Catalyze Team Planting Coach (Undergraduate Ministries)

ESSENTIAL COMMITMENTS

Spiritual Growth

• Pursue maturity as a disciple of Jesus Christ so that your life and work increasingly reflect a growing love for God, God’s Word, God’s people of every ethnicity and culture, and God’s purposes in the world.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Campus Leadership

• 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:

• Visionary Guide - Communicate and model InterVarsity’s vision to see students and faculty transformed, campuses renewed, and world changers developed.

• Structural Architect - Create, develop, align, and leverage ministry plans, programs, teams, and structures to close the gap between current reality andaspirationalgoals.

• Missional Developer - 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.

Organizational Collaboration

• Work with a network of otherlocal, area, regional, and national InterVarsity staff and volunteers so that our work reflects Biblical standards of excellence, integrity, and partnership.

OptionalMinistry Partnership Development

• This is a fully funded position.  If incumbent staff would like to increase their hourly rate up to $25/hour, they may develop a team of partners – churches and individuals (including alumni and community members) – to support the ministry financially and with prayer

Catalyze TeamGoals

Our team will pursue three key goals over the next two years:

• Reduce thenumberof NKM campuses from ~450 to 300 by June 2028.

• Plantandsustain 75 new InterVarsity chaptersbyJune2028.

• Confirm and/or Resource 250 Independent GroupsbyJune 2028.

Strategies

In pursuit of these goals, Catalyze staff will employ a variety of strategies, including:

• Digital Research on a portfolio of ~15-30+ NKM campuses (prorated based on hours)

• Remote connection & resourcing with Independent Groups

• Multi-faceted lead generation to identify prospects with capacity to start something new

• Coaching partners to start new ministry on NKM campuses

Expectations

Wewillrecruit ~15-20 new staff who would join our existing Catalyze team to:

• Commit to 2 years on the team, including ministry years ‘26-27 and ‘27-28.

• Spend at least 4-8 hours/week in the Catalyze initiativedoing the following:

• Attendingweekly Catalyze team calls which will alternate between team meetings & “office hours” co-working space.

• Participatingin a team retreat in tandem withInterVarsity’sStaffConference ‘27.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Annually affirm InterVarsity’s Statement of Agreement (Doctrinal Basis and Purpose Statement). Abide byInterVarsity’s Code of Conduct. Believe and behave consonantly with InterVarsity’s Human Sexuality Theological Paper. Affirm and behave consonantly with InterVarsity’s “Women in Ministry Statement of Affirmation.”

• Bachelor’s degree required for CSMs assigned to a four-year campus. A minimum of an Associate’s degree required for CSMs assigned to a two-year campus or a community college.

• Strong interpersonal skills (including ability to minister to diverse ethnic communities and faculty).

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Demonstrated problem solving skills.

• A working knowledge of current Microsoft software applications (Word, Access, Excel, and PowerPoint) is preferred.

Pay range: $20.00/hour (subsidized) up to $25.00/hour with MPD