Campus Ministry Associate - Indiana and Illinois Region (Undergraduate Ministry)
Work Location:
Indiana
Job Type:
Full time
To advance the mission and purpose of InterVarsity, 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 or two-year position in which the
individual receives intensive training and exercises 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 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 InterVarsity
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
InterVarsity and to comply with InterVarsity’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 InterVarsity 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 InterVarsity
* Maintain expenses within allocated budgets
* Secure personal financial, prayer support and maintain a ministry among
partners who will fund InterVarsity
* 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
QUALIFICATIONS
* Annually affirm InterVarsity’s Statement of Agreement (Doctrinal Basis and
Purpose Statement); abide by InterVarsity’s Code of Conduct; believe and
behave consonantly with InterVarsity’s Human Sexuality Theological Paper.
Affirm and behave consonantly with InterVarsity’s “Women in Ministry
Statement of Affirmation”
* Exploring calling to InterVarsity 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 InterVarsity 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
* 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
* A supervisory decision, with input from the Campus Ministry Associate, is
made at the end of the term of service as to whether the individual is
suitable for continuing employment with InterVarsity.
Pay Range: $36,132.00 - $48,168.00 per year
Pay: This position is funded through personal fundraising. Accordingly,
compensation will vary based on the ability of the individual to secure a donor
team to fund the cost of his/her salary. The anticipated salary range for this
position on a full-time basis (40 hours/week) is dependent on a variety of
factors, including location and cost of living. The actual salary
received, including any geographic adjustment to account for location and cost
of living, is subject to the individual’s ability to raise funds necessary to
cover the full amount of such salary within the range set forth in the job
posting details.
Benefits:
We offer a competitive benefits package, including health care and retirement
savings with a match. Eligibility is based on employee type and hours worked.
Benefits include the following:
* 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
* 403(b) matching contributions
* Dental insurance
* Employee assistance program
* Employee discounts
* Flexible work schedule
* Flexible spending accounts
* Health insurance
* Health savings account
* Life insurance
* Paid time off
* Parental leave
* Professional development assistance
* Vision insurance
Equal Employment Opportunity:
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA is both an equal opportunity employer and
a faith-based religious organization. We conduct hiring 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 status of InterVarsity
Christian Fellowship/USA as an equal opportunity employer does not prevent the
organization from hiring staff based on their religious beliefs so that all
staff share the same religious commitment. Pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of
1964, Section 702 (42 U.S.C. 2000e 1(a)) InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA
has the right to, and does, hire only candidates who agree with InterVarsity’s
Statement of Agreement: Purpose and Doctrinal Basis because InterVarsity
believes that each and every staff plays a vital role in advancing
InterVarsity’s mission and purposes.