ministry, educational ministry that
includes both inter-generational and life cycle
approaches (education of children, youth, adults,
and senior adults).
Application Process: ITC is a
consortium of denominational seminaries whose
mission is to educate Christian leaders for ministry
and service in the Church and the global community.
For further information about ITC view our website
at http://www.itc.edu. Send letter of application
with vita and three letters of reference to: Edward
P. Wimberly, Vice President for Academic
Affairs/Provost, Interdenominational Theological
Center, 700 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Atlanta,
GA 30314. Review of applications will begin November
1, 2007 and will continue until the position is
filled.
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[posted 8/31/07]
Assistant or Associate Professor position in
Religious/Catechetics,
Catholic University of America, Washington
D.C.
The Catholic University of America, School of
Theology and Religious Studies invites applications
for a full-time tenure-track position in Religious/ Catechetics at the rank of assistant or
associate professor. The candidate must possess an
earned doctorate (Ph.D., S.T.D., or equivalent). The
person who fills the position will teach in
undergraduate, graduate, and seminary programs in
the school, advise students, direct master’s theses
and doctoral dissertations, and serve on committees.
Salary will be determined on the basis of academic
credentials and publication record. The Catholic
University of America was founded in the name of the
Catholic Church as a national university and center
for research and scholarship. Regardless of their
religious affiliation, all faculty are expected to
respect and support the University’s mission. The
University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative
Action Employer.
Application Process: Send a
curriculum vitae and three letters of recommendation
to Chair of the Search Committee in Religious/ Catechetics, School of Theology and
Religious Studies, The Catholic University of
America; Washington, DC 20064. Applications accepted
until October 31st, 2007.
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Position Openings (Faith Communities)
[posted 7/29/07]
Director of Children's Ministries, Trinity
United Methodist Church, Beaumont Texas
Trinity United Methodist Church is seeking a
full-time Director of Children's Ministries.
The position includes oversight of all ministries
for children ages birth to 5th grade including;
nursery, Sunday School, mid-week programs, and
special/ seasonal programming. Spiritual growth and
evangelism are key components in this ministry.
Interested persons should contact Trinity UMC at
trinity@trinitybmt.org or visit their website at
www.trinitybmt.org.
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