FCA Position Description
Position: Greater Pittsburgh Director of College Ministry (DCM)
Reports To: Pittsburgh Area Director
Position Description:
The position of Director of College Ministry (DCM) is responsible
for growing the influence of FCA on college campuses across the Pittsburgh Area through prayer
and by staffing the campuses with campus representatives and field associates. The DCM
should model the FCA Values of Integrity, Serving, Teamwork and Excellence.
In the Pittsburgh Area there are six schools within a 5 mile radius (Pittsburgh, Carlow, Duquesne,
Carnegie Melon, Point Park and Chatham). FCA Pittsburgh is hiring a man or woman fit for
overseeing and growing our college ministry on these six campuses.
The person in this position is responsible for recruiting, hiring, training, equipping and
encouraging campus representatives, campus associates and campus chaplains, and campus
interns at the six college campuses in the Pittsburgh Area. The DCM ensures the effectiveness
of the ministry through development of staff, a college ministry leadership board and
volunteers. Additionally, the DCM is responsible for ensuring that sufficient financial resources
are in place to support the ministry. The DCM is accountable for ensuring that the FCA ministry
is conducted according to biblical standards and adhere to FCA policies and procedures.
Responsibilities and Activities
1. Seeks spiritual and personal growth.
 Spends frequent solitude time in prayer and the Word.
 Develops and maintains relationship(s) for personal accountability.
 Seeks worship and weekly involvement in a local church.
 Daily shares Christ through word and life.
 Seeks the Lord’s will for the ministry of FCA.
 Seeks feedback from supervisor, coaches and other FCA staff to improve ministry
effectiveness.
 Develops an annual plan for personal and professional growth
 Fosters a spirit of unity and teamwork in completing responsibilities.
2. Develops a ministry plan for reaching and ministering to coaches and athletes on college
campuses in Pittsburgh.
 Strives to fulfill the FCA vision and mission.
FCA Position Description
Director of College Ministry
08/07/2014
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Oversees ministry opportunities that may include, but not limited to, relationship
building, leadership teams, huddles, chapels, team ministries, coaches’ studies, small
group Bible studies and 1:1 discipleship.
Ensures that FCA reflects the diversity represented in the body of Christ.
Seeks to have a spirit of unity with other ministries on campus.
3. Consistently prays for, recruits, trains, equips, leads and encourages staff and volunteers
on college campuses.
 Communicates the FCA Vision, Mission, and Values to staff.
 Ensures the FCA Values (Integrity, Serving, Teamwork and Excellence) are represented in
programs, actions and methods on the campus.
 Follows chain of command for hiring, evaluating and terminating staff.
 Conducts orientation for new staff and ensures ongoing training of staff.
 Encourages and shepherds college staff in godliness and ministry effectiveness.
 Develops a college campus staffing plan for the Pittsburgh Area.
4. Oversees Coaches Ministry on campuses.
 Sees that staff members have weekly appointments with coaches
 Sees that there are coaches’ studies on each campus.
 Encourage coaches to attend FCA camps, seminars, clinics and/or retreats.
 Provide resources, books, tracts, etc. for staff members to use with coaches.
 Provide statistical information for coaches to include in their speeches.
5. Oversees Campus Ministry on campuses.
 Supports existing huddles and starts new huddles on college campuses.
 Sees that staff members recruit, implement and train FCA leadership teams made up of
diverse representatives from different athletic teams on campus.
 Provides opportunities for college athletes to serve in and minister to local high school
huddles.
 Supports existing opportunities for athletes to be involved in spiritual retreats, seminars,
clinics, etc.
6. Oversees Community Ministry on campuses
 Works with the college ministry Leadership Board to implement a Leadership Board
strategy, board member selection, training and evaluation.
 Recruits and trains board members that will develop strategy for raising funds and
building a base for an ongoing campus ministry.
 Provides opportunities for coaches and athletes to share their testimony at community
events. (i.e. FCA adult chapter meetings, churches and community events.)
7. Develops and implements a plan to fund own position and oversees the development of
funding plans for the Pittsburgh Area college ministry.
 Builds a personal Home Team.
 Develops and implement plans to generate recurring revenue by working with coaches
and Athletic Director to identify key alumni, former college athletes, and former FCA
huddle members from the university.
 Plans, coordinates and conducts special events (golf tournament, banquet, etc.), as
needed.
FCA Position Description
Director of College Ministry
08/07/2014