Campus Ministry Associate - Purdue University Northwest; International Student Ministry

Campus Ministry Associate - Purdue University Northwest (International Student Ministry)

Location:

Indiana | Job Type: Full time

• 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, 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
  • 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
  • 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 provide specific leadership for conferences and projects
• Administration
  • Perform 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
  • 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, prayer 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
• Pay and Benefits
  • Compensation depends on personal fundraising ability; salary range: $35,088.00 – $46,776.00 per year (full time, 40 hours/week). Actual salary is subject to funds raised.
  • Benefits include: health care, 403(b) retirement savings plan with matching, dental insurance, employee assistance program, employee discounts, flexible work schedule, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, vision insurance, life insurance, paid time off, parental leave, professional development assistance.

• Annually affirm Inter Varsity’s Statement of Agreement, Code of Conduct, Human Sexuality Theological Paper, and 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).
• Willing to receive training to become a Campus Staff Minister.
• Ability to contribute to an open and supportive relationship with ministry team members.
• Proven ministry skills: teaching spiritual and biblical principles, planning ministry programs, and spiritually discipling others.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills.

Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship/USA is an equal-opportunity employer and a faith-based religious organization. Hiring is conducted without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age, sex, marital status, parental status, membership in any labor organization, political ideology, or disability of an otherwise qualified individual. The organization may hire based on religious beliefs for staff to share the same commitment.