Alumni News
Pastor, Full-Time, Wading River, NY
Wading River Congregational Church is seeking a full-time, solo pastor who will proclaim the gospel as he or she leads worship, preaches, and teaches. The pastor will offer spiritual guidance, communicate well, support church activities and set an example of living a life of compassion and faith. He or she will administer church business and oversee church staff in cooperation with the church’s boards and committees.
For more information including the application process, please visit: www.wadingriverchurch.org
Questions? Please email: pstchair@wadingriverchurch.org
This historic, traditional church dates from the 1672 founding of the hamlet. The current sanctuary was built in 1837 with additions through the mid-1990s and is a Riverhead Town Landmark. Located along the north shore of Suffolk County, Long Island, one mile from the beautiful Wading River beach and adjacent to two fresh-water ponds, the church is the center of “old” Wading River village.
The hamlet of Wading River, 60 miles east of Manhattan, is the gateway to Long Island’s north fork - well known for picturesque vineyards, farms, small towns, and vacation destinations. The community includes Wildwood State Park and is adjacent to protected land to the west and south. Recreational opportunities on land and water abound.
The highly-ranked Shoreham-Wading River School District comprises 2040 students in grades K-12. Nearby higher education and research facilities include: Brookhaven National Laboratory, Suffolk County Community College and SUNY Stony Brook. The North Shore Public Library serves Wading River, Shoreham, and Rocky Point, and offers a multitude of programs for all ages. Concerts and theater programs occur regularly in the community and surrounding areas.
Program Director, Full-Time, Roman Catholic: Westfield, MA
Full Job Description: https://www.genesisspiritualcenter.org/about/employment/
Are you passionate about the well-being of others? Do you seek to bring spiritual nourishment and awareness to all who seek deeper connection with themselves and the divine?
Genesis Spiritual Life and Conference Center, located in Westfield, MA, has an immediate opening for a full-time experienced Program Director. We are seeking a person with depth of spiritual understanding and experience who is grounded in the Roman Catholic faith, to bring to fruition the mission and vision through the oversight, management and development of retreat programming.
Our ideal candidate will have experience working in a spiritual and/or nonprofit setting, previous experience creating and executing various types of programming with positive results, and training and experience as a spiritual guide (director) and/or willingness to complete a training program. A graduate degree in theology (Masters of Divinity, contemporary spirituality, religious studies, pastoral ministry, theology, or equivalent) is preferred.
Genesis, a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization, established in 1976 is a retreat and conference center founded by the Sisters of Providence of Holyoke, MA. and is beautifully situated on 19.5 acres of peaceful wooded property. In 2016 Genesis was certified as Providence Arboretum and includes gardens, spiritual reflection points such as the Compassionate Curve pathway, a labyrinth, and peace pole.
This Retreat Center is open year-round, welcoming individuals and groups of women and men of all faith traditions who seek time and space for reflection and a deeper relationship with God. It offers private and directed retreats, various sponsored and hosted day and overnight programs, and has 30 overnight guest rooms and two dining rooms. A free-standing Carriage House provides several conference and meeting rooms that can accommodate approximately 75 to 100 people.
Anticipated Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm. Flexible schedule to accommodate evenings and weekends as needed.
Salary Range: $50,000 - $55,000
Benefits Package: Full time benefit package includes health and dental insurance, paid time off (PTO), paid holidays, and more.
Application deadline: Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until filled, with a 1st date preference for submission by September 30, 2022.
To apply, kindly submit a cover letter describing your interest and sense of fit with the qualifications of the position plus a current resume to:
Jennifer Schimmel, Executive Director
Genesis Spiritual Life and Conference Center
53 Mill Street
Westfield, MA 01085
Jschimmel@genesisspiritualcenter.org
Church School Teacher, Episcopal: Waban, MA
Church School Teacher Job
The Parish of the Good Shepherd
1671 Beacon St, Waban, MA 02468
Time: Sundays only
Stipend: $60/week while classes are in session (38 weeks)
Thank you for your interest in helping our children grow in the knowledge and love of God. The Parish of the Good Shepherd in Waban Massachusetts is looking for a church school teacher to lead our class of pre-school through kindergarten aged children every Sunday from September through June.
