UNT BSM Ministry Team Applicatin Please read the Ministry Team Infrmatin Packet befre filling ut this applicatin. Name: Current Classificatin: Birthday: Majr: Expected Graduatin: Email Address: Lcal Address: City, State, Zip: Cell Phne: If Emplyed, Where And Hurs Per Week? Lcal Church: Member? Which Ministry Team are yu interested in serving in? Circle all that apply. Crave Cnnecting Midweek Lunch Outreach (Missins & Evangelism) Internatinal/WrldLife Prayer Cmmunity (Small Grups & Prayer) Event Planning Internal Affairs (Set-up/Vides/Sund System Set-up) Other:
UNT BSM Lead Team Applicatin Fr New BSM Leadership Name: Current Classificatin: Birthday: Majr: Expected Graduatin: Email Address: Lcal Address: City, State, Zip: Lcal (Cell) Phne: If Emplyed, Where And Hurs Per Week? Lcal Church: Member? Why Are Yu Applying t be a BSM student leader? Tell Us Abut Hw And When Yu Accepted Christ As Yur Savir: What Wuld Yu Describe As One Of Yur Greatest Strengths? If Yu Culd Attempt Anything And Knw Yu Wuldn t Fail, What Wuld Yu Want T D? What D Yu See As The Greatest Needs In The Students Of UNT?
Did Yu Read The BSM Leadership Inf Packet? If Nt, G Ahead And Read It. If S, D Yu Agree? (Please Ask If Yu Disagree With Us) Other Than Schl Textbks, What Bks Are Yu Currently Reading? (If Any) What Are Yu Currently Ding Fr Yur Persnal Time With Gd? What Other Opprtunities Of Spiritual Leadership Have Yu Experienced? Is There Anything In Yur Life That Yu See Hindering Yur Witness And Service? (Habitual sin, prngraphy, drugs/alchl, etc) What Student Leadership Rle / Ministry Team are yu interested in?
Lead Team / Discipleship Mentr Applicatin Fr Thse Cntinuing On BSM Leadership Name: Current Classificatin: Birthday: Majr: Expected Graduatin: Email Address: Lcal Address: City, State, Zip: Lcal (Cell) Phne: If Emplyed, Where And Hurs Per Week? Lcal Church: Member? Why Are Yu Applying t Cntinue Serving On The Leadership Team? D Yu Want T Cntinue Serving With The Same Ministry Team? If Nt, Hw Are Yu Interested In Serving? Is There Anything In Yur Life That Yu See Hindering Yur Witness And Service? (Habitual sin, prngraphy, drugs/alchl, etc) Are yu interested in being a Discipleship Mentr?
UNT BSM Student Leadership The UNT BSM student leadership will be cmprised f 3 leadership chrts (grups f students): Ministry Teams, Lead Teams, and Discipleship Mentrs. These chrts will each serve a unique and imprtant aspect f leadership and develpment within ur BSM. The idea f a 3 tiered leadership structure cmes frm the example f hw Jesus mdeled His ministry. Here is what we learn frm bserving hw Jesus led: Jesus served faithfully in the ministry placed befre Him by Gd and called thers t partner with him. Jesus walked with his disciples and intentinally invested in them, fr the purpses f their wn spiritual grwth and furthering the Kingdm with the Gspel. Jesus then sent His disciples ut int the wrld t spread the Gspel and make disciples. With these 3 principles in mind, the 3 chrts will functin as s: Ministry Teams Lead Teams Discipleship Mentrs The gal is fr Ministry Team members t becme Lead Team Members. Lead Team members becme Discipleship Mentrs when their schedule n lnger permits them the availability t serve n a Lead team. Lead Team members als have the ptin f mving t a Ministry Team if needed. Ministry Teams: Students wh want t serve at the BSM but are either: nt ready t serve n the lead team, in their first semester at UNT, r nly interested in cmmitting t serve in ne specific area f BSM ministry. Expectatins: serve in the ministry area f the team they are invlved with, vluntarily participate in ther BSM events, can sign up t be discipled by anther student leader, nt required t attend LDR meetings r weekly Discipleship with a staff member. Current Ministry Teams: Midweek Lunch team f students wh help serve and engage students WrldLife team f students wh participate in cnversatin partners, WrldLife, Hme visits, Outings, etc Small Grup Leaders Crave band members, A/V team Intramural participants
Lead Teams: This is cmprised f the current functin f ur UNT BSM Leadership Team. This grup f students will be the main leaders f ministry. They will plan and crdinate BSM ministry and lead ministry teams (Fr example, the Midweek Lunch Lead team will crdinate and lead the Midweek Lunch ministry team). Expectatins: Plan and crdinate ministry, participatin in and supprt f ther BSM ministries. Attend: Leadership retreat, weekly discipleship with a BSM staff member, nce a mnth LDR meetings, plan/facilitate ministry team meetings, Crave / Small Grups r WrldLife. Optinal: disciple members f yur ministry team r ther BSM students. T Knw Him: Discipleship Crave Thursday night scheduling Annuncements Band Cmmunity Small Grups Prayer Cnnecting New Students Drms First Flight Week Crdinating Student Discipleship T Make Him Knwn: Evangelism Outreach Campus Evangelism & Outreach Events (Small Grup utreach events) Lcal Missins: Campus Intramurals & the City f Dentn Apartments G Nw Missins Prmtin & Fundraising Midweek Lunch Setup / Cleanup Prgraming WrldLife Internatinal Student Ministry IELI & Cnversatin Partners Getting lcal churches invlved in Internatinal ministry Internal Affairs Weekly & Special Events Setup Making vides fr BSM ministries Sund needs Event Planning Wrk with ministry teams t plan events Missins Dinner 72 Hurs f Prayer Fellwships
