Campus Staff Minister - James Madison University, Greek Ministry (Undergraduate Ministry

Campus Staff Minister - James Madison University, Greek Ministry (Undergraduate Ministry)

Virginia

Full time

To advance the mission and purpose of Inter Varsity as noted above, the Campus Ministry – Focus position focuses on a particular area of ministry expertise. The position has significant shared leadership with the Area Ministry Director within a region and has spiritual leadership and pastoral supervisory responsibility. The context of the position is a campus Area Ministry Team.

This Position Description applies to areas of foci such as arts, athletes, ethnic/multiethnic/cross cultural ministry, evangelism, fund development, missions, spiritual formation, training, and Urban/Global programs.

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

• Participate and be fully engaged in the area ministry team to set spiritual vision and direction, to contribute to the accomplishment of the ministry team’s plans for spiritual growth and transformation, and to provide area leadership in specific areas
• Lead in ministry to students and faculty on campus in her/his area of focus
  • 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 Guide chapters in the development of strategic thinking regarding witness to the university within the focused area of ministry.

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

• Encourage a prayerful lifestyle in students and faculty, especially focusing on those who do not yet follow Jesus as Lord and Savior
• Teach students to love, study and apply Scripture to their lives

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

• Provide pastoral support and personal development for student/teams within the focused area of ministry
• Provide training, resources and opportunities for students and faculty within the focused area of ministry
• Recruit students and provide leadership for conferences and projects

Perform the necessary administrative tasks required to fulfill the purpose of Inter Varsity and 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
• Fulfill area and regional reporting requirements

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

• Serve as an ambassador of Inter Varsity to individual ministry partners and churches, through prayer, discussion of ministry efforts, mission, and accomplishments
• Maintain expenses within allocated budgets
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with alumni as well as current and potential donors
• Cultivate and maintain a ministry among partners that will fund Inter Varsity
• Represent Inter Varsity within the broader Christian community through speaking engagements and strategic interaction with pastors, churches, faculty and marketplace leaders

• Annually affirm Inter Varsity’s Statement of Agreement (Doctrinal Basis and Purpose Statement). Abide by Inter Varsity’s Code of Conduct. Believe and behave consonantly with Inter Varsity’s Human Sexuality Theological Paper. Assert and behave consonantly with Inter Varsity’s “Women in Ministry Statement of Affimation”
• Ongoing call to Inter Varsity and its mission
• Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability and commitment to work in…