History/Overview of YL College at UMD

Young Life at University of Maryland has was launched over 10 years ago. Over these past few years outreach to students across the campus and student leadership was developed to include weekly student small groups, spring break outreach trips, regular outreach events and a leadership team regularly spending time with students throughout the campus. The pandemic caused ministry on the campus to be shut down and now we are ready to rebuild and relaunch ministry on the campus.
University of Maryland is the largest university in both the state of Maryland and the Washington metropolitan area, with more than 41,000 (nearly 31,000 undergrad) students representing all fifty states and 123 countries. The university undergraduate population is ethnically diverse with 47% being students of color (16% Asian, 13% African American, 10%
Hispanic/Latino, .1% American Indian, .1% Pacific Islander, and 8% other race/ ethnicity.) Students attending University of Maryland have the ability to have world- wide impact and influence given their proximity to Washington D.C..
An incoming College Director will recruit and develop a team on the campus to relaunch outreach to students, as well as partner with our nearby Area Director, Lise Green-Reveus (AD for Montgomery County) to invest in developing current and future leaders on the campus.

Qualities of Life and Ministry in College Park, Maryland:

• Highly diverse school populations.
• College leader pipeline from surrounding Young Life areas sending YL Alumni to UMD.
• The ability to invest in and develop leaders on the campus
• Adults in the community willing to partner with the new College Director to ensure ministry health and growth.
• Rich history of Young Life on and near the campus.

Responsibilities:

Spiritual Formation: "Following Jesus" includes prayer and spiritual disciplines, fellowship, and church relationships.

• Commit to understanding God’s Word and practicing spiritual disciplines including retreat and reflection times.
• Actively participate in a church community and the spiritual life of the Young Life community.
• Lead the ministry and individuals in spiritual development and prayer.
• Help ensure that all Young Life ministry in the area is designed and carried out with a dependence on prayer that takes place out of the overflow of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

Leadership Development: “Equipping leaders, committee and staff” includes key volunteer care, recruiting, team building and training, supervision and vision casting.

• Cast the vision for campus ministry and maintain healthy ministry teams by recruiting, mobilizing and retaining teams of staff and volunteers.
• Recruiting: Assist in recruiting, developing and empowering college-aged students to carry on the work of the ministry in a way that is unique to their campus yet consistent with the mission and values of Young Life.
• Mobilizing: Assist in developing a student leadership team that creates opportunities for college-aged individuals to discover Jesus, build community and live out their faith in service.
• Retaining: Help model excellent contact work, club, small group ministry, camping and service opportunities. When appropriate, help lead regular gatherings to cast vision, train and empower staff, leaders and committee to uniquely lead on their campus utilizing Young Life College’s Reach, Build, Launch strategy aligned with the mission and values of Young Life.

Resource Development: “Fueling the ministry” includes hosting fundraising events, major donor care, public relations (branding) and building a committee to support fundraising efforts.

• The College Director will be responsible to raise at least $50,000 in personal financial support. (Young Life provides ministry fundraising coaching and training.)
• Create a team of people for personal support through prayer and financial contribution.
• Develop relationships with key adults in the ministry community (e.g., members of local churches, professors).
• Help conduct quality events that display Young Life College’s impact and warrant investment of resources.
• Maintain major donor relationships that provide a personal touch to update, thank and “ask” on behalf of Young Life.

Direct Ministry: “Proclaiming and modeling” includes contact work, club, Campaigners and camp.

• Participate in creatively planning and implementing a regular outreach meeting — Young Life College club/events.
• Serve as a mentor for two-three students yearly.
• On a regular basis, pursue and meet with non-leadership students in their environments for the purpose of relational outreach ministry.
• Prepare to lead a summer Young Life College mission trip or serve on a Young Life summer camp assignment.
• Utilize proven Young Life College methods to carry out a plan for relational evangelism on the campus.
• Recruit college students to serve as leaders and on summer staff.

Ministry Support: “Taking care of business” includes accounting, administration, communication (internal), data management and strategic plan.

• Help set a yearly strategic ministry plan and initiatives to reach every kid and review them on a regular basis.
• Maintain professional integrity in conduct and appearance, time management and administrative operations as agreed upon with the supervisor.
• Accept special assignments and serve as a learning resource within the region, division and missionwide.
• Additional duties as determined by the supervisor based on gifts, talents and passions of the individual.

Note: This description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with this job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the principal job elements essential for making compensation decisions.

Qualifications:

• A vital, growing relationship with Jesus Christ.
• Ability and desire to minister to college-age individuals - one-on-one and in small/large groups.
• Proven relational and communication skills with both students and adults.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Desire and proven ability to work with a team.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, ability to multi-task, adapt and be flexible.
• A four-year college degree prior to start date.
• Completion of Young Life Staff Associate Program preferred.
• Prior work or volunteer experience in college ministry preferred.

Benefits:

• Medical, dental and vision coverage (at no cost to you).
• Paid vacation and sick leave.
• 401(k) matching plan (up to four percent).
• Health club benefit.
• And more!