Dean and President

The client seeks a creative, inspiring, and faithful Episcopal leader to serve as its next Dean and President. Based in Austin, Texas, the role leads a fully residential Episcopal seminary west of the Mississippi River, attracting students from across the United States to pursue degrees and certificates in divinity, mental health counseling, religion, spiritual direction, and chaplaincy. Guided by a mission to form people for vocations of ministry, service, and healing, the Dean and President will help the seminary respond with clarity and action to the needs of the church and the communities it serves. This includes preparing both ordained and lay leaders, clinically trained counselors, chaplains, and spiritual directors, along with providing broad resources for local theological formation nationwide, where the Gospel engages the culture. Appointed by the client’s Board of Trustees, the Dean and President serves as the chief executive officer responsible for all aspects of seminary life, including academic affairs, alumni relations, financial management, fundraising, recruitment and admissions, and engagement with the community, the broader church, and the world. The successful candidate is expected to bring integrity, pastoral presence, strategic clarity, visionary imagination, strong fundraising aptitude, and mature executive competence to guide a bold, sustainable future, with an application review process that begins immediately and continues through the search timeline.