Why? To expand our reach in width and depth towards college students at Alabama. Why not have a second pastor specifically called as a missionary to the college campus?

Assistant Campus Minister Job Description

Goal: To empower a highly capable CM-placement to serve as an Assistant Campus Minister who is fully empowered to lead, serve, and develop under the guidance of an experienced Campus Minister.

List of various items:

Teaching/preaching skills:

• Preach at Large Group (approximately 3 times per semester)

• CM directed sermon evaluation for encouragement and professional growth

• Collaborate alongside the CM on selection of sermon series for the upcoming semester

• Help critically evaluate the CM’s preaching and offer constructive and honest feedback

• Teach at Ministry Team mtg (as a part of team teaching, 1-2 times per semester)

• Be open to other spaces to teach

Small Groups:

• Lead at least 3 weekly small group Bible studies, including both needs within the RUF community (for ex, soph guys bible study) and outreach bible studies (for ex, ATO Bible Study) to engage new missionary spaces on campus. 

• CM and CMA together help in recruiting small group leaders and empowering small group spaces

• Lead the training and development of new small group Bible study leaders 

  • learn the curriculum of training (O-I-A) to help evaluate and coach small group leaders

  • Learn and implement with students the ‘How to Study the Bible’ and ‘How to lead a small group’ training modules

• Attend several fraternity bible studies with the CM and lead most follow up relationships with guys (including initiating one on ones, spaces to do activities with them, and helping them connect to RUF as a whole, as well as empowering them within their fraternity to serve Jesus)

One on Ones  and Campus Ministry Development

• Pastor: 8-12  one on one’s per week: starting friendships, spiritual conversations, sharing
  the gospel, supporting and building up covenant children, prayer and individual Bible study, spiritual counsel with a focus on guys, particularly developing discipleship structured time of reading the Bible with them and developing them as leaders

• Initiate outreach - pursue students contacts with Staff team (both those who visit RUF
  Events, other outreaches, meetings and new people you meet on campus)
  -seek to develop new contacts on the campus for the purpose of ministry
  -Seek to group student contacts into a small group Bible study group, existing or new.

• Seek to develop ministry in areas of campus that RUF is not presently reaching and being stretched to go to places on campuses that could be uncomfortable/awkward

• Initiate own list of one on ones through being present on campus and meeting people through your particular hobbies (open to playing sports with students, working out with them, or any other means to meet students and start evangelistic relationships in a college town)

Ministry Team-Training student leaders

• Learn and help the CM with ministry team/servant team training every other week meetings 

• Teach on an aspect of ministry and how it fits with the P.O.M (team teaching for ministry team leaders)

• Help CM in running a productive servant team leadership mtg

• Coach student leaders in their job descriptions, help develop their ministry skills, and initiate difficult pastoral conversations with students who aren’t fulfilling their roles

Interns and staff

• Learn how to coach and oversee interns and Campus Staff

• Observe and learn how to run a weekly staff meeting

• Oversee and mentor interns

  • Help them learn about their gifts, strengths and weaknesses

  • Assist them, inspire them, and empower them in their mission to freshman and fringe

Prayer and Spiritual development

• Develop a prayer ministry as part of your work day both individually and with the Alabama staff team.

• Staff prayer and individual prayer

• Develop a healthy spiritual devotional life, Bible reading, prayer and journaling

• Receive weekly one on one from CM and allow him to pastor you

Staff and Area Training

• Participate in all aspects of nationally led staff training

• Develop fluency in RUF POM as directed by the Campus Minister

• Come to every RUF Alabama joint committee meeting and be prepared to report and make connections with committee members

• Give RUF Bama Staff including CM and CS honest feedback on the ministry and expect to be empowered to be a part of the change

Church/Presbytery

• Attend Warrior  Presbytery meetings (3 each year)

• Develop relationship with presbytery churches

• Find a home PCA church (spouse and family are expected to join this congregation)

• Serve churches where needs arise (namely, preaching and communion)

Fundraising

• Develop financial partnerships with individuals and churches to sustain the ministry budget

• Speak to CM before contacting churches that support the CM

• Maintain a multifaceted communication strategy with existing and prospective financial
  partners.

  • Personal contacts calls, letters, emails, face to face

  • Group communication electronic and print

  • Social media presence

• Serve regional churches (pulpit supply, mission conferences, adult education) to develop contacts and support.