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Business Office Support Specialist
The Business Office at Covenant Seminary seeks a part-time Business Office Support Specialist to primarily serve the Business Office, with customer service also provided on behalf of the other offices in One-Stop. Salary for the is commensurate with experience.
One-Stop and Business Office Goals and Responsibilities:
To create, develop, and refine processes on an on-going basis that financially and physically enable the overall mission and goals of the institution.
Offer a high level of support services which model a grace-reflecting community through policy, procedures, and personnel.
Encourage and fulfill operational best practices for the Seminary through the use of technology, process efficiencies, customer service, and staff development.
Continually partner, with a service-to-others ethos, with the broader community on identified priorities and strategic goals to achieve institution-wide excellence.
Support financial reporting in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for not-for-profit entities according to the standards of the financial accounting standards board (FASB).
Position Responsibilities:
The Business Office Support Specialist is responsible for assisting the Business Office in creating and maintaining accurate and timely financial records for the Seminary while at the same time being the first customer service contact point for One-Stop, the area in which the Business Office is located. This position reports to the Controller.
Essential Functions:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Monitor Business office and One-Stop email inboxes and determining best course of action for correspondence received.
Promptly and professionally receive calls, emails, and greet visitors, directing them appropriately. This will require (a) becoming very familiar with MyCTS and Seminary website, taking initiative to answer questions where possible, (b) helping to cover questions related to student billing, and (c) familiarity with and adherence to FERPA so that education verification questions can be answered
Process and prepare accounting records including reconciliations.
Establish records of accounts and input entries to proper accounts.
Processing and reconciling Square card and cash receipts received through the Café, Library, etc. including counting cash on hand.
Monitor, track, record and reconcile staff expense reports and correct discrepancies.
Bookkeeping and reconciliations for guest housing and housing deposits, working closely with the facilities department.
Document and ensure proper keeping of financial records, making use of current technologies.
Prepare forms and manuals for accounting and bookkeeping personnel.
Competencies:
Financial Management
Ethical Conduct
Attention to Detail
Customer Service Skill
Supervisory Responsibility: This role has no supervisory responsibilities.
Work Environment: This job operates in a clerical, office setting with standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
Physical Demands: This is a largely sedentary role; however some filing is required. This would require the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bending or standing on a stool as necessary.
Position Type and Expected Hours of Work: This is a part-time position. Typical office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The part-time work hours are expected to be within that time frame and thus the employee is expected to be available during the “core” work hours.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel™ and Word™
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Prior accounting/bookkeeping experience with an understanding of debits/credits, financial statements, reconciliations, etc.
Student or spouse of student.
To Apply: Send resume and cover letter to Collin Ohms at collin.ohms@covenantseminary.edu.
Posted 2025.08.07
Acquisitions Coordinator – Buswell Library (part-time)
The Buswell Library at Covenant Seminary seeks a part-time (25 hours/week) Acquisitions Coordinator to join the dynamic Buswell team, where a passion for theology and commitment to excellent service will help shape a diverse collection for our community.
Position Overview:
The Acquisitions Coordinator is responsible for:
Researching and recommending books and materials for acquisition.
Ordering and receiving selected items.
Preparing new items for cataloging.
Processing interlibrary loan requests.
Collaborating with library staff to enhance resource offerings.
Qualifications:
Required:
Familiarity with theology, biblical studies, and other areas of the Seminary’s curriculum.
Basic knowledge of relevant publishers.
Strong organizational and communication skills.
Preferred:
Experience in acquisitions or library services.
Familiarity with library cataloging systems.
Pay: $18–21 per hour
To Apply: Please send your resume and cover letter to Steve Jamieson, Library Director, at steve.jamieson@covenantseminary.edu. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
Posted 2025.07.31
Campaign Manager, Equipping ministry Leaders Campaign
Covenant Theological Seminary seeks a part-time (20–29 hours per week with a possibility of occasional 30+ hours) Campaign Manager for its Equipping Ministry Leaders Capital Campaign. The Campaign Manager will manage strategy, communication, scheduling, and reporting efforts for the duration of the Campaign, which is projected to last approximately three years. The position reports to the Associate Director of Donor Relations within the Seminary’s Advancement department.
Education: Bachelor’s degree required.
Experience: Minimum of two years’ related experience preferred.
Requirements (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Certifications, etc.):
Passionate about Covenant Theological Seminary—its people, purpose, values, and mission.
Committed to a gospel-centered personal holiness and relationships, marked by both integrity and interpersonal warmth.
Maintains a calm, non-anxious presence; values, and practices confidentiality.
