Chad Hatfield

Fr. Chad Hatfield (born December 15, 1953) is an Eastern Orthodox Archpriest, President of St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Seminary, where he teaches Missiology and Evangelism courses. Also, he is the editor of the Orthodox Christian Profiles Series, published by St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, and a member of the Metropolitan Council of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA).

Biography

Fr. Chad Hatfield was ordained to the diaconate (January 5, 1994) and the priesthood (January 6, 1994) by His Grace Bishop Basil of Wichita (Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America). Between 2002 and 2007 he served with great distinction as the Dean of St. Herman Seminary in Alaska. On November 18, 2006 he was elected as Chancellor of St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Seminary and began his term on September 8, 2007. After serving a decade as Chancellor, on May 25, 2016, The Very Rev. Dr. Chad was appointed as Chief Executive Officer by the Board of Trustees of St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Seminary.[2]

After a few months, on November 30, 2016 Fr Chad was appointed as President of St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Seminary. On January 30, 2017, His Beatitude Tikhon, Metropolitan of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) and St. Vladimir’s Seminary Board Chairman, announced that Fr Chad Hatfield’s term as President of the Seminary was extended by the Board of Trustees by the end of June 2019. On May 3, 2017, the Board of Trustees had voted unanimously to confirm Fr Chad as President of the Seminary for a new two-year term, beginning July 1, 2017, and concluding June 30, 2019.

His wife, Matushka Thekla, is an integral part of seminary life where she is the Coordinator for the St. Juliana Society. An iconographer and graphic designer, she is currently finishing her certification as a botanical illustrator. They are the parents of Jason, who is married to Kasey, and who are the parents of Ryan, Morgan, and Braeden Richard. They live in Austin, Texas where Jason is a physician. Sean is the youngest Hatfield son, married to Maggie, and the couple lives in Wichita, Kansas, where Sean practices law.

Educational Background

1975 - B.A., Southwestern College
1978 - M.Div., Nashotah House
1988 - S.T.M., Nashotah House. Thesis: “Baptism, Chrismation, Eucharist: Christian Initiation, A Recovery of the Primitive Pattern”.
2001 - D.Min., Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. Thesis: “An Examination of the Pastoral Rites for Ministry to the Sick as Found in the Orthodox Christian Euchologia”.
2008 - D.D., (honoris causa) Nashotah House
2015 - Certificate in Fund Raising Management from Indiana University School of Philanthropy, 2015

Pastoral Experience

1978-1993 – 16 years of ministry in the Episcopal Church as parish priest, school chaplain, missionary in South Africa and as cathedral dean
1994-2002 – Founding Pastor of All Saints Orthodox Church, Salina, Kansas
1999-2002 – Priest-in-charge, St. Mary Magdalene Orthodox Mission, Manhattan, Kansas

Current Positions

November 2016 - President of St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary
2016 - Member of the Senate of Instituto de Estudios Interdisciplinarios, Guatemala
2011 - Metropolitan Council At-Large Member - Chair of Internal Governance Committee
2009 - Advisor, Council for First Things
2009 - Board Member, Mission Institute of Orthodox Christianity
2005 - Member, Editorial Advisory Board for Christian Bioethics
2005 - Member, OCA Board of Theological Education

Past Positions

1995-2002 – OCF Spiritual Advisor for Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
1995-2008 – Board Member of the Orthodox Christian Mission Center, St. Augustine, Florida
1996-1998 – Book Review Editor, The Word magazine
1996-2000 – SW Region Antiochian Archdiocese FORUM Spiritual Advisor
1997-1999 – Religion Instructor, Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kansas
2000-2001 – SW Region Antiochian Women Spiritual Advisor
2001 & 2004 – OCMC Team Leader to Guatemala
2002-2007 – Member, Department of Evangelism OCA
2006-2007 – Co-Chair, OCA Department of Evangelism
2002-2007 – Dean of St. Herman’s Seminary, Kodiak, Alaska
2003-2007 – Dean of the Kodiak Deanery, Diocese of Alaska
2003-2007 – Member, Diocesan Council, Diocese of Alaska
2005-2007 – Member of the Kodiak College Advisory Council
2003-2008 – Vice-President of the Orthodox Christian Mission Center
2007-2016 – Chancellor and CEO of St Vladimir's Seminary
May–November 2016 – Chief Executive Officer of St Vladimir's Seminary

Publishing Activity

Although Fr Chad’s activity focuses on administrative work, he is also editor of the Orthodox Christian Profiles Series, and author of several publications. The goal of the Orthodox Christian Profiles Series is to acquaint the reader on an intimate level with Orthodox Figures that have shaped the directions of the Orthodox Church in areas of mission, ascetical and liturgical theology, scholarly and pastoral endeavors, and various other professional disciplines. The People featured in the series are mostly our contemporaries and most remain active in shaping the life of the Church today. A few will have fallen asleep in the Lord, but their influence remains strong and worthy of historical record. The mission this series is to introduce inspirational Orthodox Christian leaders in various ministries and callings that build up the Body of Christ.

