Seminary Chaplain

Dallas Theological Seminary; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Dallas Theological Seminary is seeking a Seminary Chaplain to provide comprehensive pastoral care to students, staff, and faculty. This role involves significant responsibilities including preaching, mentorship, and collaboration with various departments to enhance spiritual health within the community. Ideal candidates should possess relevant degrees and extensive pastoral experience, demonstrating strong communication skills and a commitment to the seminary’s values.

Qualifications

• At least 15 years of pastoral experience emphasizing pastoral care and team leadership.
• Evidence of the fruit of the Spirit and commitment to seminary mission.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategies for pastoral care.
• Lead the Office of the Chaplain in engaging and equipping community members.
• Collaborate across departments to identify needs.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Servant-led leadership

Ability to provide pastoral care

Education

DTS master’s degree required

Master of Theology degree preferred

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Job Summary

Dallas Theological Seminary’s Chaplain provides pastoral care for all DTS students, staff, faculty, and their immediate families in ways that cohere with the seminary’s overarching strategy for strengthening the community. The Seminary Chaplain’s pastoral care manifests through encouragement, mentoring, preaching, prayer, visitation, and other ministries that model the seminary’s core institutional values. Since weekly chapel events are critical for growing spiritual health, the Seminary Chaplain is responsible for the proclamation aspects of DTS chapel events and serves as a member of the Chapel Production Team.

End Date

07/16/2025

Job Summary

Dallas Theological Seminary’s Chaplain provides pastoral care for all DTS students, staff, faculty, and their immediate families in ways that cohere with the seminary’s overarching strategy for strengthening the community. The Seminary Chaplain’s pastoral care manifests through encouragement, mentoring, preaching, prayer, visitation, and other ministries that model the seminary’s core institutional values. Since weekly chapel events are critical for growing spiritual health, the Seminary Chaplain is responsible for the proclamation aspects of DTS chapel events and serves as a member of the Chapel Production Team.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategies that provide encouragement, mentoring, preaching, prayer, visitation, and other types of pastoral care to the seminary community, regardless of location.
• Lead the Office of the Chaplain in engaging and equipping students and employees to provide appropriate pastoral care to others in the community.
• Collaborate with the President’s Office, Student Life, Counseling Services, Online and Distance Education, and the Office of Academic Affairs to identify needs and direct constituents to seminary resources that meet those needs.
• Lead DTS’s efforts to be an institution of prayer by developing plans for prayer meetings and overseeing the Chaplain’s Office prayer sheet.
• Oversee the Office budgets and personnel, utilizing all team members’ gifts and skills to help fulfill the department’s pastoral care responsibilities.
• Preach and represent the seminary when required by the position or request by the President or Vice President.
• Collaborate with the Vice President for Communications and Community and Chapel Production Team to design and execute biblically sound and compelling chapel services.
• Schedule chapel speakers (including speakers of special chapel weeks, [e.g., Spiritual Life Board, WEC, W.H. Griffith Thomas, etc.]) and liaise between them and the Chapel Production Team.
• Participate in chapels by hosting, praying, speaking, or introducing the chapel speaker as part of a rotation of individuals, which the Director of Chapel Programming designs and the Chapel Production Team implements.
• Evidence of the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5), commitment to the seminary mission and core values, and an ability to affirm the entire DTS doctrinal statement
• Discerning, humble, and innovative in providing pastoral care in complex educational environments
• Strong communication skills and a commitment to DTS students, employees, and their families regardless of location
• Strong servant-led leadership and willingness to collaborate with others
• Ability to lead through preaching and other public-facing responsibilities
  
  

Education And Experience

• DTS master’s degree required; Master of Theology degree preferred
• At least 15 years of pastoral experience, emphasizing pastoral care and team leadership
  
  

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Must be able to lift up to 25lbs. at times

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Higher Education

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