Standards and Qualifications
Campus Crusade for Christ Staff Standards and Qualifications
The following is a list of qualifications we use to select missionary staff for Student Venture. Please note these criteria are not for the purpose of judging a person's standing with the Lord nor his or her worth in the body of Christ. Rather, they are for the purpose of evaluating a person's readiness to serve in the midst of spiritual battle in ministry with Student Venture.
The basic spiritual qualifications that are an absolute essential for every potential staff member are a heart for God and a teachable attitude. These two spiritual qualifications underlie all the following standards. The standards below are guidelines in determining if an individual qualifies for staff.
1. U.S. Citizenship
U.S. citizenship is not required for acceptance as a U.S. staff member; however, applicants who are not citizens must have a Permanent Resident’s Visa prior to submitting an application for U. S. staff.
2. Moral standards and Qualifications
We evaluate the moral character of applicants in light of the biblical standards of purity for persons in spiritual leadership. A past problem of this nature may not prevent being accepted to staff if it can be determined that the basic problem has been resolved. If a person has been sexually involved outside of marriage, at least a one-year period of sexual purity is required prior to acceptance as a CCC staff member. If adultery has occurred, there must be at least a two-year period of sexual purity.
3. Education
Student Venture requires each of its full-time staff members to have a four-year college degree or equivalent work experience.
4. Marriage/Engagement
In Campus Crusade for Christ, we consider a husband and wife to be a team; therefore, couples must be in agreement as to their leading to the Student Venture ministry and both must apply and be accepted for staff. If an applicant is engaged and plans to marry prior to joining staff or within the first year on staff, the potential spouse must submit an application as well.
5. Divorce
Divorce may be a disqualifier depending on the circumstances. Two years of consistent Christian living must elapse between the final decree of the divorce and applying to our staff.
6. Debt Limits
We have a complex formula for calculating acceptable debt levels but the numbers below will give you a general idea. Debt levels greater than the totals below don’t necessarily disqualify you from serving with Campus Crusade but will require a more indepth evaluation.
For a single person: Total monthly debt payments cannot exceed $288.
For a married couple without children: Total monthly debt payments cannot exceed $480.
For a married couple with children: Send an e-mail to warren.bane@studentventure.com with details of your specific situation.
7. Agreement with Ministry Partner Development Process
Each staff member is required to raise his/her own team of financial ministry partners. Once an individual is fully accepted as a New Staff Trainee, he/she will be given training and resources in developing financial support. For more information on Ministry Partner Development, click http://studentventure.com/support
8. Exposure to Student Venture
Because our ministry has certain distinctives that may differentiate it from other youth ministries, we want to be sure that an applicant understands and agrees with our philosophy of ministry. We want it to be a “good fit” for the applicant and for us. Therefore, for someone who is unfamiliar with Student Venture, we ask them to be willing to get exposure to our ministry by attending one of our conferences and/or visiting one of our Student Venture cities to observe the ministry and meet with the Student Venture staff who are there.
9. Willingness to Relocate
You must be willing to be assigned to a city where Student Venture has an ongoing ministry. These cities are listed at http://studentventure.com/cities.
10. Agreement with CCC Statement of Faith
Each staff member must read and fully agree to adhere to the Campus Crusade for Christ Statement of Faith.