The Parish of the Good Shepherd uses the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd®, a Montessori-style program of reflection and collaborative learning. You may read about it at www.cgsusa.org. In the past year, our church school ran remotely. As we return inperson this coming program year, we will continue with CGS.
This position begins immediately. There is a stipend for the position—$60/week during the weeks that class is in session: September through June, with holiday breaks.
I. Qualifications
a. Experience with and enthusiasm for working with early childhood and/or elementary school age children
b. Knowledge of (or willingness to learn) child-centered, experience-based teaching methods (i.e., a Montessori-like curriculum)
c. Willingness to experiment with creative outdoor activities to help kids grow in their relationships with God and one another.
d. Practicing Christian with basic understanding of the Episcopal faith and tradition
e. Reliable, responsible, and consistent presence, and commitment to complete a full school year of teaching
f. Successful completion of Massachusetts CORI background check and Safe Church training (to be handled and paid for by the Parish)
g. If necessary, successful completion of Catechesis of the Good Shepherd training in autumn 2021 (to be paid for by the Parish)
II. Responsibilities (This describes a pre-COVID routine, and will be negotiated with the Associate Rector to meet current guidelines over time.)
a. Arrive at the Parish at 9:30 a.m. each Sunday morning, and plan to stay until 11:30 a.m.
b. From 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., prepare the Atrium classroom, welcome students and parents, and be available to answer parents’ questions.
c. From 10:00 a.m. to approximately 10:40/10:45 a.m. teach the CGS curriculum.
d. Bring Atrium students into 10:00 Eucharist at the Peace (~10:40 a.m.), and stay at Eucharist until end of service (typically around 11:15 a.m.).
e. Be available for discussions with students and parents from 11:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
f. Practice the lessons for each week, according to the CGS curriculum and framework. These lessons are already prepared and planned out in the CGS books (which you’ll have access to), and the teacher need only spend time “learning the lesson by heart” during the week.
g. Maintain the Atrium classroom, including posting appropriate displays and maintaining the classroom materials (e.g. posting friendly signs, reorganizing the materials). Clean up the Atrium classroom afterward.
h. Recruit and coordinate sign-ups for parent or teen helpers to assist with the Atrium lessons
i. Participate in parent meetings and/or dinners at least twice each school year
III. Term
a. The position will begin in September 2022.
b. Position will extend through June 2023, with extension into future school years by mutual agreement of the teacher and the Parish.
IV. COVID-19 Precautions
a. You must be vaccinated against COVID-19
b. We follow the recommendations of the CDC and the Newton Department of Health in determining future COVID-19 precautions. We will adapt our classroom policies as needed.
IV. Application or Questions
Please send a resume and brief cover letter to:
The Rev. Michael Bousquet
associate.rector@goodshepherdnewton.org
(617) 216-2989
Organist, Part-Time, UCC: Sharon, MA
Part Time Organist Starting September 2022
The First Congregational Church of Sharon, MA, a UCC affiliated and Open and Affirming congregation, is seeking a regular part-time organist to start September 2022. FCC of Sharon has a strong music tradition with a committed and energetic 10-15 member adult choir, a pastor who loves music and working with music leaders, and many gifted musicians within the congregation.
Organist will provide organ and/or piano music for weekly 10AM Sunday service September through June, holiday worship services, and special choir performances as scheduled. Piano and/or organ accompaniment, as required, for weekly adult choir Tuesday evening rehearsal and Sunday morning warm-ups under the direction of the Music Director. Additional services such as weddings and funerals may be performed for additional compensation. The organist will work collaboratively with the Music Director, Pastor, and Music Committee Chair as necessary to assist in the running of the music program.
A successful candidate will have demonstrated proficiency in organ. A Bachelor’s degree in music, sacred music, CAGO certificate or its equivalent, and 3 years experience in church music or related experience is preferred, but not required. Compensation will be commensurate with education and experience.
Websites:
https://www.facebook.com/fccsharon
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmgfud5XkRW1YfvqOfgvCZg
Contact: Jamie Locke , Music Committee Chair
First Congregational Church of Sharon
P.O. Box 423
29 North Main Street
Sharon, MA 02067
781-784-2631
Jamie.locke@fccofsharon.org
BUSTH MDiv Student Welling Hall Published in Friends Journal
The following is an excerpt from the Friends Journal article “Transforming Weapons into Art: The Theopoetics of Beating Swords into Plowshares” by BUSTH master of divinity student Welling Hall, published on September 1, 2022. Click here to read the full article.
