InterVarsity Metro-Bereich

Ich bin zurück von der InterVarsity regionalen Personal-Konferenz. Es war hübsches gutes. Wir richteten eine Menge unsere Zeit auf Führungentwicklung Modelle und Wachstummodelle. Ich bin nicht ein grosser Ventilator solchen Materials, aber ich verstehe, daß solches Material fest innerhalb der meisten großen Anstalten befestigt ist.

Ich habe eine innerhalb der folgenden Woche zu bilden Entscheidung. Ich muß entscheiden ob oder für InterVarsity Metro-Bereich (IE, die Doppelstädte) Direktor betrachtet zu werden Namen nicht formal einreichen meinen. Wir sind z.Z. Direktor-weniger und sie suchen nach einer langfristigen Plazierung, die helfen kann, neues Leben zum Bereich zu holen. Z.Z. haben wir undergrad Kapitel bei Hamline, Macalester, das U von M Ostbank und Normandale-aber wir haben nur Personal für Macalester (obwohl sie auch eine Spitze mit Hamline Kursteilnehmern bearbeitet). Ich werde auf Personal geholt, ein Kapitel auf der West Bank zu errichten. Ich werde wirklich über den aufgeregt, aber ich wundere auch, mich wenn ich die zusätzliche Herausforderung des Einziehens und des Trainierens des Personals für den Rest der Doppelstädte möchte. Wir haben einen „Hauptjäger“ (wer übrigens sehr begabt ist), einen Bereich Direktor außerhalb vom InterVarsity System zu suchen, aber der alte Bereich Direktor schlug vor, daß I betrachtet wird, da der neue Bereich Direktor und ich nicht verweigern können, daß die Idee etwas Anklang hat.

Warum interessiere ich mich für die ganze dieses? Bin ich nach Karrierezuführung einfach suchend? Nein. For me the reason why I even remotely consider taking on more responsibility at InterVarsity it my desire to see students enter into a relationship with Jesus Christ and to help them follow him as they embody his presence into the world. There are lots of great campuses in the Twin Cities and I would love to have the ability to recruit and train staff to help them to do incarnational ministry with students as I myself do incarnational ministry with students on the West Bank.

The U of M probably needs several new staff in the next couple of years and it would be good to hire staff to start chapters at Hamline, Augsburg, Normandale, St. Thomas, and St. Kate’s. Macalester College is the only campus that seems adequately staffed currently. The regional director seems open to the possibility. However, my suspicion is that it would take too much time away from the West Bank–which needs to remain my primary focus. Although Missio Dei isn’t my “job” per se, it is a large part of my vocation. Working with InterVarsity supplements and enhances that vocation. If it would only add 10-15 extra hours a week to serve the metro area as an area director, I’d probably do it. But I think it would take a lot more, and it would mean less time on campus and even less time in the West Bank neighborhood in general.

The nice thing about the West Bank (in regards to InterVarsity work) is that there are two campuses on the West Bank: the University of Minnesota and Augsburg College (and St. Kate’s if you count the one building they have on the West Bank). I think there is definitely enough campus work to keep me busy, and I could very well end up leading a team of several staff that work at both campuses.

Another possibility that came up in my conversation with the Regional Director is that there is a chance I could be team leader at the University of Minnesota. This would allow me to focus my ministry on the West Bank (which is non-negotiable) while overseeing other staff at the U of M–helping to recruit new staff and overseeing existing staff. Whether or not I will serve in this capacity is up to the area director–whoever that person ends up being.
Unless God convinces me otherwise, I assume that I won’t be submitting my name next week. I really want to focus my energy on the West Bank–on both residents and students. My prayer is that the new area director will do a splendid job at recruiting new staff and supporting existing staff for the area. One of the criteria is that he or she will appreciate working with me (I’m not joking–it has been recognized by my supervisors that “not just anyone” would appreciate my approach to campus ministry). I hope that whoever my future supervisor is, he or she will be supportive of my odd ideas and have a few odd ideas of their own.

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