Battle Creek Academy (BCA), the flagship school of Adventist Education, located in Battle Creek, Michigan, is seeking applications for the position of principal. Battle Creek Academy is a K-12 day school supported by three local constituent Seventh-day Adventist churches. The constituent church leaders are actively engaged in the growth visioning process for both the school and the church communities, and they are eager to collaborate closely with the incoming principal to further align their visions and resources to support the school’s development and ensure a thriving future for the school and supporting churches. Battle Creek Academy is at a crossroads in its journey, as are many of our Adventist Educational institutions. In light of that, Battle Creek Academy is seeking an experienced successful professional administrator to help sustain this historical institution in the short term and work toward creating an environment for this school to flourish and become a model of sustainability for other Adventist schools. Above all, we are seeking sincere, team-oriented, compassionate and nurturing candidates desirous of introducing and modeling a rich personal relationship with Jesus to the students that will be entrusted to them on a daily basis.

Battle Creek is located in south central Michigan. It has been nick named “Cereal City,” as it is best known as the home of the WK Kellogg Company and the founding city of Post Consumer Brands. Battle Creek was a major stop on the Underground Railroad and was the chosen home of noted abolitionist, Sojourner Truth after her escape from slavery. Battle Creek is not only steeped in secular history but was the canvas upon which much of our early Adventist history was painted.  Our first hospital, college and publishing office made Battle Creek their home. Battle Creek Academy opened in 1872 as the first Seventh-day Adventist denominationally sponsored school. The forty acre BCA campus is located less than a mile away from the Historic Adventist Village.  

Battle Creek Academy is just over an hour northeast of Andrews University in Berrien Springs, MI. The nearest Lake Michigan beach to Battle Creek is in South Haven just 54 miles to the west. The Field of Flight Air Show & Hot Air Balloon Festival is an annual event that draws spectators from far and wide to Battle Creek each summer. Battle Creek as the Cereal City, is also know for the annual World’s Longest Breakfast Table & Cereal Festival.  The Binder Park Zoo is another desired destination in Battle Creek which desires to connect people with nature and inspire them to conserve. Just 20 minutes from town, the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary and Kellogg Forest provide yet two more opportunities to connect with Gods second book.

The Michigan Conference and the Battle Creek Academy Board is looking for a principal that is...

• a spiritual servant leader
• highly organized and focused
• an energetic and dynamic hard working individual
• not only a visionary but has a task focused orientation
• an exceedingly effective and timely communicator that is tech-savvy
• one that clearly delineates responsibilities and expectations
• supportive of the staff and interacts well with the students
• a positive team leader and works effectively with the board and constituents
• innovative and willing to think and work outside of the proverbial box (has new ideas and is not afraid to implement new methods, consistent with the policies of the Michigan Conference, in a place of unprecedented Adventist history)
• successful in deliberate efforts in the retention and recruitment of students
• active in fund raising / development / sustainability activities and has a proven track record of these
• knowledgeable of the challenges of a mission school and willing to face these challenges head on
• interested in immersing himself/herself in getting to know the alumni and assist in drawing them in to be an active support system for BCA
• committed to finding ways to make sure that BCA continues to exist and fulfill its mission in this community especially in the promiscuous secular times that we live in
• filled with the desire to help parents and constituents understand the value of Adventist Education and rekindle the enthusiasm for it in those individuals and the community
• passionate about BCA, Adventist Education and our students and has the desire to make BCA the best that it can be
• not looking for this position as a transitionary steppingstone but is committed to see their call to BCA through to its completion to foster stability

The ideal candidate will possess NAD certification, a master’s degree in Educational Administration and be accompanied by a proven leadership track record. Candidates must be strong Seventh-day Adventists in good and regular standing. Adventist educators and administrators should embrace and espouse the core of Adventist Education as reflected in the book, “Education” by Ellen White. They should be passionate about bringing students to Christ each day and equipping them to be missionaries for Him.

If you feel that the Lord is calling you to lead the team at Battle Creek Academy and assist in continuing the legacy of excellence in Adventist Education at its birthplace, please send your curriculum vitae, cover letter and four professional references, one being your current pastor, to the Michigan Conference Superintendent of Education. This position may be filled prior to the application deadline date.

Superintendent Contact Information:

Jeremy Hall, M.A., LLP

VP for Education

Michigan Conference of Seventh-day Adventists

5801 W. Michigan Ave

Lansing, MI 48917

jhall@misda.org

517-316-1550

Posted by: Jeremy Hall

Application Deadline: Friday, February 28, 2025