I became an artist when I began to perform acts of aesthetic fury to decry gun violence. My experiments began while I was Plowshares professor of Peace Studies at Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana. I wrote a grant to work with a metalsmith to teach me how to beat a sword into a plowshare because, given my title, I thought it would be a good thing to know. The metalsmith I worked with, Sungyeoul Lee, quickly persuaded me that lost-wax casting would be a far-more accessible technique than forging.
BUSTH Announces Faculty Publications for Summer 2022
The School of Theology is pleased to announce the following faculty publications for the months of May through August 2022:
- Luis Menéndez-Antuña
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The Book of Torture: The Gospel of Mark, Crucifixion, and Trauma, Journal of the American Academy of Religion (2022), lfac027, https://doi.org/10.1093/jaarel/lfac027
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- Steven Sandage, et al
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Thomas, D.L., Stavros, G.S., Sandage, S.J., Berg-Cross, L., & Nichols, E.J. (2022). Attachment neuroscience and Martin Luther King, Jr’s nonviolence philosophy: Implications for the 21st century and beyond. Journal of Black Psychology, 48, 507-546.
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Bell, C.A., Dumitrascu, N., Sandage, S.J., Hall, E.L., Jankowski, P.J., & Waldheter, M. (2022). Development and evaluation of the clinician-rated humility scale. Journal of Psychology and Theology, 50, 257-275.
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Captari, L.E., Hydinger, K.R., Sandage, S.J., Choe, E.J., Bronstein, M., Stavros, G.S., Shim, P., Kinatar, A.R., Cadge, W., & Rambo, S. (2022). Supporting chaplains on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed method practice-based pilot intervention study. Psychological Services. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/ser0000692
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Jankowski, P.J., Sandage, S.J., & Crabtree, S.A. (2022). The moderating influence of Religiousness/Spirituality on Covid-19 impact and change in psychotherapy. Religions, 13, 488. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel13060488
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- Rady Roldán-Figueroa, et al
- Rady Roldán-Figueroa and Kathryn House, eds., Essays in Honor of Nancy Tatom Ammerman, Perspectives in Religious Studies vol. 49, num. 2 (Summer 2022); Our own essay: Rady Roldán-Figueroa and Kathryn House, “Ammerman for a New Day: Challenges for Twenty-first Century Baptists,” 95–110.
BUSTH PhD Student Daniel Montañez (STH’18,’25) Published on Patheos.com
The following is an excerpt from the Patheos.com blog article “From Truth to Trust: Reimagining the Future of Christian Apologetics” by BUSTH PhD student Daniel Montañez, published on August 31, 2022. Click here to read the full article.
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Today, the context from which apologetics is done is vastly different from the early Church. One of the stark differences between apologetics then and now is that, whereas the early apologists defended their faith in a pre-Christendom context, Christians today engage the task of apologetics from a post-Christendom context. With the rise of Constantine, the passing of the Edict of Milan in 325 A.D., and the recognition of Christianity as the official religion of the Roman empire, what separates these two communities is a near 1700-year history of political turmoil, religious violence, and colonial domination that is often associated with the period of Christendom. While this narrative does not account for the significant contributions made by the Church throughout the centuries, it is nonetheless a dominant narrative that persists in our postmodern age. Therefore, any attempt to engage in apologetics today should consider Christianity’s historical context, in order to seriously and faithfully respond to the skeptics of the Christian faith of our postmodern era.
Director of Children, Youth, and Families Ministry, Part-Time, UCC: Dedham, MA
Allin Congregational Church, a United Church of Christ congregation located in the historic center of Dedham, MA, seeks a part-time Director of Children, Youth, and Families Ministry (CYF Director).
