Wesley Biblical Seminary is accepting applications for multiple full-time faculty members (open rank). Successful appointees will be expected to teach up to 21 academic hours per year, potentially across all academic programs. In addition, successful appointees will be expected to serve on committees as assigned and engage learners actively through our live-online platform.
Required Qualifications:
– A ThD or PhD in a relevant discipline (candidates with ABD status will be considered)
– A clearly defined research agenda over the next 5 years
– Subscription to the institution’s Statement of Faith and Ethos Statement
– A commitment to the tenets of the Wesleyan Holiness tradition, including an emphasis upon sanctification
– An ability to teach at the undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate levels
– An ability to teach in a poly-synchronous environment (emphasizing synchronous online engagement along with some asynchronous learning and limited in-person engagement)
– Demonstrated pedagogical excellence, student responsiveness, and active, formational engagement of adult learners
– Expertise in one or more of the following fields:
> Systematic theology
> Pastoral leadership
> Discipleship and spiritual formation
> Facility with the Inductive Bible Study method (Hermeneutics)
> Pastoral counseling
> African American Church Leadership
> Hispanic Church Leadership
> Missiology
> Philosophy/Apologetics
Desired Qualifications:
– Willingness to relocate to the Jackson metro area in Mississippi (strongly preferred); if appointed without relocation, faculty will be expected to travel to in-person meetings frequently and participate in online meetings regularly
– Ministry experience, with a preference for activity in church leadership
– Continued education in adult learning and experience engaging a variety of learning styles
– An active research agenda with a history of quality publications
– A history of teaching in poly-synchronous environments
– Fluency in Spanish
