Campus Minister, Southwestern College, Winfield, KS
Southwestern College is seeking a full time Campus Minister to begin July 2015. The successful candidate will be an ordained United Methodist deacon or elder. Candidates with commensurate academic credentials who have made significant progress toward ordination will also be considered. Candidates must be qualified and have experience in leading and directing ministerial teams, providing pastoral care and oversight, developing relationships with faith entities beyond the college, facilitating student-led worship experiences, and working in a team environment with colleagues. This is a 12-month position that reports to the President and Chair of the Social Sciences Division. Candidates with experience and exhibiting strengths in teaching college level, practical ministry courses will be given special consideration.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Oversight for weekly Chapel
- Pastoral care and oversight for the faith community at large
- Teaching- supervises student practicums and/or internships in local churches and church agencies for all REL/PHIL majors and minors, teach religion courses as needed and support the division general education efforts
- Recruitment and Retention- support efforts initiated by Discipleship, Worship Outreach, and Philosophy & Religion
- Church Relations-chair the committee, develop relationships with area churches and the Great Plains Annual Conference, represent the college in the connectional system of the United Methodist Church
- Supervise the Director of Worship Outreach
- Development of ministry opportunities and care beyond the chapel, Discipleship, and Worship Outreach community
- Support and advise Campus Council on Ministries (an SGA recognized organization)- alternative spring break trip, and student-led campus faith groups
- Help persons of other faiths make connections to resources to help meet their spiritual needs
- Ceremonial Duties and requests for religion presence from other areas of the institution
- Participant in the work of the Social Sciences Division
Review of applications begins immediately and will continue until the position is filled. To apply, please send curriculum vita, statement of teaching philosophy, and three (3) letters of recommendation to Ms. Lonnie Boyd, Director of Human Resources Southwestern College, 100 College Street, Winfield, KS 67156. E-mail:HumanResources@sckans.edu. The successful candidate will be subject to a criminal background check. Southwestern College is an EEO/AA employer.