Area Ministry Director (Metro DC & Southern Maryland)

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship•Washington, DC

1d•$56,844 - $75,792•Onsite

About The Position

The Area Ministry Director leads and oversees a ministry team that plants and grows witnessing communities of students and faculty who follow Jesus on college and university campuses. The role seeks to foster communities that reach students and faculty across ethnic groups and campus areas, and to help campuses become places where people, ideas, and structures flourish for the common good and to the glory of God. The director models spiritual maturity and leads campus ministry by inspiring, coaching, and developing campus staff ministers, students, faculty, and ministry partners. The position guides ministry vision and planning, recruits and develops ministers, builds a collaborative team, and establishes healthy relationships across racial, ethnic, national-background, and gender barriers. The director also collaborates with local, regional, divisional, and national InterVarsity leaders and volunteers; manages operational and administrative processes and area finances; and develops ministry partners who support the work financially, in prayer, or through volunteer service. This full-time position leads ministry in a college campus environment, may or may not have designated office space, and requires travel to campus and off-campus sites. Compensation is funded through personal fundraising and varies according to the ability to secure a donor team.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
At least three years of campus ministry experience or equivalent work experience.
Annually affirm InterVarsity’s Statement of Agreement (Doctrinal Basis and Purpose Statement) and abide by its Code of Conduct.
Strong ministry skills, including communicating spiritual vision, teaching spiritual and biblical principles, planning ministry programs, and spiritually discipling, coaching, and mentoring.
Proven ability to work well with others and develop a team of campus ministers.
Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to minister to diverse ethnic communities and faculty.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Demonstrated problem-solving skills.
Familiarity with word-processing, presentation, email, and spreadsheet software.

Responsibilities

Model spiritual maturity as a disciple of Jesus Christ; pursue spiritual growth through Scripture, prayer, and worship; exercise self-leadership; and follow InterVarsity’s Code of Conduct.
Create a culture of dependence on God and guide teams in developing vision for establishing and advancing witnessing communities across campuses.
Model InterVarsity’s vision and Core Values and lead staff, students, and faculty through Scripture, prayer, teaching, and discipleship experiences.
Set appropriate annual ministry goals with teams through prayer, research, and reflection.
Lead the team in developing, implementing, adapting, and evaluating plans, programs, and structures to achieve ministry goals.
Recruit qualified and diverse minister candidates and develop ministers spiritually and professionally.
Supervise ministers through coaching, assessment, correction, affirmation, and other appropriate leadership approaches.
Build healthy relationships across racial, ethnic, national-background, and gender barriers with staff, students, faculty, and ministry partners.
Build an effective minister team that collaborates and accomplishes goals.
Participate in regional leadership as directed by the Regional Director, contributing to ministry vision, strategies, plans, and regional leadership.
Respond constructively to direction and coaching from line supervisors and build productive partnerships with regional and national collaborative leaders.
Establish systems and processes for timely reporting, financial, human resources, and other operational and administrative tasks; comply with InterVarsity policies and procedures.
Maintain the area’s financial health through budgeting, expense control, and ministry partnership development.
Develop and maintain a ministry among partners who fund InterVarsity, ensure the ministry budget is fully funded, and communicate regularly with ministry partners.
Supervise each minister’s ministry partnership development and equip staff to build ministry partners.
Build resource networks with alumni, volunteers, churches, advocacy councils, and major donors, particularly to fund low-network ministers.
Complete other assigned tasks as appropriate.
Travel to on-campus and off-campus sites, including student ministry conferences, ministry partnership development meetings, and InterVarsity-sponsored training sessions, meetings, and conferences.
Regularly communicate with others and use standard office equipment such as computers and phones.