Placement Services

The Placement Office exists to facilitate the placement of Western Seminary’s students and alumni with churches that have ministry opportunities available.

Churches are encouraged to submit their ministry position openings to the Placement Office by completing the Ministry Opportunity Form. Positions are then posted on this website and a hardcopy is filed in the Placement Office for students to review. Students seeking ministry positions visit these sources frequently.

If you are seeking a ministry position, please complete and submit the Placement Form and we will make every effort to match you to an open ministry position. (Note: To view the current list of those seeking minstry postions, please click here or visit the "Churches Start Here" page of the website.)

Larry McCracken
Placement Office Director

Churches Start Here
Students/Alumni Start Here

The Placement Office exists to facilitate the placement of graduating students and alumni in local church ministries. Completion of the Placement Information Form provides information sought by search committees. It is also important that a brief resume be prepared for an initial response to an inquiring church.

When a church requests that the information about you contained in your Placement Information Form be sent to them, we will send it to the search committee and notify you of the same so that you can begin to pray regarding this potential placement. We leave it up to the church to notify you of their interest.

You can down load Western Seminary's Placement Information from the link in the left column. When you have completed this form, send or bring it to the placement office.

If you have further questions, please contact the Placement Office, located in Milliken Hall on the Portland Campus:


Western Seminary
Placement Office

5511 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
Portland, OR 97215
Phone: 503-517-1800
Fax: 503-517-1801


E-mail:
Larry McCracken, Placement Office Director