Associate Womens Minister

Role’s Mission:
The College Campus’ focus and proximity to the lost create numerous evangelistic and shepherding opportunities geared to all levels of new and emerging faith (including pre-emergent faith).

The Associate Minister is uniquely positioned to engage college-aged young women with a desire to introduce them to Christ, disciple them to mature faith in Christ, and launch them into gospel-oriented ministry within their own sphere of influence. 

Christ Chapel’s Mission:
"To stretch every involved person from the threshold of their spiritual pilgrimage toward becoming a fully developing follower of Christ." (Colossians 1:28-29)

Role’s Reporting Relationship: This position reports directly to the Christ Chapel College Minister.

Role’s Responsibilities:
The role of the Associate Minister

• Strategic outreach to college students in Fort Worth, through relationship, events or various connections.
• Strategic shepherding of college women that includes both relationship building and intentional spiritual growth.
• Participates in recruitment, evaluation, and spiritual development of our student leadership team.
• Develops and nurtures the ministry gifting in student leaders so they are equipped to share the gospel, disciple others, and do the work of ministry.
• Participates in all areas of Christ Chapel College ministry that may include discipling students, leading small groups, planning and executing events, and building the culture.
• Maintain an ongoing understanding and sensitivity to the current college woman’s lived experience, felt needs, and biblically articulated needs in order to influence the events/programming/discipleship models offered by Christ Chapel College. (Developing an expert knowledge of the current needs of college young women.)

Key Support:

• Support the PAC
• Support the College Ministry in shepherding young women
• Support the College Ministry events and programming

Personal Qualities/Giftings
Cultural Fluency 

• Preferably someone with proximity to the college life-stage.
• They have specific knowledge and experience with the cultural issues known to TCU college students. 
• They have some relational favor with college-aged students. This is an outgoing person, viewed as trustworthy, approachable, and relatable.  

Executive Function  

• They demonstrate a willingness to learn all aspects of ministry event planning. This includes the ability to envision a culturally appropriate event, to strategize and plan the tasks, to delegate, and to successfully implement.   

Team Player

• They are willing and eager to participate with a team for the purposes of the ministry, which may include investing in areas outside of their gifting or interests.  
• They can be flexible as required in a consistently changing ministry.
• They demonstrate humility that is eager to learn and grow, and a willingness to submit to the wisdom and experience of other team members.

Roles Requirements:

1.  Of Character

• Must be a Christian with an Elder-qualified character (1 Timothy 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9)
• Must be a maturing believer who is obviously, consistently and increasingly manifesting the fruit of the Spirit in his daily walk with Christ (Galatians 5:22-23)
• Must embrace Christ Chapel's doctrinal position and constitution without reservation and be an advocate of our philosophy of ministry both in public and in private
• Must embrace a work philosophy of planning and delivering biblically-appropriate, God-honoring, grace-based outcomes
• Must have a demonstrated "heart for people"
• Must be a joy to supervise (Hebrews 13:17)

1. Of Calling

• Must sense a calling primarily toward shepherding people within the local church.
• Must sense God’s calling to Christ Chapel, both sides having a sense of His intertwining our hearts and lives together.
• Must have a passion/calling to see college-aged students come to saving faith.

1. Of Competence

Spiritual Gift (Rom 12; 1 Cor 12; Eph 4; 1 Pet 4)

• The ideal candidate has spiritual gifts of discernment, exhortation, pastor/shepherd or serving/ministering. Secondarily, the spiritual gift of administration would be helpful in the carrying out of the above on a large scale.

Education

• The completion of a bachelor-level degree from an accredited college is required.

Experience/Philosophy

• Must have served for at least 1 year in a paid ministry role, or volunteer role with significant leadership demands.
• Must have some experience discipling and equipping college students.

Interpersonal attitudes or skills

• An includer, seeking to connect people on the fringe or outside
• A willing and teachable heart for implementing large events and seasonal initiatives
• A track record of initiative
• A track record of flexibility while still accomplishing desired outcomes
• A track record of faithfulness to an outcome in spite of difficult circumstances

• A track record of being inclusive yet discerning toward those who participate in the ministry
• A track record of keeping a confidence
• A track record of eagerness to share shepherding responsibilities and to develop student leaders as shepherds. They will guard against territorialism or exclusivity in shepherding. 
• A track record of being committed to pursuing intentional relationships with both mature student leaders and the spiritually immature.
• They have ability and experience sharing Biblical truth and applying it to day-to-day living.
• A track record for demonstrating a welcoming, grace-filled heart toward all students.
• A track record for demonstrating an ongoing commitment to Biblical learning, a humble teachable spirit, and a life ordered for ongoing transformation. 
• A track record of searching for and building their life on God’s declared truth, and an ever-increasing trust in God’s character. 

1. Of Chemistry

• Must be trustworthy, loyal and dependable
• Must be humble and approachable
• Must be a team player
• Must be self-led and self-managed regarding work
• Must be flexible with a “can do” spirit
• Must be a life-long learner