Director of Kerygma Initiative & Homiletician

Position Responsibilities

• Develop and oversee all aspects of the Kerygma Initiative, including the supervision of a Coordinator of Special Initiatives and graduate fellows.
• Teach up to three courses per year (which includes the creation of any flexed online course).
• Partner with institutional leadership in the creation of and research for the Kerygma Initiative.
• Create a sustainable academic preaching program for Palmer Seminary.
• Explore 21st century contextualized proclamation of the gospel with a diversity of hearers in ways that resonate, inspire a response, heal, build authentic relationships, and legitimize the gospel.
• Create 21st century benchmark of preaching skills, modes, and practices for diverse audiences, for resonance in the metaverse, and for prophetic voice in the public square.
• Engage in 21st century proclamation research deducing and discerning a praxis oriented homiletic model/theory for the academy and the Church in order to equip a new generation of preachers who can effectively share the gospel.
• Coordinate homiletics conferences and retreats.
• Represent the Kerygma Initiative at conferences, workshops, and other relevant events.
• Mentor and advise students in the DMin and PhD programs.
• Afford related grant funded resources for Palmer Seminary.
• Attend and participate in Palmer Seminary and College departmental meetings.
• Pray for students, faculty, staff, alumni, and Church leaders; participates in communal prayer gatherings.
• Attends to own personal spiritual care and engages opportunities for continual professional and ministerial development.
• Embolies values of caring and compassion, justice and integrity, competence and affirmation.
• Sets to treat each member of the campus community with fairness, dignity and respect seeking a spirit of unity and harmony as we join together to achieve our common mission.

Qualifications

• PhD in Homiletics or related field preferred
• Teaching experience in a Christian higher education/seminary context
• Administrative experience in a Christian higher education / seminary context
• Knowledge and experience working in areas of the church and/or Christian community
• Ordination preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with proficiency in English
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple groups of constituents and personnel to maximize efficiency and collaboration
• Experience supervising employees
• Demonstrated experience with and proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Google Drive, video creation software, and effective use of AI in ethical, helpful ways
• Experience using learning management systems (e.g. Brightspace, Canvas)
• Ability to discern priorities and plan work tasks accordingly.