Campus Ministry Associate WI​/MN​/ND​/SD​/Upper Peninsula MI; Undergraduate Ministry

Campus Ministry Associate WI/MN/ND/SD/Upper Peninsula MI (Undergraduate Ministry)

Work location:

Remote -- USA. Job type:
Part time.

This one–or two–year position focuses on preparing for the full responsibilities of a Campus Staff Minister, with intensive training and ministerial functions consistent with a Campus Staff Minister.

• 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.
  • 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, contribute to the team’s plans for spiritual growth and transformation, and provide area leadership in specific areas.
  • Teach students to love, study and apply Scripture to their lives.
  • Learn about and assist in leading 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.
  • Guide chapters or assigned segments of a chapter in developing strategic thinking regarding witness to the university.
  • Model and assist students and faculty in growing in their love for God's people of every ethnicity and culture.
  • Help develop student and/or faculty ministry leadership teams.
  • Encourage a prayerful lifestyle in students and faculty, especially those who do not yet follow Jesus as Lord and Savior.
  • Engage positively with the supervision received from the staff ministry director.
• Pastoral Care and Support
  • Provide pastoral care and support for student or leadership teams and individual students and faculty.
  • Provide training, resources and opportunities for students and faculty for their spiritual development.
  • Recruit students or faculty and provide specific leadership for conferences and projects.
• Administration
  • Perform necessary administrative tasks required to fulfill the purpose of Inter Varsity and to comply with policies and procedures.
  • Comply with Risk Management policies.
  • Follow budgeting and expense reporting guidelines.
  • Lead students in filing annual chapter affiliation, in coordination with the assigned Campus Staff Minister.
  • Fulfill area, regional, and national reporting requirements.
• Ministry Partner Development & Public Relations
  • Serve as an ambassador of Inter Varsity to ministry partners and churches, through prayer, discussion of ministry efforts, mission, and accomplishments.
  • Carry out 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 support and maintain a ministry among partners who will fund Inter Varsity.
  • Develop and implement an annual 30-day plan for raising personal budget.
  • Communicate with ministry partners at least four times a year.
  • Cultivate and maintain supportive relationships with alumni.

• Affirm Inter Varsity’s Statement of Agreement (Doctrinal Basis and Purpose Statement) annually and abide by the Statement of Conduct; believe and behave consonantly with the Human Sexuality Theological Paper.
• Affirm and behave consonantly with Inter Varsity's "Women in Ministry Statement of Affiliation".
• Bachelor’s degree required for non-enrolled candidates assigned to four-year campuses;
  Associate’s degree required for non-enrolled candidates assigned to two-year campuses.
• Prior experience with Inter Varsity or other campus ministry preferred, including as a student.
• Willingness to receive training to become a Campus Staff Minister.
• Ability to contribute to an open and supportive relationship with ministry team members.
• Ministry skills: prior experience teaching spiritual and biblical principles, planning ministry programs, and spiritually discipling others.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills.
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