Campus Staff Minister I - Greater North Texas Area (Undergraduate Ministry)

Context

Join our Greater North Texas Ministry team! We offer excellent and practical ministry training for each part of your job from discipleship, outreach, evangelism, student empowerment, and missions to professional development and support raising. You will learn how to plant new ministry as well as grow established student chapters alongside a diverse team of students, staff and types of focused ministries. Our team is known for holistic discipleship, hospitality, communal support, and having lots of fun together. This is also a great team for moms in ministry. Come learn and grow with us!

Locations: We currently have the most need for Campus Staff Ministers at Baylor University and The University of Texas at Arlington. If you are interested in a different location in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, or Louisiana, please indicate that in your application. During the interview, there will be a greater discussion around location and other possible openings.

Essential Commitments & Responsibilities

Spiritual Growth

• Pursue a vibrant relationship with the triune God through engagement with Scripture, prayer, and worship, both individually and in community
• Develop self-leadership (growing in self-awareness, self-management, relational integrity, and resiliency)
• Embrace Scriptural standards for behavior and attitudes

Campus Leadership

• Communicate and model InterVarsity's vision to see students and faculty transformed, campuses renewed and world changers developed
• Create a culture of humble dependence on God and bold expectation in God's intention to start new witnessing communities throughout the campus and on new campuses
• Model – in person and through programs – InterVarsity's vision and Core Values, including a biblically-defined commitment to engage every ethnic and social group on campus
• Lead students and faculty – individually and collectively – through Scripture, prayer, teaching, and discipleship experiences, so that they articulate and align their ministry activities around this vision
• Set annual goals through prayer, research and reflection with your teams (students, faculty, and staff) for qualitative and quantitative growth, including conversions and leadership development
• Create, develop, align and leverage ministry plans, programs, teams, and structures to close the gap between current reality and the aspirational goals
• Build leadership teams who trust and partner well with you and who demonstrate spiritual vitality, relational health, and mission alignment
• Develop and execute plans to achieve annual goals, evaluating and modifying the plan as needed throughout the year
• Increase momentum for the vision by aligning programs, structures, conferences and teams around the goals
• Mobilize students and faculty to engage their relational networks with the gospel and to start new missional communities
• Under the direction of the Area Director, may supervise Ministry Interns and Campus Ministry Interns as delegated
• Intentionally gather, invite, and develop diverse groups of students and faculty so that they not only encounter and follow Jesus as Savior and Lord but also advance the mission on campus as participants and leaders
• Create ways for faculty and students to encounter and follow Jesus through Scripture, worship, prayer, mission experiences, conferences, etc.
• Equip students and faculty so that they think strategically about campus engagement and so that they proclaim – in word, deed, and power – the good news of Jesus, regularly inviting students and faculty to follow him as Savior and Lord
• Disciple students and faculty by equipping them to hear the Word, respond actively, and debrief and interpret the experience so that they grow in Christlikeness, reflect our Core Values, and develop ministry skills
• Invite, coach, and equip students and faculty to become increasingly effective participants and leaders, including starting new witnessing communities on campuses

Organizational Collaboration

• Partner with and respond positively to the direction and coaching of your supervisors and national leaders
• Contribute to collaborative and productive team meetings and relationships
• Affiliate chapters under your care and submit Graduating Student Forms in order to increase our partnership with current students and alumni
• Use national ministry resources and tools, as requested, including recruiting and/or participating in local, regional, or national conferences as required
• Complete reporting, planning and review requirements in a timely way so that you and your supervisors can assess and improve your work as a CSM
• Comply with all InterVarsity policies and procedures

Ministry Partnership Development

• Develop a team of partners – churches and individuals (including alumni and community members) – who will resource the ministry financially, in prayer, or volunteer service that advances the mission
• Raise 100% of the financial budget assigned by your supervisor
• Communicate regularly with your ministry partners, nurturing the relationship through visits, phone calls, emails and regular prayer letters
• Develop on-going, long-lasting partnership with alumni and volunteers
• Comply with all Ministry Partnership Policies
• Identify and invest in advocates who will build networks of volunteers and donors on InterVarsity's behalf
• Accomplish all other assigned tasks as appropriate

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"
• Bachelor's degree required for CSMs assigned to a four-year campus; a minimum of an Associate's degree required for CSMs assigned to a two-year campus or a community college
• Strong interpersonal skills (including 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

Work Environment & Physical Requirements

• Leads ministry in a college campus environment; a designated office space may or may not be available
• Required to travel to on-campus and off-campus sites as appropriate, including student ministry conferences, Ministry Partnership Development meetings, and InterVarsity-sponsored training sessions, meetings, and conferences
• Regularly required to communicate with others and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, etc.

Pay & Benefits

Pay Range: $39,288.00 – $52,392.00 per year. This position is funded through personal fundraising. Compensation will vary based on the ability of the individual to secure a donor team to fund the cost of his/her salary. The actual salary received is subject to the individual's ability to raise funds necessary to cover the full amount within the range set forth.

Benefits (based on employee type and hours worked):

• 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan with 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