President

Church Divinity School of the Pacific (“CDSP”), an Episcopal seminary committed to forming leaders; called to find new ways to create Christian communities and share God’s love, announces the search for its next president & dean. Through its unique relationship with Trinity Church Wall Street and in close collaboration with diocesan, parish, and grassroots leaders, CDSP has developed a curricular and co-curricular academic model focused on Christian mission, discipleship, and evangelism; established a popular hybrid degree option for students balancing family obligations or professional responsibilities and established partnerships to create distance learning curricula for individual dioceses.

This is a moment of transformation for CDSP as it builds upon its storied tradition of seminary education with the unfolding of an educational model designed to prepare the Episcopal clergy of the future.   Honoring its longstanding commitment to education, faith, and formation, CDSP will invite students from across the country to embark on the journey to ministry via a full hybrid educational model, beginning with the class entering in summer 2025. The current model is the highly successful low-residence hybrid educational model and has paved the way for this next step, which will consist of online learning, in-person intensives each year, and post-graduation curacy funding.  This is an exceptional opportunity for a spiritually grounded academic and visionary leader to chart the future course of the seminary and shape its impact on the Episcopal church. 

The president of CDSP is a spiritually grounded academic and visionary leader who collaboratively guides CDSP in its mission to provide students with an experience that integrates scholarship, reflection, worship, spirituality, and the practice of ministry. Reporting to the CDSP Board of Trustees, and the rector of Trinity Church Wall Street who serves as chair of the Board of Trustees, the president and dean is the chief administrative and executive officer of CDSP and carries the academic vision for the institution. This individual is also a spiritual role model who fosters an environment where faculty, staff and students can thrive and experience spiritual and personal leadership to foster growth on their faith journeys. 

The president and dean is expected to be in residence at CDSP while classes are in session on the residential campus. The nature of that residential commitment and considerations for travel between CDSP and a place of permanent residence will be negotiated with the successful candidate. Anticipated compensation range: $250,000-$300,000. A comprehensive compensation package will be negotiated with the successful candidate.

All inquiries, nominations, and applications should be submitted in confidence electronically below. 

Ernest Brooks is leading this search with Sharon Hansen and Melanie Shiree.

CDSP is committed to the principles upon which equal opportunity employment laws are based. We are a community where all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity, and we do not discriminate against employees or applicants because of race, color, religious affiliation (except where relevant to one’s job description), age, gender, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, medical condition, familial status, ancestry, veteran status, national origin, political affiliation (CA Gov. Code Sec. 12920), and military service (USERRA). CDSP offers reasonable accommodations for disabled employees.