Lecturer in Christian Ministry and Director of the Certificate in Ministry

The full-time employee is responsible to the Associate Provost. Under his/her direction, the employee is responsible for recruiting and advising students and course and curriculum input as a member of the full-time faculty. The position also provides leadership in the classroom environment through teaching 18-21 hours per academic year. Must live near a physical SCS location (Corpus Christi or McAllen, TX) or be willing to move to a physical SCS location upon acceptance of the job.

Position Core:

• Serve as a faculty member teaching eighteen to twenty-one hours per academic year, including undergraduate and graduate courses in the candidate’s area of specialization;  
• Provide administrative leadership as the Director of Certificate in Ministry, including the oversight of recruitment, advising, course scheduling, and curriculum development;
• Build relationships with local churches and associations to improve the admissions funnel for the Certificate program; 
• Maintain active engagement in the field through ongoing research, scholarship, and, where appropriate, publication;
• Participate in institutional life, including recruitment initiatives, college and seminary events, and service to local churches and the broader community;

• Additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Earned doctorate (PhD, ThD, or DMin) in Christian Ministry, Biblical Studies, Theology, or a related field (ABD candidates near completion may be considered); 
• Demonstrated excellence in teaching at the undergraduate level; ability to teach effectively in both classroom and online modalities;
• Ten years of experience vocational ministry;
• Demonstrated capacity for ongoing research and scholarship appropriate to the institution’s mission;
• Excellent verbal and written communication;
• Computer literacy—Apple OS, SiS Database, and Google Applications;
• Bilingual preferred.

SCS seeks to equip educationally underserved followers of Christ for service in the church and community. Those who seek to teach at SCS should have a spiritual commitment to Jesus Christ and desire to serve in a ministry setting.

Academic teaching is a sacred and protected ministry. As such we have to collect several significant pieces of information to build a file of credentials for accreditation purposes.

Please request official transcripts be sent from all institutions from which you earned a degree to:
Stark College & Seminary
Attn. Office of the Provost
7000 Ocean Dr.
Corpus Christi, TX 78412

We require your CV and transcripts in order to determine the areas in which you are credentialed to teach. For example, to teach on the bachelor’s level, a professor must have 18 graduate hours in that particular discipline. Likewise, to teach on the graduate level, the professor must have a doctoral degree in the particular discipline they wish to teach. Significant experience teaching or serving in a specific area as evidenced by a CV can also be considered when evaluating in which areas you are credentialed to teach.

Benefits

• $45,000 base salary plus additional compensation based on education and experience.
• 7% Retirement
• Full Health Coverage for Employee
• MyTelemedicine Service
• Cell phone stipend