Dr. Edgell Pyles has been the Senior Chaplain at the Snowmass Chapel for nearly 20 years, and plans to retire on August 15, 2009, forty years to the day of being ordained as a Presbyterian minister. The Board of Trustees is now beginning the ‘search’ for the next Senior Chaplain.

The following provides the Requirements and Responsibilities of the Senior Protestant Chaplain:

Requirements of Senior Protestant Chaplain

The Board of Trustees will call, supervise, and terminate the Senior Protestant Chaplain as directed by an employment contract, the Office Manual, and according to the rules and order of the Chaplain’s ordination. The Senior Protestant Chaplain will be the Chief Operational Executive and Head of Staff of the Chapel. The Senior Protestant Chaplain’s qualifications should include:

• Ordination in a historical denominational Christian Church.
• Master of Divinity Degree from a theological institution accredited by the Association of Theological Schools acceptable to the Protestant Group Trustees.
• Ten years of pastoral experience.
• Four quarters of Clinical Pastoral Education.
• Doctorate Degree.

Responsibilities of the Senior Protestant Chaplain

The first permanent pastoral office of Minister of the Word and Sacrament in the Protestant Group of the Snowmass Chapel is that of the Senior Protestant Chaplain. It is the responsibility of the Protestant Group Trustees of the Board of Trustees to maintain and support this office for the welfare of the Christian Ministry of the Chapel. The Senior Protestant Chaplain reports to and is responsible to the Board of Trustees, and is accountable to the Church of his or her ordination.

The Senior Protestant Chaplain, as Minister of the Word and Sacrament, is to be responsible for a quality of life and relationships in the Chapel community that commends the Gospel to all persons and that communicates its joy and its justice.

The Senior Protestant Chaplain is responsible for studying, teaching, and preaching the Word, for administering Baptism and the Lord’s Supper, and for praying with and for the congregation. With the leaders, he or she is to encourage the people in the worship and service of God; to equip and enable them for their tasks within the Church and their mission in the world; to exercise pastoral care, devoting special attention to the poor, the sick, the troubled, and the dying; to participate in governing responsibilities, including leadership of the congregation in implementing the principles of participation and inclusiveness in the decision making of the Protestant Group; to reach out in concern and service to the life of the human community as a whole; and to attend to the stewardship needs and concerns of the Chapel.

The pastoral duties of the Senior Protestant Chaplain shall be established by the Protestant Group Trustees and approved by the Board of Trustees. The focus of these duties shall be in the following areas:

• Worship Leadership.
• Pastoral Care.
• Stewardship.
• Chapel Development.

In addition to these pastoral duties, he or she is responsible for sharing in the ministry of the Church in the governing bodies of his or her ordination, and in ecumenical relationships.

If interested, please send your resume to Snowmass Chapel:
PO Box 17169, Snowmass Village, CO 81615