• develop existing and new undergraduate ministries in formation, fellowship, and service, with the goal of welcoming and involving multiples of the 30-40 current members of The University Fellowship (TUF).
• equip students, including members of the TUF vestry, with the faith and tools to serve the Church as lay and ordained leaders after college, inviting them into intentional vocational discernment.
• raise TUF’s profile at UVA and beyond by cultivating relationships throughout the University, and with the leaders of high school ministries in parishes and Episcopal schools around the Diocese and the wider Church.
• be an active and engaged pastor and mentor for undergraduates at St. Paul’s and be present to the whole University, including graduate students, as an Episcopal chaplain.
• preach regularly across the parish worship schedule, including a larger share of Sunday evening services during the spring and fall semesters.
• administer annual scholarship awards of more than $250,000 for Episcopal students.
• lead TUF and the parish in discernment about the relationship of our residential Canterbury House to the new student center planned for our expanded church building.
• deepen and enrich the integration we already enjoy between student life and parish life, cultivating the participation of students in parish ministries and the contributions of parishioners to university ministry.
• exercise professional and spiritual leadership in parish life and worship as a senior member of the program or clergy staff.

Applicants should have extensive experience in parish ministry and/or chaplaincy, including proven aptitude for cultivating programmatic growth. Strong preaching and writing skills are essential, as are openness, optimism, and flexibility. A personal commitment to the full inclusion and affirmation of LGBTQ persons in the Church is required. The salary range begins at $85,000, excluding SECA reimbursement for ordained clergy.

Please submit a résumé with a letter to the rector, the Rev. William Peyton, describing your interest in the position and why you think you might be called to this ministry. OTM profiles and carefully selected writing and preaching samples are also welcome. Application materials should be sent to office@spmcuva.org.