Campus Ministry Associate - UW Madison (Undergraduate Ministry)

Campus Ministry Associate - UW Madison (Undergraduate Ministry)

Work Location:

Wisconsin

Job Type:

Part 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)