Campus Ministry Associate - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri & Nebraska (Undergraduate & Faculty Ministries)

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship • MO

125d • $35,088 - $46,776

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• Annually affirm InterVarsity’s Statement of Agreement; abide by InterVarsity’s Code of Conduct.
• Affirm 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.
• Willing to receive training to become a Campus Staff Minister.
• Ability to contribute to an open and supportive relationship with ministry team members.
• Prior experience teaching spiritual and biblical principles, planning ministry programs, and spiritually discipling others.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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 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 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.
• Encourage a prayerful lifestyle in students and faculty.
• Engage positively with the supervision you receive from your staff ministry director.
• 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.
• Perform the necessary administrative tasks required to fulfill the purpose of InterVarsity.
• Comply with Risk Management policies.
• Follow the budgeting and expense reporting guidelines.
• Lead students in filing annual chapter affiliation.
• Fulfill area and regional reporting requirements.
• Fulfill national reporting requirements.
• Serve as an ambassador of InterVarsity to individual ministry partners and churches.
• Carry out the tasks required for effective fund development.
• 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.

Benefits

• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees