The BTS Center

97 India Street
Portland, ME 04101
Phone: n/a
Web address: https://thebtscenter.org
Email: nicole@thebtscenter.org

Contact Person:

Nicole Diroff

Organization Description:

With roots dating back to 1814, The BTS Center is a private operating foundation in Portland, Maine, building on the legacy of the former Bangor Theological Seminary. Focused on spiritual leadership for a climate-changed world, today The BTS Center seeks to catalyze spiritual imagination, with enduring wisdom, for transformative faith leadership by offering theologically grounded programs of continuing education and spiritual / vocational formation, including workshops and retreats, learning cohorts, public conversations, and projects of applied research.

Opportunities for Student Involvement:

Field education students will have the opportunity to support and implement unique programming at the intersection of spiritual leadership and climate change. Students will be incorporated into a collaborative program team that meets weekly for planning, learning, and reflection. Opportunities for supporting The BTS Center’s applied research endeavors are also available and encouraged.

Commute/Transportation Information:

Work for this site will be primarily carried out remotely as many of The BTS Center meetings and programs occurs on zoom. Opportunities for in-person engagement will also be made available, and may include staff team luncheons and in-person programs.

Arts of Ministry Competencies Offered:

  • Administration and Program Development
  • Peacebuilding and Just Conflict Resolution
  • Public Leadership, Community Organizing, and Planning
  • Religious Education and Spiritual Development

Supervision:

Weekly supervision will include conversations around spiritual leadership forin a climate-changed world, as the field education student has the opportunity to explore their own sense of vocation within that context.

Additional Information:

  • Number of Students: 1
  • Total Compensation: $6000.00
  • Type of Compensation: Work Study
  • Additional Notes: Contact Nicole Diroff for more information.

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