NY​/NJ Ministry Resident

Position: NY/NJ Ministry Resident 2026-2027
NY/NJ Ministry Resident

Work Location:

New York

Job Type:
Full time

To advance the mission and purpose of Inter Varsity, this position will focus on learning and preparing for the full responsibilities of a Campus Staff Minister. The Campus Ministry Associate will be assigned work based on skills determined by the application process. This is a one-year position in which the individual receives intensive training and exercises ministerial functions consistent with a Campus Staff Minister.

This residency has a target start date of 10/01/2026, contingent on raising ministry support, beginning in March 2026. The internship ends 05/31/2027, with opportunity of continuation to full-time employment.

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What is the opportunity? Inter Varsity in NY & NJ is hiring interns for a one-year, full-time, paid staff position where you will be trained and equipped to do the job of a Campus Staff Minister. The year is designed to give you the best possible exposure to the work of Inter Varsity on campus in our region, to allow you to "try on" the job and discern if this work is something that God might be inviting you to long-term.

We have 3 residency sites available for - Binghamton University, The College of New Jersey, and Rutgers New Brunswick.

Who are we looking for? We are looking for people who are passionate about inviting students and faculty in every corner of every campus in NY & NJ to follow Jesus. We hire team players - people who are: humble (teachable and obedient to Jesus), hungry (passionate about the mission and hard-working) and people-smart (people-oriented: warm and welcoming).

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 assist in leading in ministry to students and faculty on campus

• Promote and press forward the Mission on campus 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 Campus Staff Minister

• 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.

• Carry out 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 annual plan for raising personal budget

• Communicate with ministry partners at least four times a year

• Cultivate and maintain supportive relationships with alumni

QUALIFICATIONS

• 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. Affirm and behave…