Student Intern — Florida (Undergraduate Ministry)

InterVarsity Press; United States; Remote; USD 32,000 - 43,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid internship (7 weeks)

Fundraising training

Job summary

InterVarsity Florida Summer Student Internship is a 7-week paid program for undergraduates, based in Daytona Beach, Florida, designed to give you a taste of life on staff and help you discern a call to ministry.

You will join a cohort of other student interns, participate in campus ministry teams, and pursue growth in leadership, spiritual understanding, biblical knowledge, and practical ministry skills through structured training and hands-on experience during May–June 2027.

Qualifications

• A follower of Jesus Christ
• Annually affirm InterVarsity’s Statement of Agreement
• A developing passion for evangelism
• Demonstrates campus ministry leadership qualities such as initiative, self-awareness and cultural awareness, communication, professionalism, eagerness to learn, cross-cultural competence, teamwork, and relational maturity.

Responsibilities

• Participate and engage fully with the campus ministry team to cast spiritual vision and direction
• Contribute to the accomplishment of the campus ministry team’s plans for spiritual growth and transformation
• Teach students to love, study, and apply Scripture to their lives
• Promote the Mission on campus (to advance witnessing communities that are bolder, broader, and more ethnically diverse): Seek opportunities to proclaim and demonstrate the Gospel of Jesus Christ
• Learn to guide chapters (or assigned segments of a chapter) in the development of strategic thinking regarding witness to the university
• Learn to model and assist students and faculty in growing in their love for God's people of every ethnicity and culture
• Encourage a prayerful lifestyle in students, especially focusing on those who do not yet follow Jesus as Lord and Savior
• Engage positively with the supervision and training you receive from your staff ministry trainer and/or director
• Assist with reporting as assigned
• Serve as an ambassador of InterVarsity to individual ministry partners and churches, through prayer, discussion of ministry efforts, mission, and accomplishments
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor

Job description

Student Intern — Florida (Undergraduate Ministry)

Work Location: Florida

Job Type: Part time

To advance the purpose of InterVarsity, this position is focused on learning the basics of college campus ministry.

This position is limited to students who are currently enrolled in a four-year or community college. Second year students and students enrolled at a community college may intern at a two-year/community college. Third year students and higher can work at a four-year or community college. Non-InterVarsity students who attend a Christian college must have third or fourth year standing.

Is working in campus ministry right for you? You’ve had a good experience as a student leader with InterVarsity, but could campus ministry be the next step in your career? Or maybe you're interested in ministry, but want to get some hands‑on experience?

The InterVarsity Florida Summer Student Internship gives you a taste of what life on staff could be, whether you know you are called to ministry or are just curious what it could look like.

This is a 7-week, paid internship where you will join a cohort of other student interns who are similarly discerning a call to ministry.

Summer Student Internship 2027

May 17, 2027 - June 30, 2027 Daytona Beach, Florida

Important Dates

• February 1: Applications due (online)
• February 15: References due (online)
• March 1-5: Zoom Interviews
• March 10: Notification of Acceptance to Internship
• March 17: Deadline to Accept or Decline Internship
• March 29: Fundraising Training Begins
• April & May: Fundraising Work, 5 hours per week
• May 17: Move-In Day in Daytona Beach
• Jun 21-25: Last Week on Campus
• Jun 28-29: Internship Final Debrief, Performance Reviews, & Final Update to Donors
• Jun 30: Move-Out Day
• Jul 6-10: Performance Reviews and Final Updates to Donors

GROWTH OBJECTIVES

• Develop in college campus ministry leadership
• Grow in spiritual understanding, biblical knowledge, ministry experience and skills, and mature as a disciple of Jesus Christ
• Develop daily spiritual disciplines
• Pursue spiritual relationships and involvement in a worshipping community
• Discern God’s call to ministry service with InterVarsity and its mission

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Participate and engage fully with the campus ministry team to cast spiritual vision and direction
• Contribute to the accomplishment of the campus ministry team’s plans for spiritual growth and transformation
• Teach students to love, study, and apply Scripture to their lives
• Promote the Mission on campus (to advance witnessing communities that are bolder, broader, and more ethnically diverse): Seek opportunities to proclaim and demonstrate the Gospel of Jesus Christ
• Learn to guide chapters (or assigned segments of a chapter) in the development of strategic thinking regarding witness to the university
• Learn to model and assist students and faculty in growing in their love for God's people of every ethnicity and culture
• Encourage a prayerful lifestyle in students, especially focusing on those who do not yet follow Jesus as Lord and Savior
• Engage positively with the supervision and training you receive from your staff ministry trainer and/or director
• Assist with reporting as assigned
• Serve as an ambassador of InterVarsity to individual ministry partners and churches, through prayer, discussion of ministry efforts, mission, and accomplishments
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor

QUALIFICATIONS

• A follower of Jesus Christ
• Annually affirm InterVarsity’s Statement of Agreement
• A developing passion for evangelism
• Demonstrates campus ministry leadership qualities such as initiative, self-awareness and cultural awareness, communication, professionalism, eagerness to learn, cross-cultural competence, teamwork, and relational maturity.

Pay Range: $32,256.00 - $43,020.00 per year Pay: This position is funded through personal fundraising. Accordingly, compensation will vary based on the ability of the individual to secure a donor team to fund the cost of his/her salary. The anticipated salary range for this position on a full-time basis (40 hours/week) is dependent on a variety of factors, including location and cost of living. The actual salary received, including any geographic adjustment to account for location and cost of living, is subject to the individual’s ability to raise funds necessary to cover the full amount of such salary within the range set forth in the job posting details.

Benefits

• 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
• 403(b) matching contributions
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discounts
• Flexible work schedule
• Flexible spending accounts
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Equal Employment Opportunity

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA is both an equal opportunity employer and a faith-based religious organization. We conduct hiring without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age, sex, marital status, parental status, membership in any labor organization, political ideology, or disability of an otherwise qualified individual. The status of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA as an equal opportunity employer does not prevent the organization from hiring staff based on their religious beliefs so that all staff share the same religious commitment. Pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 702 (42 U.S.C. 2000e 1(a)) InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA has the right to, and does, hire only candidates who agree with InterVarsity’s Statement of Agreement: Purpose and Doctrinal Basis because InterVarsity believes that each and every staff plays a vital role in advancing InterVarsity’s mission and purposes.

Why Join Us

Gen Z is curious and open to exploring their faith, but they need someone to guide them.

InterVarsity wants to reach the campus with the Good News, disciple students through Scripture and service, and equip them as leaders and tomorrow’s world-changers.

If you have a heart for students and faculty — one of the most strategic callings you could ever pursue — join our team! Serve on campus, in our national offices, at our publishing firm (InterVarsity Press), or in national leadership roles.

InterVarsity is a vibrant campus ministry that longs to give college students and faculty the chance to grow in their faith. We work to establish witnessing communities on campus where students and faculty can pursue God, God's word, God's people of every ethnicity and culture, and God's purposes in the world.