Respects the Presbyterian Church in America and is eager to engage its churches, leaders, agencies, presbyteries, and committees.
Detail-minded, keeps appointments, and follows through on tasks.
Possesses strong analytical and problem-solving skills, is highly organized and self-motivated, with an entrepreneurial style.
An ability to lead upward—someone who can lead senior staff and experienced businesspeople; not intimidated by those with a high position or high-powered people.
Teachable, flexible, responsive, and able to view situations from multiple vantage points.
Team player with strong interpersonal skills, has the ability to interact with all levels of management, exhibits strong written and verbal communication skills, and will maintain strict confidentiality.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office’s suite of programs, especially Word and Excel.
Responsibilities:
The Campaign Manager will:
I. Manage the campaign
A. Staff
Directs key staff and volunteers on campaign assignments, schedule, functions .
B. Volunteers
Solicitors: Work with committee members and non-committee members, who are related to key prospects; assist them in setting agendas and making appointments with assigned prospects
Leaders: Assist the Committee Chairs in preparing for and conducting meetings related to the campaign.
Prepare for and support all the activities related to the committees, making sure meetings are well planned and include adventure and celebration.
C. Operate systems for managing the prospect and planning data
D. Oversee design and preparation of materials, events and recognition programs
Place high value upon and effectively execute the thanking process as commitments are made and pledges are received
E. Prepare campaign reports and evaluations
Prepare monthly production reports on activities, potential gifts, gifts solicited but not committed, and total amount committed toward goal
Prepare reports projecting strategies for various gift levels and timeframes.
Prepare monthly updates of the campaign timetable.
F. Work directly with campaign counsel getting guidance and recommendations on A-E (above) and all aspects of the campaign
II. Direct campaign marketing and the cultivation and solicitation of prospects at all levels.
A. Train staff and volunteers
B. Plan, create and oversee communication strategy
Monthly insiders’ newsletter and the periodic campaign newsletter
Email and use of other communication tools, e.g., Facebook, Twitter,
C. Oversee preparation of draft proposals for foundations and corporations
D. Support gift officers in their process to cultivate and solicit campaign gifts
To Apply: Send resume and cover letter to Rev. James Dickson, VP of Advancement, at james.dickson@covenenatseminary.edu.
Posted 2025.06.03
Open Full-Time Positions
Professor of Church Planting and Applied Theology: The Philip and Rebecca Douglass Chair of Church Planting and Christian Formation
Covenant Theological Seminary invites applications and nominations for a full-time faculty appointment at the level of Assistant, Associate, or full Professor of Applied Theology. The position will start preferably in the fall of 2026.
The person in this position teaches courses in the curriculum that focus on the spiritual formation of our students (e.g., Christian Formation and Calling) and the practical aspects of pastoral preparation (e.g., Ministry Leadership). Along with classroom teaching, the person is the Director of the Church Planting Track of the MDiv and MABTS programs, which includes coordinating with our Field Education Director; and performing other duties such as planning church planting field trips, managing church planting track cohort meetings, teaching and recruiting for church planting and renewal elective courses, etc. This person will also have a vital role on a team of people at Covenant Seminary that will be assessing, developing, and implementing a comprehensive Christian Formation plan for our students. Finally, in partnership with the MNA Committee of the Missouri Presbytery, it is hoped that the person would serve as the Director of Church Planting for Missouri Presbytery, leading church planting efforts and acting as liaison between the Seminary, MNA committee of MO Presbytery, and the PCA’s Mission to North America national committee. Other responsibilities could include involvement in the DMin program through regular teaching and dissertation supervision, etc.
Requirements
The qualified candidate will:
Have solid experience pastoring a church.
Have solid experience in church planting.
Be able to teach courses related to church planting and Christian formation.
Have an advanced degree (PhD or DMin) or be willing to get one.
Candidates must also be in agreement with the doctrinal distinctives of the Presbyterian Church in America (see https://www.covenantseminary.edu/about-us and https://pcanet.org/beliefs/), and belong to, or be willing to belong to, a church in the Reformed tradition. For more about Covenant Seminary see: https://www.covenantseminary.edu.
To Apply
In addition to an updated CV, we would be grateful if candidates would take the time to give us some background information that will aid us in knowing if this position might be a fit for your gifts, experience, and calling by responding to the following questions.
In no more than a single-sided page, please describe your pastoral experience, especially as it relates to church planting, spiritual formation and ministry leadership.
In no more than a single-sided page, please describe how any further education has helped prepare you to teach in the areas of church planting, spiritual formation, or ministry leadership.
