Faith Formation Program Director

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As part of our mission of cultural engagement, SPU is committed to building an excellent and diverse staff and faculty. Diversity is an ethos that is inseparable from our Christian faith. At SPU, we recognize diversity as a basic feature of God's creation and a core theme of the gospel. At the heart of our mission-centered commitment to becoming a more diverse community is a desire to represent the breadth of God's kingdom more fully.
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Job Description:
General Summary:
The program coordinator will work directly with the principal investigator, Katherine Douglass.
The Faith Formation Project consists of two parts; (1) building a community of learning in the Pacific Northwest among families, ministry leaders, and the academy regarding the intersectional realities and current challenges that influence Christian faith formation, and (2) conducting interdisciplinary research in practical theology and social cognitive psychology to better understand the transmission of the Christian faith from parents and caregivers to their children. Both dimensions support the common goal of supporting faith formation within families through congregations, giving special attention to what reconciliation might look like within these families as they navigate the experience of marginalization, racism, a changing gender/sexual landscape, disability, and issues related to mental health - some of which has been exacerbated by the COVID pandemic.
Grant activities will include three community building and learning events each year: a fall Faith Formation: Lunch and Learn event for local family ministry leaders; a winter Faith Formation: Evenings Together event at a local congregation that will provide space for learning and conversation with families and ministry leaders; a spring Faith Formation: Spring Conference that will bring a national leader on faith formation to SPU's campus. These three events will coincide with the development of a Certificate in Faith Formation at Seattle Pacific Seminary. In addition to this support for congregational leaders, four congregations each year, will be awarded $5000 for the development and support of their ministry, potentially to be used to hire student interns from SPU's theology majors and seminarians. In addition to learning on campus and in local congregations, we will go on a reconciliation pilgrimage to learn about the impact that Hansen's disease (leprosy) had on families in Hawaii. During this pilgrimage we will learn about the complicated relationship between colonization and native populations in Hawaii related to this disease, the role of faith in the leper colony at Molokai, and how this community healed and moved forward from this disease.
The program coordinator will support resesarch events and activities in three main areas:
Educational and Research Leadership:
Schedule, promote, and host three Faith Formation events on campus events each year
Plan and host reconciliation pilgrimage to Moloka'i
Help create and support Certificate in Faith Formation through SPS
Support research events as needed
The program coordinator will complete the National Institute for Health training for research with human subjects
Pastoral Support and Network Nurture:
Provide pastoral support as a pastor to the pastors for those involved in all Faith Formation activities
Distribute and support $5000 grants to local congregations
Connect with and support local PNW faith formation ministry leaders
Connect with, support, and host Hawaiian ministry participants
Collaborate with other School of Theology projects
Administrative Responsibilities:
Schedule, promote, and host three Faith Formation events on campus events each year
Work with web developers to create a project website
Create financial forms for reimbursements and requests for payments as needed in coordination with grant coordinator
Hire, support, and supervise student workers
Assist in drafting annual reports to the Lilly Endowment Inc.
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree, required. MDiv or Master's degree, a plus.
Experience in non-profit, university, or church work. Experience in congregational ministry, preferred.
Experience in planning and hosting events.
Upon hire the program coordinator will complete the National Institute for Health certification for research with human subjects if this has not already been completed.
Excellent organization, administrative, interpersonal, and communication skills.
Must live in the Pacific Northwest and work in-person, on campus at SPU 2-3 days per week. Some work can be completed remotely.
Demonstration of a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice within ministry settings.
Proficient with Microsoft Office suite, including Outlook, Word and Excel.
Familiarity with Zoom and Eventbrite or other event plannng software, preferred.
Denominational and local ministry connections will be a benefit to the person in this role.
Additional Information:
Position will remain open until filled.
Rate per hour starting at: $26.00
This is a full time position with excellent benefits. SPU pays the employee premium for medical, dental, and vision insurance. SPU makes contributions to an employee HSA account and to a retirement account after one year of eligibility in the plan. Tuition discount program available for the employee and qualified immediate family members.
Application Instructions:
Please submit a cover letter and resume along with the online application.
All SPU employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and to submit documentary proof of vaccination unless an exception applies. For more information, see SPU's Vaccination Requirements FAQ's web page

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