"Guiding Spiritual Practices Teacher"

Guiding Spiritual Practices Teacher

Division: Institutional Advancement
Department/Office: SPREE - Grants

St. Catherine University invites applications for a .67 FTE, grant-funded Guiding Spiritual Practices Teacher position, with an end date of December 19, 2026.

The Guiding Spiritual Practices Teacher articulates, embodies, and implements the overall spiritual vision at the heart of our partnership for contemplative discipleship. A trained spiritual practitioner, the guiding teacher is to be the central teacher in our partnership, responsible for implementing, maintaining, sharing, and revising our spiritual practices curricula.

Responsibilities Include:

• Serve as the 'teacher of teachers,' guiding spiritual practices instructors in implementing the grant's vision.
• Provide feedback and support to teachers to adapt practices to the needs of specific congregations.
• Collaborate closely with the grant director in implementing the vision of the partnership for contemplative discipleship.
• Participate in monthly supervisory meetings with the grant director and provide feedback on grant activities and progress.
• Gather feedback from teachers and pastors regarding the effectiveness of spiritual practices in congregations.
• Provide insights and data to the grant director for annual reports to the Lilly Endowment.
• Support congregations as requested in discerning their needs for contemplative spiritual practices.
• Help pastors understand the grant's approach to spiritual practices and implement it within their congregations.

Employees at St. Kate's feel a deep connection to the University's Mission and Vision, and they live their values at work. Benefits available to full-time employees include:

• Fourteen (14) paid holidays and paid 'gift' days when the University is closed.
• Free tuition for employees and reduced tuition for their families after one year of service
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 403b retirement plan access
• Accrued sick time

Specific information on all of our available benefits for full-time employees can be found HERE.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Theology and/or Spirituality
• History of teaching spiritual practices
• Graduate Spiritual Direction Certificate or equivalent
• Demonstrated leadership abilities, including the ability to work with a wide diversity of groups and persons.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience teaching contemplative spiritual practices in the context of the first five years of the St. Catherine University Thriving Congregations Grant
• Experience with inter-spiritual or interreligious practices and a personal commitment to religious pluralism
• Experience with revising already existing spiritual practices curricula

Application instructions:

Posting Number: 20220787-STAFF
Posting Start Date: 01/12/2026
Application Deadline: 2/9/2026

Compensation: Hourly rate is $22.46 -$31.44 depending on qualifications and experience.