Development

Campus Missionary Qualities

• Personal life of prayer, devotion, and spiritual disciplines.
• A life with healthy boundaries and balance between ministry and family.
• Character, including honesty, integrity and moral purity.
• Self-motivation, self-starting and self-direction (especially important for pioneering).
• Outward/Missionary mindset (as opposed to administrative, which is needed as well).
• Commitment to continued growth through study, reading, classes, etc.
• Strong sense of calling, self-awareness, and wisdom.

Personal Competencies

• Ability to receive ministerial credentials with the Assemblies of God (AG) at the end of CMIT experience.
• Ability to relate to the AG.
• Ability to connect to Chi Alpha on a district, regional, and national level.
• Ability to develop and maintain a support team.
• Ability to prepare ministerial taxes.
• Ability to apply Scripture to personal life.
• Ability to relate personally to students, parents, staff, church leaders, college/university personnel, and AG officials.

Ministry Skill Competencies

• Ability to implement missions/pioneering principles including but not limited to evaluating needs, developing appropriate evangelism strategies, marketing/promotion, and evaluation.
• Ability to minister cross-culturally, including international students.
• Ability to administrate including but not limited to planning events and the administration of time, financial, and human resources.
• Ability to develop appropriate structures and training for student leadership development.
• Ability to communicate verbally including preaching, teaching, and leading discussions in a variety of contexts.
• Ability to provide leadership.
• Ability to lead worship.
• Ability to plan and execute a missions experience.
• Ability to disciple students.
• Ability to provide Biblical counseling.
• Ability to communicate in writing, including but not limited to newsletters.
• Ability to utilize computer software.
• Ability to operate in the gifts of the Spirit.

Intellectual/Education Competencies

• Ability to explain/defend core theological doctrines/issues.
• Ability to explain/defend Pentecostal theology.
• Ability to exegete the Bible properly.
• Ability to articulate current collegiate culture.
• Ability to express/defend issues concerning women in ministry.
• Ability to identify, define, and explain various world religions.