Job Description:
The CYF Director plans and oversees a rich program of faith formation, outreach, and fellowship for all youth (infant to 12th grade) and their families who attend Allin Congregational Church. The CYF Director coordinates Christian education offered by the Church, including weekly Sunday School and youth ministry, and works to build strong bonds between children, youth, their families, and the other members of the church community. The CYF Director also conducts outreach to engage other families in the Dedham area. We are looking for a warm, caring, and energetic individual with a strong Christian faith who is a self-starter. Good administrative, organizational, leadership and ministry skills are essential. The successful candidate will collaborate with the pastor, the Christian Education Committee, and a committed group of volunteers to lead Allin Church’s CYF ministry.
Programmatic Duties:
Plan and deliver children and youth faith formation programming, including weekly worship, Sunday School, and Confirmation Class.
Provide pastoral care for children, youth and their families in communication with the pastor and actively engage and maintain communication with Allin families about faith formation activities and resources.
Conduct outreach and design programming to engage children, youth, and families in the Dedham area to build Allin’s role in the Dedham community as a youth and family-serving institution.
Administrative duties, including but not limited to communication with appropriate Allin ministries, staff and families, record keeping, etc.
Required qualifications:
Commitment to the Christian faith and to fostering a safe and supportive community for kids and families of all backgrounds and abilities to deepen their relationship with God.
Ability to relate to children and youth in a personable and engaging manner.
Degree, course work, and/or experience in Christian education, faith formation, or related field.
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to be a team player, work well with volunteers and staff, and effectively manage conflict.
Fluency in basic digital and social media platforms such as Google (docs, Hangout, etc), Facebook, Instagram, Zoom, etc.
Eligible to work in the United States.
Required to submit to a criminal background check through Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) system for the state of Massachusetts.
Overall Position Time Commitments:
20 hours/week, $18-25/hr, commensurate with experience.
Start date: ASAP
Church address: 683 High Street, Dedham, MA 02026
Please email resume and brief cover letter with the email subject line “CYF Director” to CYFMinistry@allinchurch.org
Youth/Children Pastor, Part-Time, UMC: Watertown, MA
Grace Vision UMC 보스톤 비전교회 is looking for a pastor for the youth/children in our church. We are located at 80 Mt. Auburn St, Watertown, MA, 02472. If you are interested, please contact Pastor James Koo at jkoo@nccumc.org.
We have an in-person Sunday service at 10:30am and expect to help our children during the service hour. If necessary, the pastor would have to check on the children during the week. We are praying to start as soon as possible.
Spiritual Formation Assistant for Children, Teens, and Family Ministries, Part-Time, Episcopal: Chestnut Hill, MA
The Episcopal Parish of the Redeemer Chestnut Hill is seeking a part-time Spiritual Formation Assistant for Children, Teens, and Family Ministries to work 15 hours per week starting fall (August/September) of 2022 Church of the Redeemer is a healthy, program-sized church in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The parish offers two Sunday morning services at 8:00 am, and 10:00 am, and, from September to June, a Sunday evening Eucharist at 5:00 pm. The Sunday School Program is at the center point of life at the Redeemer. From our children to our teen's programming, our program's overall mission is to help each student reach the goal of their existence, which is the unfolding of Christ's person into the world through their own developed personality. We do this by creating age-appropriate programs for each age group that forms their minds, hearts, and hands into the image of Christ while valuing and respecting the full humanity, spirituality, and individuality of each student.
DUTIES:
This person will assist the Director in the spiritual formation of all children, teens, and families at the parish. They will do this by helping teach Sunday School (3yrs-6th grade), Confirmation Class, and Middle School Youth Group each Sunday. They will also help guide and lead a discussion for High School Youth Group on Sundays as well. They will plan and conduct three seasonal activities during the weekend (e.g., fall apple picking, spring swan boats) over a year for pre-teens and teens. They will be in charge of leading Sunday formation when the program director is away (4-9 weeks a year).
This job entails being available Sundays throughout the year and attending a few nightly meetings a few times a month. One must also be available to help, lead, and attend an outreach/relationship-building opportunity with one of our ministry partners with children, teens, and families at least once a month.
This job will not exceed 15 hours a week.
Position begins August/September 2021 (flexible startup date)
COMPENSATION:
Pay: $19,500.00 - $27,300.00 per year ($25-$35 per an hour) based on experience and education.
Two weeks off of paid vacation and also a paid week off between Christmas and the New Year.