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. This position
serves under the Vice President for Communications and Community’s leadership.
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.
Required Skills and Abilities - 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
