Characteristics of a Strong Campus Ministry Candidate


Characteristics of a strong candidate for ministry in higher education include:

• Commitment to the CHURCH as the people of God involved in liberating and reconciling ministries that embrace the total human family; and knowledge of
  • Biblical and theological roots of the Christian faith,
  • the mission and ecumenical witness, the history and traditions, and the polities and liturgies of the church, and
  • the nurture and faith development of individuals.
  Most ministries seek persons with formal theological education (Master of Divinity or more, advanced degree), ordination in one of the participating denominations, and experience in ministry.
  
  
• Commitment to higher education as a process that enables all individuals to shape their values and ethics and maximize their potentials in their quest for knowledge and truth; and knowledge of:
  • the structures and styles of governance, the history and traditions, and the operative procedures in institutions engaged in higher education,
  • educational methods and the teaching and learning process, and
  • contemporary attitudes and movements that shaping institutional changes and affecting person within academic communities.
  
  
• Commitment to a just, humane, and pluralistic society for all persons; and knowledge of power structures and social, economic, and political factors that shape human societies and institutions nationally and internationally.
  
  • group process, community development, and change-agent skills, and
  • racial, ethnic, gender and class issues that impede the full participation of individuals in the society.