Campus Ministries — Director

Posted: February 2008

Earlham College seeks applicants for a Director of Campus Ministries, beginning July 2008. This full-time position serves liturgical, pastoral, ecumenical, inter-religious and administrative roles. Earlham is offering highly competitive compensation for this administrative faculty appointment.

Responsibilities

• Plans and coordinates College Meeting for Worship, baccalaureate, memorial services and holy day observances.
• Collaborates with, and provides support and guidance to, student religious life groups and faith communities on campus.
• Fosters campus-wide theological reflection and ecumenical / inter-religious understanding by initiating, coordinating and promoting a variety of interfaith events.
• Assists students in integrating their intellectual lives, and commitments to peace and social justice, with their spiritual formation by creating opportunities for theological reflection, spiritual direction and vocational discernment.

Qualifications

• A Master of Divinity or equivalent degree. In extraordinary circumstances, candidates without this degree, but with particularly relevant work and life experience, will be considered.
• Strong knowledge of, and deep identification with, the Religious Society of Friends.
• Demonstrated ability for public worship leadership.
• Working knowledge of, and openness to, faith traditions other than one's own.
• Developed gifts for pastoral care.
• Strong administrative and budgetary skills.

To Apply

Please send a letter of interest, current curriculum vitae and a list of four references to:

Dr. Vince Punzo, Convener
Campus Ministries Search Committee
Office of the Provost
Drawer 117
Earlham College
801 National Road West
Richmond, IN 47374-4095

E-Mail the Search Committee

Applications should be postmarked by March 21, 2008. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.