Dallas College BSM Associate Director

JOB TYPE:

Full-time or Part-time

ABOUT TXBSM

TXBSM engages college students to follow Christ and transform the world. Our ministry priorities include evangelism, missions, discipleship, church life, and leadership development. They permeate the entire structure of Texas BSM. We aim to be a bridge between students and the local church. We want to help them grow during their college years and continue to be involved in a local church. We have over 180 staff members (employed and volunteer) who serve on approximately 135 Texas campuses.

ABOUT DALLAS COLLEGE BSM

Dallas College is the community college system for the city of Dallas, and is home to more than 130,000 students. These students come from every part of the world and many of them have never heard the Gospel before. The Dallas College BSM exists to fix that problem. We are hiring part time or full time associate directors who will be tasked with coordinating and implementing a strategy to reach their assigned Dallas College campus with the Gospel. 

This position is a great way to practice the foundational aspects of Christian ministry and can grow into a meaningful career. 

JOB SUMMARY

The Dallas College BSM Associate Director plans, leads, and executes ministry on their appointed Dallas College campus in harmony with the distinctive BSM ministry priorities of evangelism, discipleship, missions, and church life. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Evangelism

1. Implement the sharing strategy that gives every student on campus an opportunity to hear and respond to the Gospel.

2. Implement a training strategy that equips students through a variety of outreach opportunities.

3. One-half of the time will be spent on campus meeting new students and training students in relational evangelism.

Discipleship

1. Implement a leadership development strategy that includes any Dallas College student who is faithful, teachable, and available. 

2. Implement the enlistment strategy for involving new students.

3. Implement the Bible study strategy that involves students in meaningful study.

Missions

1. Implement the involvement strategy that leads students to be involved in the Texas Baptist Student Missions program (aka Go Now Missions).

2. Implement the experience strategy that gives students opportunities to be involved in short-term projects as well as ongoing local mission experiences.

3. Implement the international student strategy that leads students to reach out to the students on their campus who come from other countries.

4. Implement the giving strategy that teaches students the discipline of giving sacrificially to missions.

5. Take leadership in mission trips as required by the Dallas College BSM program.

Church Life

1. Implement the church strategy that leads students to be involved in a local Baptist Church.

2. Consult with collegiate leadership of local churches as appropriate.

3. Pursue relationships with local church staff aggressively. 

4. Joining local Baptist Association(s) where appropriate for involving students in new church starts.

Other Responsibilities

1. Assist with working with the local leadership group effectively to provide a student ministry program that is appropriate to the campus situation and acceptable to the local Baptist churches.

2. Assist with facilitating a ministry of care and encouragement to include but not limited to students, campus faculty and staff, and local church workers.

3. Assist in communicating the BSM story with churches and donors.

4. Attend all additional meetings and training as required to include but not limited to the following: 

• Annual local Executive Board meetings
• Local leadership group meetings
• Student leadership meetings
• Weekly programs through BSM
• Mission Trips
• Personal meetings with students for discipleship/leadership development and others deemed necessary by the Center for Collegiate Ministry and/or the local leadership group
• TXBSM Annual Staff Training Retreat (always last week of July)
• New Worker Training (as scheduled)
• BGCT Annual Meeting (Nov)

6. Communicate with the Center for Collegiate Ministry through required reports.

7. Answer phones promptly and respond to requests for information promptly.

8. Maintain compliance with BGCT’s employee policies and procedures and all state and federal laws and regulatory requirements.

9. Perform other duties as required.

COMPENSATION

TXBSM staff members are employees of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. This position is funded through Ministry Partner Development.  This means that all of the funds needed to fund the position are raised by the employee.  This includes salary, benefits (insurance, retirement, etc.), social security and a 10% training and administration fee).  The exact total that the employee raises has many variables so it is not available until all the benefits choices are made.  Workers are required to complete PD Bootcamp training and be fully funded before completing the hiring process and beginning work. Fully funded means funds received or pledged.