The series includes seven volumes:

Publications and Podcasts (selection)

Editor, The Scepter a South African Theological Quarterly, 1982-85.
Book Review Editor, The Evangelical Catholic, 1988-93.
Book Review Editor, The Word, 1996-98.
“We Stand at the Door and Knock” in Again Magazine 17:4, 1994.
“On Step Too Far: Facing up to the Collapse of Liberal Christianity” in Again Magazine 19:3, 1996.
“Anglican Options: Rome or Constantinople” in Anglo-Orthodox Pilgrimage, 3:1, 1994
“Colonialism, Hellenism, and Missiology” in St Vladimir’s Theological Quarterly 54:3-4, 2010
“From Alaska to Guatemala” in OCMC Magazine 20:2, 2004.
“Sin, Sickness and Salvation” in Christian Bioethics 12:2, 2006.
Voices from St. Vladimir’s, Ancient Faith Radio Podcasts, 2008–present.
“Holy Saturday; Baptism and the Great Commission” in SVS Paschal Booklet, 2011.
“Evangelism”, The Encyclopedia of Eastern Orthodox Christianity, ed. by John Anthony McGuckin, Willey-Blackwell, 2011.
Lazarus Saturday, Resurrection and the Faith of Children, SVS Paschal Booklet, 2013.
“Anglicanism & Orthodoxy in the age of the “New Ecumenism”, in Forward in Christ, 7:6, 2015
Editor, Patriarch Kirill in His Own Words, SVS Press, 2016 & Sts. Cyril and Methodius Theological Institute, Moscow, 2016

Presentations (selection)

From Masks to Icons – Center for Ethics and Religion, University of Notre Dame, 2004
Seminarians and Substance Abuse Training – National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, Columbia University, 2005
Models for American Orthodox Missiology, Orthodox Education Day, SVS, 2007
Banquet Keynote – Dedication of the new OCMC Center, FL, 2009
Speaker at “Europe & the Judeo-Christian Tradition”, Vienna, Austria, 2010
Bishop Grafton & St. Tikhon, Fellowship of Ss. Alban & Sergius Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Glorification of St. Tikhon, Nashotah House
Speaker, National Religious Freedom Conference, Washington, D.C., 2012
Guest Lecturer in Missiology, Kiev Academy, Ukraine, 2013
Anglican/Orthodox Dialogue, Annual Kuhner, Reformed Episcopal Seminary, Blue Bell, Pa, 2014
Orthodoxy & The Seventh Ecumenical Council, Anglo-Catholic Congress, Fort Worth, TX, 2015
Marriage & Theosis, World Congress of Families, Salt Lake City, UT, November 2015
Legacy of St. Vladimir’s Seminary, 1000th Anniversary Celebration of the Repose of St. Vladimir, Moscow, Russia, 2015
Lessons from Contemporary Orthodox Missiology, Romanian Youth Worker Symposium, Fordham University, 16 April 2016
Marriage as a Pathway to Theosis, "Walk Through the Door of Holiness: An Ecumenical Conference Exploring Christian Character within Post-Christian Culture,” Greenwich, NY

Recent Awards

June 2017 - St. John Chrysostom Cross and Award for Theological Education, Romanian Patriarchate
May 2017 - St. Macrina Award for Excellence in Teaching, St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary
2013 - Distinguished Alumni Award, Nashotah House Seminary

External links

http://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/features/st_vlads_installs_new_dean_and_chancellor
http://www.svots.edu/headlines/seminary-trustees-implement-new-governance-model-seek-ceo
https://oca.org/news/archived/dean-and-chancellor-of-st.-vladimirs-seminary-appointed-to-second-term
http://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/features/st_vlads_installs_new_dean_and_chancellor
http://www.svots.edu/headlines/seminary-trustees-implement-new-governance-model-seek-ceo

References

1. Very Rev. Dr. Chad Hatfield. Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
2. Very Rev. Dr. Chad Hatfield. Official Resume. Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
3. Clergy - V. Rev. Chad Hatfield. Orthodox Church in America. Retrieved 12 February 2017.

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