In no more than a double-sided page, please describe the main outcomes you would want students to have in courses focused on church planting, spiritual formation, or ministry leadership. (Please describe each area separately.) Please include the types of books or resources you would want students to be reading and which books and people have shaped your own thinking the most in these areas.
Send CV and question responses to: Linette Nyberg, Academics Coordinator, at linette.nyberg@covenantseminary.edu.
Posted 2025.07.14
Executive Assistant to the President
Covenant Seminary seeks a full-time Executive Assistant to the President, who will have primary responsibility for providing administrative and institutional support to the President to promote the overall success of Covenant’s mission.
Skills and Qualifications
Passionate about Covenant Theological Seminary: its people, purpose, values, and mission.
Committed to a gospel-centered, personal holiness and relationships, marked by both integrity and interpersonal warmth.
Desires to work with and support the President in his role.
Maintains a calm, non-anxious presence, values, and practices confidentiality.
Respects the Presbyterian Church in America and is eager to engage its churches, leaders, agencies, presbyteries, and committees on behalf of the President.
Detail-minded, keeps appointments, and follows through on tasks.
Teachable, flexible, responsive, and able to view situations from multiple vantage points.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office’s suite of programs.
Primary Responsibilities
Serve as a gracious host and, when necessary, the gatekeeper for the President, providing warm hospitality for the President and guests, including having coffee, water, snacks, and lunches as requested.
Manage the President’s calendar:
Schedule appointments with faculty, staff, board, donors, PCA leaders, and personal, if requested.
Schedule meeting rooms on campus as required.
Remind President of upcoming events, and anticipate future appointments in coordination with Development, Admissions, Student Life, Academics, and PCA committees.
Assist with the President’s communication:
As requested, compose and edit written correspondence.
Follow-up with needed updates/confirmations regarding verbal decisions and/or contract signatures.
Maintain a timely correspondence with the PCA General Assembly and associated groups (AC, COC, NC, C&P, CMC, agencies, committees, etc.) to ensure the Seminary meets its institutional goals.
Maintain accurate records of institutional communications, both physical and electronic filing.
Keep track/records of all donor interactions involving the President, scheduling phone calls, completing mailings, and planning trips.
Manage the President’s travel schedule:
In collaboration with appropriate individuals, coordinate all travel details, including flights, rental cars,accommodations, and meeting logistics
Provide support documents as needed.
Manage the President’s office supplies and track the President’s expenditures:
Order supplies for the President's Office (office materials, hospitality, copy room).
Track expenditures for the President's Office, including monthly statements and check requests, bills, reimbursements, documenting all expenses.
Provide class support for courses the President teaches:
As needed, schedule classrooms & communicate with staff and/or students
As needed, follow-up with TA’s or those assisting the President
Provide hospitality for Doctoral Cohorts led by the President, including class set up & and clean up (coffee, snacks, drinks, etc.)
Meet weekly with the President for updates and coordination.
Associated Responsibilities
Under the direction of the President and in service to Covenant’s Board of Trustees,
Ensure that all Board documents (By-laws, Policy Governance Manual, Board Handbook) are up to datefor each meeting.
Coordinate the logistics (hotel reservations, attendance, Q/A, etc.) and distribute materials (dockets, committee reports, Board documents, etc.) needed for each regularly scheduled board meetings in September, January, April.
Serve as the Recording Secretary of the Board of Trustees and shall be present at all stated meetings of the board and called meetings when requested by the President.
Under the direction of the President, serve as the dedicated staffer to assist with the Trustee Development committee,
Serve as its secretary, distributing minutes, and assist coordinate its meetings .
Serve as hostess and coordinate logistics for trustee & advisor orientation.
Assist with and ensure all committee, board, and denominational processes related to the nomination of Seminary trustees and advisors occur in a timely manner.
Distribute, collect, and compile annual surveys related to Board evaluation.
Under the direction of the President, provide administrative and logistical support to Academics, Student Life, and guest speakers of the President for special Seminary celebrations, including Convocation, Baccalaureate, and Commencement.
Under the direction of the President, schedule and coordinate logistics for Seminary staff meetings, Advisory Council meetings & retreat, and serve as its secretary.
Provide administrative and logistical support to special annual functions hosted by the President, including the staff and faculty Christmas parties.
Other
Perform and/or manage other projects and tasks as assigned by the President.
On behalf of the President, facilitate a warm, engaging style with all areas of the institution—both internally and externally.
To Apply: Submit a cover letter and resume to Human Resources at hrdept@covenantseminary.edu by Friday, July 18, 2025.
Posted 2025.07.03
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