• Employees are eligible for a salary review every year. Salary raises will be funded through ministry partner development.
• Self-funded raises can be given up to $5,000/year until the new salary reaches the median level. After the median salary level, employees are eligible for up to a 3% raise each year.
• Compensation levels and raises will be evaluated on a variety of factors: current support raising balance, tenure, responsibility level, size and effectiveness of ministry program, ministry budget health, and local cost of living.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

1. In-depth understanding of a comprehensive field of knowledge, generally acquired through an earned Bachelor’s degree from an accredited seminary (Baptist Seminary preferred).

2. Active membership in a church supportive of the BGCT that is also a cooperating church within the Association and is supportive of local BSM ministry during employment. Maintain a healthy personal church life, able to lead students into local church involvement, and serve the churches that provide support to the local BSM.

3. Commitment to Christian principles and teachings both professionally and personally.  Knowledge of and commitment to traditional Baptist distinctives, denominational structure, and church programs. 

4. Relate positively, influentially, and sensitively to a broad spectrum of persons in a variety of multi-tiered relationships and settings including but not limited to students, faculty, clergy, laity, institutional staff/faculty various Baptist organizations, churches of all sizes, cultural identities and worship styles, board and council members, Texas Baptists, and beyond. 

5. Ability to communicate the vision of BSM both locally and state-wide on the association and local church level. 

6. Work under close supervision and clear expectations yet exercise independent thinking and initiative.

7. Make effective, timely, appropriate decisions, and maintain confidentiality.

8. Provide strategic and logistical planning to facilitate meetings, conferences, workshops, and retreats as required. 

9. Excellent, professional written communication skills. Including the ability to report proficiently on the local BSM ministry.

10. Excellent listening, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills. 

11. Excellent organizational skills, and ability to multi-task and manage a variety of tasks. 

12. Excellent demonstrated leadership skills necessary to appropriately influence people to achieve a desired outcome. Ability to develop strong, consistent leadership among students and assist them in discovering and exercising their spiritual gifts through serving in BSM leadership roles. Ability to effectively lead other local staff members; requires administrative skills to include but not limited to staff selection, development, motivation, scheduling, and evaluation. 

13. Understanding of Scripture and theology and commitment to lifelong study and personal growth.  Communicate with students through Scripture and personal experience to demonstrate how God is leading the group.  Model what it means to be a spiritual leader who communicates God’s Word.

14. Strong evangelistic skills.  Proficiency in interpersonal and conversational skills for sharing the message of Jesus Christ at any time in an appropriate manner fitting to the person, situation, and time.  Be able to lead students to share Christ on the campus through a variety of methods and in all ministry areas. 

15. Recognizable word gift in speaking before a group or congregation.  

16. Ability to develop each believer into a global Christian, assisting students in the discovery of how God’s Spirit leads the Church in reaching the world for Christ through Go Now Missions.

17. Provide individual mentoring and lead BSM small groups to give students the opportunity for development as a disciple. 

18. Possess personal spiritual discipline that models a proactive stance toward personal, spiritual, and relational health.

19. Willingness to enlist ministry partners through alumni and church contacts.

20. Ability to travel to various geographic locations, including travel by car and some overnight stays including weekends.

21. Requires proficient working knowledge and ability to use various software including but not limited to Microsoft Office (Word, Excel), Google Suite (Gmail, Gcal, Google Drive); intermediate level skills required.

22. Speak, read, and write English. Ability to speak clearly and make self-understood in face-to-face interactions and to articulate with accuracy on the phone and through email. The ability to speak, read, and write proficiently in Spanish is a plus.

23. Grasp, push, pull, carry or otherwise manipulate objects; ability to perform tasks requiring action of muscles or groups of muscles and foot and/or hand-eye coordination including:

• Ability to use up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently to move objects.
• Ability to lift, transport/carry, and set up materials (up to 50 pounds) for up to three hours per week. 
• Ability to bend for items below or reach for items above the individual.
• Ability to bend, stoop, and climb step stools
• Ability to walk, stand, and sit, sometimes for prolonged periods.