Additional Information
Student Ministry Leader - Link overseas
Work Location:
Remote - Overseas
Job Type:
Full time
InterVarsity Link is looking for people with both a God-given heart for students and for global ministry. As a member of the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES), InterVarsity has connections with student ministries all over the world. InterVarsity Link will send you to a student ministry that is looking for someone like you to come and serve students there.
ATTENTION: Please do not complete the full application here until you have completed Link's preliminary application and heard back from us. Please find the link to the preliminary application in the next section. With questions, email link@intervarsity.org
To advance the purposes of InterVarsity and the IFES, this position fills a key role in the on going effort of InterVarsity/USA to fulfill its partnership obligations as a member of the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES). InterVarsity Link Staff are seconded to national IFES member movements or to IFES Regions as requested by those national movements or regions. As such, their purpose is to establish or strengthen student ministries in their assigned country or region under the direction of their IFES supervisor.
Please complete Link's preliminary application and wait to hear back from us before completing the full application. Go to the following link and click on "apply."
https://link.intervarsity.org/
ESSENTIAL FUNCITIONS:
Spiritual Growth:
Be a maturing disciple of the Lord 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 by: Pursuing a vibrant relationship with the triune God through engagement with Scripture, prayer, and worship - both individually and in community
Growing in self-awareness, self-management, relational integrity, and resiliency
Embracing Scriptural standards for behavior and attitudes
Engage in ministry through teaching, preaching, discipling, leading Bible studies, and/or prayer and worship services in a local church or worshipping community
Experience and live out an ongoing call to ministry service with InterVarsity and its mission
Ministry Leadership:
Lead in cross cultural student ministry by: Acquiring language and cultural skills from classes, tutoring, personal study and direct involvement with students and other nationals
Participating in personal and team ministry activities including informal and casual encounters as well as planned and organized activities under the direction of their IFES supervisor, including:
Gathering student groups on campuses where there are none - growing groups of students where they exist
Leading students in evangelism, Bible study, prayer, worship, and acts of service
Providing spiritual mentorship and direction to student leaders
Fulfill specific ministry responsibilities as assigned by their IFES supervisor, including: Planting or developing ministry to students at a particular university or location,
Developing student leaders, including identifying, mentoring and discipling, organizing, training, and supervising them
Creating opportunities to engage the university with the Gospel
Gathering both large and small groups for evangelistic outreach, spiritual growth, prayer, and worship, as well as retreats and conferences at the local, national, or regional level
Participating in the development and implementation of vision, direction, and a ministry plan on a local, national, or regional level,
Participating in local, national and regional conferences as required or recommended by InterVarsity Link, or the IFES supervisor.
Develop personal and professional ministry skills and spiritual acumen while on the field and during Home Assignments.
Administration
Assure compliance with InterVarsity policies and procedures by: Observing risk management policy.
Following the budgeting process, and expense reporting requirements.
Submitting quarterly reports to their Link Staff Coordinator for use in supervision and pastoral care.
Submitting reports to their IFES supervisor as requested.
Fund Development and Public Relations
Maintain sound financial status by: Securing personal financial and prayer support in compliance with fund development guidelines
Nurturing donor relationships through regular prayer letters, personal communication and visits
Speak at small and large groups and churches sharing from Scripture, leading in prayer and worship, and casting a vision for mission and ministry to university students
Maintain good communication practices by: Contacting their Link Staff Coordinator on a regular and frequent basis.
Distributing ministry updates, at least quarterly, to supporters and prayer partners.
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