Campus Ministry Associate; Metro DC and SOMD Area

Overview

Campus Ministry Associate (Metro DC and SOMD Area) –

Work Location:

Maryland. Full‑time position focused on learning and preparing for the full responsibilities of 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 in the world; practice daily spiritual disciplines; pursue spiritual relationships and involvement in a worshiping 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 accomplishment of the team’s plans for spiritual growth and transformation, provide area leadership in specific areas; teach students to love, study and apply Scripture; 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 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 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 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 the 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 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 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 the personal budget; communicate with ministry partners at least four times a year; cultivate and maintain supportive relationships with alumni.

• 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 consonantly with Inter Varsity’s “Women in Ministry Statement of Affimation.”
• Exploring calling to Inter Varsity and its mission.
• 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.
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