Job Title: Senior Pastor
Location: Durham, NC United States
Driving distance to Durham: Yes
Posting Dates: January 8, 2025 - April 1, 2025
Job type: Full-Time
Organization type: Church
Job tags: Church
Salary range: not stated
Contact Name: Pastoral Search Committee
Organization leadership includes Duke Divinity alumni: Yes
Organization hiring manager includes Duke Divinity alumni: No
Job Description:

The Congregation at Duke University Chapel is an interdenominational, inclusive church in Durham, NC located on the Duke University campus. We are seeking a new full time Senior Pastor for our 435 member Congregation. Our mission statement is: Believing that God reaches out to us with love and forgiveness, we seek to grow together in faith through worship, study, service and our life together. The Congregation worships in the Duke University Chapel, serves in ministry in the Chapel, but is independent of the University; the Senior Pastor does not have an academic appointment. 

Ideally a candidate would be familiar with both parish and academic settings. Our Congregation was formed in 1985 and has been served by 3 pastors, the latest of whom retired in December of 2023. We currently have an Interim Pastor who expects to remain in that role until a new Senior Pastor is hired. We are seeking a fully ordained Protestant pastor who is skilled in Christian education for all ages, mission and community service, pastoral care, stewardship, and administration. The senior pastor will lead a staff consisting of another full time position, several part time and internship positions, and will attend monthly meetings and serve as an advisor to a 12 member Council made up of elected Congregation members. We worship in the Duke University Chapel and the Senior Pastor may be expected to offer prayers, administer sacraments, and occasionally preach (on average once per quarter) at the request of the Dean or his staff of the Duke University Chapel. 

For more information about the Congregation and the Duke University Chapel, please see: https://congregation.chapel.duke.edu https://chapel.duke.edu/worship The Senior Pastor job description can be found: https://congregation.chapel.duke.edu/pastor_search We are eagerly and prayerfully considering this new chapter in our Congregation life. We welcome candidates who are interested to submit a cover letter, full resume, statement of faith and experience (2 page maximum), and link to sermons. Please submit your materials to: congregationchapelpastorsearch@gmail.com