Discipleship Mentr: Students wh have served n BSM Leadership fr at least 1.5 years. The functin f this psitin is investing and discipling 1-3 BSM students as well as serving as a mentr fr the Servant Team (answering ministry questins, checking-in with them peridically, encuraging, etc). Expectatins will be set arund each individual discipleship mentr s availability and interest. Weekly discipleship with a BSM staff member is ptinal student leader decides if they want t participate in this Attendance fr LDR meetings based n availability It wuld be helpful if Discipleship Mentrs culd attend the LDR retreat t help guide Servant Teams Participatin in Crave and Small Grups / WrldLife / Midweek Lunch is appreciated
BSM Student Leaders Ministry Teams Lead Teams Discipleship Mentrs Midweek Lunch Midweek Lunch WrldLife WrldLife Small Grup Leaders Cmmunity Crave Crave Intramurals Outreach Event Planning Event Planning Cnnecting Internal Affairs
UNT BSM Ministry Teams Infrmatin Our leadership team is led by Student Leader Ministry Teams. Currently, we have the fllwing ministry teams: CRAVE Cnnecting (students wh are new t the BSM & discipleship) Midweek Lunch Outreach (Missins & Evangelsim) Internatinal/WrldLife Prayer Cmmunity (Small Grups & Prayer) Event Planning Internal Affairs (setup / vides / sund system setup) Here are explanatins f the primary respnsibilities f ur Ministry Teams: Outreach: - Main Objective: T equip students t actively share Christ with thse Gd has already placed in their lives and arund the wrld. - Evangelism: Hw It s Accmplished: Help design the strategy that the BSM will use t reach the UNT cmmunity. Help create and hst evangelism training sessins fr students. Help students understand the imprtance f frming relatinships with students in their drms, apartments, classes, r jbs. Help students understand hw t have spiritual cnversatins with their student friends. Prvide pprtunities fr students t have spiritual cnversatins with students - Missins: Our Missins Team fcuses n 2 main things: Glbal and Lcal Missins Glbal Main Objective: T equip students t live and think with a glbal perspective. Hw It s Accmplished: Plan & carry ut fundraising events fr the summer missin s financial gal. Help publicize Spring Break and summer missins pprtunities. Encurage and recruit students t serve n missins Lcal: Main Objective: T equip students t view the Dentn cmmunity, and campus and the Metrplex thrugh Gd s eyes. Hw It s Accmplished: Crdinating BSM Intramural teams Organize and lead cmmunity missins prjects. Encurage and recruit students t serve n missins Internatinal /WrldLife: - Main Objective: T equip students t reach ut and get invlved in the lives f UNT s Internatinal Student Ppulatin. - Hw It s Accmplished: Help rganize and lead WrldLife at the BSM. Help establish and maintain relatinships with the Internatinal Student & IELI ffices Prvide pprtunities fr ur students t invest in the lives f Internatinals n ur campus
Midweek Lunch: - Main Objective: T crdinate all aspects f the BSM s weekly lunch ministry. - Hw It s Accmplished: Serve as lgistical pint persn fr the entire lunchen alng with the directr. Plan and recruit help fr the lunch t ensure that all is running smthly thrughut the lunchen (i.e. set up and clean up, having enugh drinks, changing ut verfilling trash bags, set up mre table chairs, etc). Plan weekly prgramming Send a thank-yu nte t each church that prvides lunch CRAVE: - Main Objective: T crdinate and supervise all aspects f CRAVE. There are 3 main respnsibilities f the CRAVE team: Wrship, Audi/Visual and Annuncements - Hw It s Accmplished: Wrk alngside BSM staff t schedule Crave Publicize CRAVE n the UNT campus and t BSM students. Wrk with wrship bands t discuss themes and sngs Crdinate annuncements and ther aspects f the night meeting Ensure sngs are laded n a cmputer Ensure sund/vide needs are met fr each week Crdinate and train media wrkers fr CRAVE Plan and facilitate band auditins Cmmunity: - Small-Grups: Main Objective: T crdinate and supervise all aspects f BSM small grups. Hw It s Accmplished: Wrk alngside BSM staff t train small grup leaders Accuntability fr small-grup leaders. Publicize and prmte the small grups fr each semester. Serve as the liaisn between the small grup leaders and the directr. Distribute supplemental material t small grup leaders in a timely manner. Recruit small-grup leaders as the need arises. Wrk alngside Outreach Team t crdinate Small Grup events (campus utreaches, etc) - Prayer: Main Objective: T equip students t develp their persnal prayer lives and t develp the prayer ministry f the BSM. Hw It s Accmplished: Help develp the strategy that will help students t understand the imprtance and pririty f prayer. Develp and carry ut BSM prayer events. Lead the Leadership Team in prayer and sharing their requests with each ther. Wrk alngside Small Grup leaders t train and facilitate prayer in small grups. Wrk alngside Event Planning team t plan and facilitate 72 Hurs f Prayer Cnnecting: - Main Objective: T help new students get invlved in the verall ministry f the BSM. - Hw It s Accmplished:
