What are the responsibilities and job description for the Campus Staff Minister - Boston (Graduate & Faculty Ministry) position at Intervarsity?
Campus Staff Minister - Boston (Graduate & Faculty Ministry)
Work Location : Massachusetts
Job Type : Full time
God has called InterVarsity to plant and to build witnessing communities of students and faculty who follow Jesus on college and university campuses. Through these groups, we believe ever- increasing numbers of students and faculty from all ethnic groups and areas of the campus will be transformed by the Gospel. We expect to see campuses increasingly become places where people, ideas, and structures flourish to the glory of God. We confidently anticipate that our InterVarsity alumni will become change agents across the country and around the world. We pursue this calling by discerning and actively participating in what God is already doing on campus. This is the essence of being a Campus Staff Minister (CSM).
We encourage you to visit https : / / gfm.intervarsity.org / gfm-interest-form and submit the GFM Interest Form before completing the full application for a position with Graduate & Faculty Ministries in our online application system. We will contact you when we are ready to proceed with the application process.
ESSENTIAL COMMITMENTS / RESPONSIBILITIES
Spiritual Growth
As a Campus Staff Minister, you pursue maturity as a disciple of Jesus Christ so that your life and work increasingly reflects a growing love for God, God's Word, God's people of every ethnicity and culture, and God's purposes in the world. To do this, you will :
- 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
2.Campus Leadership
As a Campus Staff Minister, you increase the number of witnessing communities, as well as the size, health, spiritual maturity, and campus-wide influence of existing witnessing communities of students and faculty by being a :
You communicate and model InterVarsity's vision to see students and faculty transformed, campuses renewed and world changers developed
You create, develop, align and leverage ministry plans, programs, teams, and structures to close the gap between current reality and the aspirational goals.
You 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.
3.Organizational Collaboration
As a Campus Staff Minister, you have joined a national mission. Therefore, you work with a network of other local, area, regional, and national InterVarsity staff and volunteers so that our work reflects Biblical standards of excellence, integrity, and partnership.
4.Ministry Partnership Development
As a Campus Staff Minister, you will 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.
5.Accomplish all other assigned tasks as appropriate
QUALIFICATIONS (common to all levels of CSM)
WORK ENVIRONMENT / PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
The CSM position leads ministry in a college campus environment. A designated office space may or may not be available. The CSM is required to travel to on-campus and off- campus sites as appropriate. Off-campus travel includes, but is not limited to : student ministry conferences, Ministry Partnership Development meetings, and InterVarsity- sponsored training sessions, meetings, and conferences. The CSM is regularly required to communicate with others, and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, etc.
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship / USA
Frame of Reference
All staff members subscribe annually to the Purpose Statement of InterVarsity :
In response to God's love, grace and truth :
The purpose of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship / USA is
to establish and advance at colleges and universities
witnessing communities of students and faculty
who follow Jesus as Savior and Lord :
growing in love for God,
God's Word,
God's people of every ethnicity and culture
and God's purposes in the world.
This purpose is admittedly more limited than the Great Commission. As a mission extension of the local church, we have adopted boundaries on our activities based on our call to serve a defined group of God's people. Within the context of InterVarsity's purpose, all of the relationships and tasks that staff members engage in as part of their work for InterVarsity have both eternal and temporal components.
Values :
InterVarsity is committed to developing men and women from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and generations, whom God calls to work with us for both shorter and longer periods of service, as we pursue the call of God in the university world.
Maturing Disciple of Jesus Christ :
Every InterVarsity staff member is to be a maturing disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ, growing in obedience to the Scriptures. The marks of a long-term love relationship with Christ in the fullness of His Spirit are described in Galatians 5 : 22 : "The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control." In the workplace, this fruit is revealed in healthy working relationships which encourage all staff to accomplish their work and enhance their focus on the spiritual aspects of their work.
Team Work :
Each individual staff person is a vital member of Christ's body. This means that we will work with one another in ways that honor and encourage all to grow in Christ while accomplishing His work. Our community requires that each individual serve as a team member in a collegial and open environment based on values, relationships, and vision as well as structure and position.
InterVarsity staff, both employees and volunteers, commit to serve God and all InterVarsity colleagues, students, and partners, with sensitivity to both the eternal and temporal dimensions of our work. "Whatever your task, work heartily, as serving the Lord." (Colossians 3 : 23a)
Pay Range : $39,288.00 - $52,392.00 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 :
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.
Salary : $39,288 - $52,392
