Campus Ministry Intern - Longwood University; Undergraduate Ministry

To advance the mission and purpose of Inter Varsity as noted above, this position is focused on learning and preparing for the full responsibilities of a Campus Minister. The intern will be assigned work based on skills determined by the application process. This is a one or two-year position in which the individual receives intensive training and exercises ministerial functions consistent with a campus minister.

He/she is paid a monthly salary. A supervisory decision, with input from the Ministry Intern, is made at the end of the term of service as to whether the individual is suitable for continuing employment with Inter Varsity.

Personal Spiritual Duties

Be a maturing disciple of Jesus Christ: growing in love for God, God's Word, God's people of every ethnicity and culture, and God’s purposes in the world.

Practice daily spiritual disciplines

Pursue spiritual relationships and involvement in a worshipping community

Continue learning and growth in spiritual understanding, biblical knowledge, ministry experience and skills

Experience and live out an ongoing call to ministry service with Inter Varsity and its mission

Ministry Leadership

Participate and be fully engaged in the ministry team to cast spiritual vision and direction, to contribute to the accomplishment of the team’s plans for spiritual growth and transformation, and to provide area leadership in specific areas

Teach students to love, study and apply Scripture to their lives

Learn about and to assist in leading in ministry to students and faculty on campus

Promote and press forward the Mission on campus (To advance witnessing communities that are bolder, broader, and more ethnically diverse)

Seek opportunities to proclaim and demonstrate the Gospel of Jesus Christ

Learn to guide chapters (or assigned segments of a chapter) in the development of strategic thinking regarding witness to the university

Learn to model and assist students and faculty in growing in their love for God's people of every ethnicity and culture

Help to develop student and/or faculty ministry leadership teams, based on developing skills

Encourage a prayerful lifestyle in students and faculty, especially focusing on those who do not yet follow Jesus as Lord and Savior

Engage positively with the supervision you receive from your staff ministry director

Pastoral Care and Support (assist as assigned and based on skill level)

Provide pastoral care and support for student and/or leadership teams and individual students and faculty

Provide training, resources and opportunities for students and faculty for their spiritual development

Recruit students and/or faculty and providing specific leadership for conferences and projects

Administration

Perform the necessary administrative tasks required to fulfill the purpose of Inter Varsity and to comply with Inter Varsity’s policies and procedures

Comply with Risk Management policies

Follow the budgeting and expense reporting guidelines

Lead students in filing annual chapter affiliation, in coordination with assigned CSM

Fulfill area and regional reporting requirements

Fulfill national reporting requirements

Ministry Partner Development and Public Relations

Serve as an ambassador of Inter Varsity to individual ministry partners and churches, through prayer, discussion of ministry efforts, mission, and accomplishments.

Carryout the tasks required for effective fund development and to develop strong public relations for the ministry of Inter Varsity

Maintain expenses within allocated budgets

Secure personal financial, prayer support and maintain a ministry among partners who will fund Inter Varsity

Develop and implement an…