Position: Ministry Associate for Spiritual Formation Location: Wheaton, IL
Job Id: 652 # of Openings: 1 Ministry Associate for Spiritual Formation Spiritual LifeThe Chaplain’s Office is responsible for fostering the spiritual environment and vitality of Wheaton students, faculty, and staff. We believe that the spiritual well-being of those we serve rests in large measure on the spiritual life of our team personally and corporately. To reflect this priority, each member of the Chaplain’s Office will start their work day with 30 minutes of time alone with God. There are no rules for how this time is spent, but it is expected that the time be used for communing with God in prayer, Bible reading, meditation, journaling, and any other spiritually formative practices.  Job Overview Responsible to the Chaplain 1) to help design and then move forward a plan to relaunch Life with God Together (LGT) program and, following that, 2) to further LGT as the integrated, foundational framework for the spiritual formation of the faculty, staff, and students. Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop spiritual formation materials and programming appropriate for furthering God’s work in a community committed to kingdom diversity.
• Connect and partner with those committed to spiritual formation ministry on campus, sharing the vision and engaging in listening in order to coordinate the campus efforts in a coherent, strategic way.
• Redesign material in light of input received, including rethinking the branding of the initiative.
• Draft an implementation plan for launching LGT campus-wide.

Responsibilities after the Re-launch

• Support the work of those engaging in LGT, providing input and developing resources as it seems wise and needed.
• Develop intra-campus networking venues (e.g., training sessions, seminars, retreats, etc.)
• Develop vehicles by which those outside the Wheaton College community might benefit from LGT (e..g., podcasts, conferences, spiritual retreats, published materials, etc.)

This job description is intended to represent key areas of responsibilities; specific assignments may vary from time to time, and other duties may be assigned. Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and theological training required, MDIV or MA in Theology preferred.
• 3-5 years of relevant experience preferred.
• Knowledge of current student issues and culture. Ability to integrate Scripture and theology in a relevant way.
• Detail oriented, well organized, and able to manage multiple tasks.
• Professional and collaborative presence with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong writing and editing ability with excellent computer skills.
• Independent decision-making ability, providing resource management and financial leadership.
• Ability to take the lead in strategic and project planning.
• Cross-cultural competencies, especially regarding race and gender.

Physical Requirements The employee is regularly required to sit, talk, or hear; frequently required to use repetitive hand motion, handle or feel, and to stand, walk, reach, bend or lift up to 10 pounds.  FLSA Status – Non-exempt As a Christ-centered community, Wheaton College faculty and staff must affirm the College’s Statement of Faith as expressing their own theological convictions and agree to live by the moral standards in Wheaton’s Community Covenant, modeling these commitments for the Christian formation of our students.  Wheaton College faculty and staff also support the Christ-Centered Diversity Commitment which highlights our desire to treat all individuals as equal image-bearers of Jesus Christ through diversity, inclusion, justice, and unity. Updated July 2021