Internship Chief Spiritual Officer Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Starting Salary Range: $40,000-$45,000
Agape has an opening for a Part-Time Chief Spiritual Health Officer. The Chief Spiritual Health Officer (CSHO) serves as a member of the Executive Team at Agape Child & Family Services, providing executive leadership to advance Agape's faith-centered mission of proclaiming hope in Jesus Christ while aligning the organization's spiritual direction with its work to fight poverty so families can flourish. This role provides strategic guidance for spiritual health, faith formation, church engagement, and faith-based partnerships, while collaborating closely with executive leadership, program leaders, and staff to ensure faith, the Science of Hope framework, and Human Flourishing principles are thoughtfully integrated into organizational culture, partnerships, and community impact.
Operating within Agape's Two-Generation (2Gen) whole-family approach to poverty reduction, the CSHO supports initiatives spanning education, workforce development, family stability, counseling and resilience-building, housing, safety, and community well-being. The role focuses on strengthening church networks, cultivating spiritual health among staff and community partners, advancing Hope-centered initiatives across Memphis and Shelby County, and supporting fundraising through relationships with churches, faith-based institutions, donors, and philanthropic partners.
As a fractional executive leader, this role focuses on high-impact strategic leadership, external partnership development, and executive advisement rather than day-to-day operational oversight. The Chief Spiritual Health Officer provides theological, strategic, and partnership leadership for faith engagement across Agape, while the Director of Faith Formation & Engagement leads operational implementation, staff supervision, and ministry execution.
Key Responsibilities:
Spiritual Leadership & Organizational Direction
• Provide executive leadership ensuring Agape's faith-centered mission is clearly reflected in organizational strategy, culture, and partnerships.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to the CEO, Executive Team, and Board regarding spiritual health, theological alignment, and church engagement.
• Help articulate and steward Agape's Kingdom vision, integrating hope, discipleship, reconciliation, and flourishing into poverty-fighting work.
• Provide guidance on faith-informed approaches to leadership, community transformation, and organizational culture.
Church Partnerships & Faith Networks
• Cultivate and steward strategic relationships with pastors, church networks, denominational leaders, and faith-based institutions.
• Support development of Hope Hubs through church partnerships that strengthen families and neighborhoods.
• Represent Agape in key faith-based gatherings, civic collaborations, and ministry partnerships.
• Support the development of pathways that connect families seeking spiritual growth with trusted church communities.
Faith, Hope & Human Flourishing Integration
• Collaborate with organizational leaders responsible for Science of Hope implementation to ensure alignment between spiritual formation, resilience-building, and Hope-centered practices internally and externally.
• Support the integration of Human Flourishing principles related to purpose, relationships, emotional well-being, and community belonging.
• Contribute to leadership development, staff formation, retreats, and organizational initiatives that reinforce hope-centered culture and holistic well-being.
Organizational Culture & Staff Formation & Spiritual Care
• Partner with the Director of Faith Formation & Engagement to support staff spiritual well-being.
• Support initiatives that strengthen staff spiritual well-being, resilience, and connection to mission.
• Provide strategic guidance and theological framing for faith formation approaches led by program and ministry leaders, including the Director of Faith Formation & Engagement.
• Ensure spiritual health practices respect diverse beliefs while remaining aligned with Agape's Christian mission.
Fundraising & Donor Engagement
• Partner with the Development team to cultivate relationships with churches, donors, and faith-based philanthropic partners to support Agape's mission and programs.
• Participate in fundraising events, donor engagement, grant storytelling, and communications that highlight Agape's faith-centered impact.
• Support development of faith-aligned funding strategies and collaborative initiatives that sustain long-term organizational impact.
Organizational Engagement & Collaboration
• Collaborate across departments to ensure faith, hope, and flourishing principles support program effectiveness, staff engagement, and community impact.
• Support cross-functional initiatives aligned with Agape's strategic plan, accreditation priorities, and community engagement goals.
