Campus Minister

Job Responsibilities:

Ministry Responsibilities

1. Must be willing and able to provide counseling services to students and faculty to make referrals to other appropriate counselors and agencies.

2. Oversee and coordinate the ministry of the local Baptist Collegiate Ministries organization including programs study groups retreats and mission projects.

3. Participate in department-sponsored activities such as student conventions retreats conferences mission projects etc. most of which would involve travel including some out-of-state and occasionally overseas travel.

4. Maintain a personal program of continuing education that includes personal study time in preparation for teaching assignments and participation in other educational opportunities such as seminars workshops and courses.

5. Performance of various ministerial duties such as participation in campus-wide religious activities and other events that seek a ministerial presence for invocations special prayers etc. officiating at weddings and funerals hospital visitation etc.

6. Evangelize students faculty and staff with the gospel message and seek to influence their decisions regarding their personal relationship with Jesus Christ as both Savior and Lord.

7. Attempt to relate to all students regardless of their denominational or church background including non-Christians and international students providing special programs to meet their needs were appropriate.

8. Be a role model for students in the areas of Christian family life and churchmanship.

9. Encourage students to be involved in an on-going discipleship program that may include a variety of programs sponsored by the BCM and/or local church as well as personal study time.

Administrative Duties

1. Maintain financial records of local BCM ministries sending reports to the state office and other appropriate entities such as associations that make contributions.

2. Train supervise and provide resources for volunteer student leaders of the Baptist Collegiate Ministries organization.

3. Attend appropriate committee meetings with student leaders associational leaders campus ministry staff university officials etc.

4. Maintain correspondence with the state office BCM supporters alumni student missionaries and other appropriate groups.

5. Coordinate a program of recruitment for student members and leaders of Baptist Collegiate Ministries.

6. Assist churches and associations in their ministry to and with university students.

Public Relations

1. Must be able to represent Shorter University and the denomination through such assignments as Christian Focus Week
Confluence weekend preaching assignments and other speaking opportunities.

2. Must relate to the pastors and churches of the local associations that financially support the BCM program through attendance at ministers conferences participation in committee meetings and speaking in local churches.

3. Develop positive relationships with appropriate university administrators and faculty members to interpret the BCM ministry to them and enlist their support.

4. Promote the ministry and programs of local Baptist churches and the denomination among students.

Individuals Supervised:

Campus Ministries Intern student workers