Tenure-Eligible Faculty Position in Congregational and Community Care Leadership

Company: Luther Seminary
Location: Saint Paul
Posted on: August 4, 2022

Job Description:

The Holy Spirit calls Luther Seminary to lead faithful innovation for the sake of the gospel of Jesus Christ in a rapidly changing world through witness, education, accompaniment, and discovery. Living into this vision, Luther Seminary is seeking a theologically reflective and imaginative person for a tenure-eligible position in Congregational and Community Care Leadership, to begin July 2023. Luther is a residential school with a distributed learning program, and this position will be located in the Twin Cities of St. Paul, MN. Faculty must live within a 100-mile radius of our campus. Candidates should have ministry experience and be committed to communal contextual and intercultural paradigms of pastoral care. Candidates should demonstrate the capacity to relate theology with psychology and other social sciences in caring for persons, congregations, and communities. The ability and willingness to give theological leadership in a Lutheran seminary committed to the missional character of the Christian faith is essential. Responsibilities include teaching foundational and elective courses in Congregational and Community Care Leadership in a variety of academic programs: MDiv, MA, ThM, and PhD. These courses will be taught in various residential, online, and hybrid modalities. The ability to engage in effective web-based and web-enhanced teaching and learning is required. Experience with shaping an inclusive classroom, teaching a diverse student body, and understanding the educational needs of marginalized students is essential.The capacity to accompany students from diverse domestic and international contexts in their vocational formation in an innovative educational culture is expected. The person selected will serve in the faculty's Leadership Division. Additional responsibilities include pursuing a lively research and writing agenda, advising students representing a variety of Christian denominations in vocational preparation for professional ministry, contributing to the work of shared governance that belongs to the faculty and taking part in the collegial life of the community. Opportunities exist for contributing to the seminary's expanding lifelong learning programs and the popular online resources such as Working Preacher, Enter the Bible, and Faith+Lead. Luther Seminary provides medical and pension benefits, skilled support for course/learning design, funds for scholarly conferences, a sabbatical policy, and the opportunity for collegial mentoring and/or an external mentor. Luther Seminary is a Christ-focused Seminary that educates leaders for Christian communities called and sent by the Holy Spirit to witness to salvation through Jesus Christ and to serve in God's world." That mission statement governs all the seminary's educational programs. The seminary endeavors to be a diverse community committed to engaging deeply in meaningful relationships across differences through honest, courageous, and respectful dialogue. The seminary recognizes a calling to welcome all people as Christ among us. Luther Seminary is one of the seven seminaries of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, with over twenty-five faculty members and approximately 500 students. The seminary offers five-degree programs: MDiv, MA, MTh, DMin, and PhD. Current students represent thirty-five different denominations, with nearly 30% of enrolled students from Christian communities other than the ELCA. Students at the seminary currently come from approximately twenty different countries. Luther Seminary was founded in 1869 and is in a metropolitan area of 3.5 million people, in proximity to the University of Minnesota, three other seminaries, and many private colleges and universities. See the seminary's website at for more information. The successful candidate will possess a Ph.D. (or be ABD) in pastoral care, congregational ministry, practical theology, or related fields, and a clear commitment to excellence in teaching and scholarship. The faculty of Luther Seminary embraces a generous Lutheran confessional witness with an ecumenical openness. All faculty place a priority on understanding how their work intersects with Lutheran traditions. Rank and salary depend on qualifications and experience. Women, members of under- represented communities, and/or those fluent in Latin American, African, or Asian languages and cultures are strongly encouraged to apply. Application materials should be emailed to HR@luthersem.edu with "Congregational and Community Care Leadership Faculty Search" in the subject line. Those materials should include: a letter of application and CV from the applicant and letters of recommendation from three references. Review of applications will begin on August 1, 2022, and will continue until a candidate has been selected. Please address any questions or nominations to Human Resources at HR@luthersem.edu . PI183010137

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