Employment
Director of the Supervised Year in Ministry program
Phillips Theological Seminary invites applications for a full-time staff position in theological field education as Director of the Supervised Year in Ministry program to begin July 1, 2021. Our Field Education program is a core curricular component of the MDiv degree. This position oversees all aspects of the Field Education program, as well as leading the seminary to develop robust curricular and pedagogic models to support the supervision and evaluation of students while they are engaged in contextual field education. This work is essential to theological formation and integration skills necessary for ministry and community leadership. Knowledge of contextual, immersive, experiential, and field-based models of theological inquiry essential. Competency in online teaching and learning is required.
Administrative Assistant, Business Office
The Business Office Administrative Assistant will support the Vice President of Finance and Administration by providing high quality and efficient administrative services. In addition to providing support to the Phillips Theological Seminary Business Office personnel and others, as needed. This position will adhere to its legal obligations by complying with Federal and State laws and regulations in addition to PTS policies and procedures. See full description for additional details. Please email a cover letter expressing interest in the position, being as specific as you can, and detailing relevant professional experience, education, and training, along with a resume, including the names and contact information of at least three professional references to PhillipsHR@ptstulsa.edu. For best visibility please denote Admin Asst - Business Office in the subject line.
History and Culture
Phillips Theological Seminary is a 110-year-old educational institution that offers theological education dedicated to learning the way of Jesus in order to cultivate vital communities, vital conversations, and the public good. The primary method of fulfilling that mission has been offering master’s level education for clergy candidates. A key challenge is expanding the Seminary’s educational offerings to include a wider range of professional and lay education programs.
The Seminary offers four master’s degrees, one doctoral degree, as well as a Graduate Certificate. The physical campus is in northeast Tulsa. Students take courses at the Tulsa campus weekly, in weekend and in week-long concentrated courses, and online. Phillips’s 110 students come from 17 states and 17 denominations.
Phillips is a progressive Christian graduate school—meaning we employ critical historical scholarship and spiritually-formed imaginations as we seek to understand what it means to follow Jesus’ way in the world today, emphasizing how Christians should contribute to the common good through working for peace and justice with compassion and intelligence. Some people call the seminary "liberal."
The seminary's non-discrimination statement is broad-ranging and fairly indicates both the seminary's values and the diversity of persons who work and study at the seminary. Read the seminary's non-discrimination statement here.
In 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016, the Tulsa Regional Chamber’s diversity business council, Mosaic, honored Phillips with its highest rating as an employer with an inclusive workplace culture.
Read more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion here.