• Participate in strategic planning, leadership meetings, and strategic initiatives as a member of the Executive Team.
Professional Responsibilities
• Represent Agape in community awareness, advocacy, and partnership activities.
• Participate in professional development aligned with spiritual leadership, nonprofit leadership, and organizational effectiveness.
• Perform other duties within the general scope of this executive leadership role as assigned by the CEO.
Core Competencies & Attributes
• Mission-Driven Spiritual Leader: Demonstrates deep commitment to Agape's mission. Integrates faith, hope, and spiritual health authentically into leadership, partnerships, and organizational culture.
• Faith Partnership Builder: Cultivates trusted relationships with pastors, churches, faith-based organizations, donors, and community leaders to advance collaborative ministry, community healing, and sustainable mission impact.
• Strategic Organizational Collaborator: Works effectively across executive leadership, programs, development, and community partners to align spiritual health initiatives with organizational priorities, Human Flourishing outcomes, and strategic growth.
• Fundraising & Engagement Partner: Supports fundraising and donor engagement efforts through authentic relationship-building, storytelling, and collaboration with the Development team and faith-based stakeholders.
• Cultural Humility & Relational Intelligence: Demonstrates empathy, emotional intelligence, and cultural awareness when engaging diverse communities, staff, churches, and partners.
• Hope-Centered Influencer: Champions the Science of Hope framework by strengthening agency, pathways, and willpower across staff, partners, and community stakeholders while contributing to Memphis' broader vision of becoming a hope-centered city.
• Executive Communicator & Ambassador: Communicates clearly and compellingly with diverse audiences, representing Agape with credibility in faith-based, nonprofit, civic, and philanthropic environments.
• Integrity, Ethics & Accountability: Upholds data accuracy, privacy, PQI standards, and, Agape's core values with professionalism and accountability.
Benefits & Perks:
We care about our team's well-being and growth. Here are just a few of the benefits & perks that you can look forward to as part of our team:
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Supplemental Insurance
• 3 weeks of Paid Vacation
• Paid Holidays, including your birthday
• 403B Retirement plan with an employer match
• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
And more! We're committed to creating a workplace where you feel valued, supported, and empowered to thrive.
Education & Experience:
Required:
• Bachelor's degree in theology, ministry, divinity, social work, counseling, or related field; or the equivalent combination of education, ministry, nonprofit, or leadership experience.
• Minimum 7-10 years progressive leadership experience in ministry, faith-based nonprofit leadership, community engagement, spiritual formation, or related fields, including experience influencing organizational strategy, partnerships, or culture without necessarily holding direct supervisory authority.
• Demonstrated experience working across diverse cultural, denominational, and community contexts is essential.
• Experience cultivating relationships with pastors, churches, and faith networks.
• Experience partnering with fundraising teams, engaging donors, and cultivating faith-based philanthropic relationships.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, public speaking ability, relational leadership capacity, and executive presence.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 Microsoft Office 365 applications, including Excel, Teams, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint and familiarity with data systems, CRM platforms, or case management tools supporting ministry, nonprofit, or human services work.
Preferred:
• Master's degree or theological graduate degree
• Ordination, commissioning, ecclesiastical endorsement, or equivalent spiritual leadership credentials.
• Experience integrating faith with social services, community development, or nonprofit leadership.
• Familiarity with hope-centered, trauma-informed, or flourishing-based frameworks.
Additional responsibilities include flexibility for evening and weekend work as needed, reliable transportation for business use, including a current driver's license and current auto insurance with acceptable coverage levels, and engagement in Agape's Performance Quality and Improvement standards of quality & excellence.
Physical Requirements:
• Prolonged periods of sitting and working at a computer.
• Prolonged walking, standing, and climbing stairs at program sites and events.
• Must be able to lift up to 20 pounds at a time.
Core Values Alignment
This role reflects and reinforces Agape's VOICES values:
Valuing Others Openness Interconnected Communication Empathy Seeking to Glorify God