Leadership Processing

Welcome

​Thanks so much for your interest in serving the Lord this upcoming year through InterVarsity Leadership. Leadership is a year-long commitment and is a unique opportunity for you to be developed as you learn what it means to be a leader in the Kingdom of God. Leadership has influence, and influence begins in the ways we surrender our lives to God and choose to serve Him on His terms.

InterVarsity at USC's core vision is to see our entire campus ENCOUNTER Jesus, LOVE radically, and CHANGE the world. Being a part of leadership is a way you can participate in what God is doing to transform lives, renew the campus, and see the world changed for the better.

We’re excited to embark on this process with you, as you discern your plans to serve Him perhaps as a leader next year. If you have any questions or need someone to chat with about this, feel free to email any of the other staff members.

Leadership Structure

InterVarsity is a student and staff partnered ministry. Our leadership consists of a team of full-time and part-time staff, a team of student area leaders, as well as our general leadership body. Together we seek to lead our community towards the vision of seeing our entire campus ENCOUNTER Jesus, LOVE radically, and CHANGE the world. 

OUR STAFF:
Staff Workers are full-time Community Advisers who are here to help guide, develop, and support all of you. Each staff has a specific focus team that they coach full time, as well as an auxiliary team that they consult. 

Things you'll develop as a Leader

  • Maturity in your spiritual life and life with God
    • Receive God’s Love, Generosity, and Grace
    • Joyfully Embrace the Lordship of Jesus
    • Practice Appropriate Spiritual Disciplines
    • Embrace My Identity in God
    • Rely on the Holy Spirit
  • Character Transformation
    • Responsibility
    • Resilience in Suffering
    • Self-Awareness and Brokenness
    • ​Ability to take risks for Jesus
    • Generous and Hospitable Servant
  • Ministry Skills
    • Leading Missional Gatherings
    • Visioning & Leading into Vision
    • Incarnational Ministry
    • Sharing your faith
    • Integrating Justice and Faith
    • Prayer Ministry & Inner Healing 
    • Developing and Raising up Leaders
  • Leadership skills
    • Team building management
    • Time Management
    • Social, Cross Cultural People Skills
    • Community event planning and mobilizing
    • Administration and Organization
    • Goal Setting & Strategic Thinking
    • Verbal Communication Skills
    • Why Intervarsity builds great leaders

3 Steps for Leadership

Timeline

February 22 - February 28:  Sign up for Leadership Processing Conversations. If you are a current leader, you are required to go through leadership processing. 

February 26 - March 4: Leadership Processing Conversations. Leadership Reflections are due 24 hours before meeting.

March 5: Staff & AL Team meet to confirm leadership invites.

March 6-7: Official invitations made by phone call.

March 6-8: Pray and gather friends to pray about your decision to join leadership.

March 9: Deadline to say “yes” or “no” to leadership

March 18: Spring Training Kick-off! Every Sunday, 7-9:30pm until April 29th.

Leadership Roles

Community Group Leader
​Vision Team Leader
Encounter Leader
Area Leader
​Officer

Area Teams

Each leader, regardless of role, will be a part of a ministry team. There are many different leadership teams you could join. Below is a list of the teams we currently have.

Ethnic Specific Ministries:
BLACK CAMPUS MINISTRIES (BCM) 
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT MINISTRIES (ISM)
LAFE (LATINO FELLOWSHIP)

Geographic Ministries:
APARTMENTS
MCCARTHY / FLUOR
NORTH / SOUTH
PARKSIDE
​WEBB / THE VILLAGE

Interested in leading somewhere not listed? Let us know! We'd love to talk to you about starting something new!

Officer Roles

In addition to the student leadership teams, we also have officer roles available. These are highly specialized positions and spaces are limited. Prior experience on leadership is preferred. 

Treasurer
Director of Administration
Director of Design
Director of Marketing
IM Sports
Historian