Help ther ministry teams fllw up with students Recruit freshmen leaders t help in the prcess. Prvide guidance t freshmen leaders thrugh ideas, encuragement, Scripture, and prayer. Crdinate students interested in being invlved in discipleship Plan events t cnnect with students in drms Plan and facilitate First Flight Week Event Planning: - Main Objective: T wrk alngside ministry teams t plan and crdinate BSM events. - Hw It s Accmplished: Planning and rganizing events fr the BSM. Cmpleting paperwrk needed fr events (w/ UNT) Internal Affairs: - Main Objective: t wrk alngside ministry teams t ensure that BSM ministry needs are met - Hw It s Accmplished: Weekly & Special Events Setup Making vides fr BSM ministries Setup and crdinate sund needs fr BSM events Other Ministry Opprtunities Recycling Help BSM students realize the imprtance f taking care f the earth thrugh varius recycling methds. Alumni Representatives Ensure rutine cntact with Alumni (email, pstcards, etc). Help plan Alumni Hmecming Receptin. Help create and mail/email quarterly Alumni newsletter. Hspitality/Greeters Welcme students as they arrive at BSM events (CRAVE, Wednesday lunch, etc). Crdinate wrkers t greet and make nametags (when needed). Building Maintenance Help directr with building maintenance. Weekly cleaning f BSM (bathrms, kitchen, garbage, vacuum as needed, etc). Help crdinate vlunteers fr building maintenance. Help directr with setup and breakdwn f weekly and special events (CRAVE, Wednesday lunch, Fellwships, etc).
Yu Are Nt Yur Own The Pursuit f Righteusness All things are lawful fr me, but nt all things are helpful. All things are lawful fr me, but I will nt be dminated by anything. 13 Fd is meant fr the stmach and the stmach fr fd and Gd will destry bth ne and the ther. The bdy is nt meant fr sexual immrality, but fr the Lrd, and the Lrd fr the bdy. 14 And Gd raised the Lrd and will als raise us up by his pwer. 15 D yu nt knw that yur bdies are members f Christ? Shall I then take the members f Christ and make them members f a prstitute? Never! 16 Or d yu nt knw that he wh is jined t a prstitute becmes ne bdy with her? Fr, as it is written, The tw will becme ne flesh. 17 But he wh is jined t the Lrd becmes ne spirit with him. 18 Flee frm sexual immrality. Every ther sin a persn cmmits is utside the bdy, but the sexually immral persn sins against his wn bdy. 19 Or d yu nt knw that yur bdy is a temple f the Hly Spirit within yu, whm yu have frm Gd? Yu are nt yur wn, 20 fr yu were bught with a price. S glrify Gd in yur bdy. 1 Crinthians 6:12-20 (ESV) There are 2 main Biblical truths fund in this passage f Scripture: All things are lawful fr me but nt all things are helpful (v. 12) and Yur bdy is a temple f the Hly Spirit (V. 19a). But yu can t just start with trying t apply these Biblical truths t yur life withut first recgnizing what verses 19 & 20 teach. There we read, Yu are nt yur wn, fr yu were bught with a price. S glrify Gd in yur bdy. We are the Lrd s, bth by creatin and redemptin. Jesus lved us and bre ur sins n His bdy n the crss, therefre we n lnger think f ur lives as ur wn. When yu submit yur life t Jesus as Savir (ne wh brings salvatin) yu must submit yurself t Him as Lrd (ultimate authrity). Yu cannt have Jesus as a Savir withut Him being yur Lrd. The tw cannt be separated. We fight lng and hard t have the rights we think we deserve. We want ur way. We dn t like being tld what we can r cannt d. This reveals the true nature f ur sinful hearts. We care mre abut US than we d abut CHRIST IN US. Because f the saving grace f Jesus, my life is n lnger my wn, s I am n lnger able t live nly thinking abut what I want. The life f a believer must display the Gspel and its cntinual sanctificatin (the prcess f becming mre like Christ). In ur greatest mments, we bast Christ. In ur weaknesses, we bast Christ because ur insufficiencies are hidden in the sacrifice f Jesus (thrugh repentance, asking frgiveness, humility, etc.). (See Ephesians 2:8-10). The amazing thing abut the Gspel is GRACE. Yu see, we will never be perfect (Philippians 3:12-16). We will fail every day. But the grace f Jesus cvers ur failures and reminds us f ur cnstant need f Jesus. If we nly fcus n behaving instead f bediently submitting t Christ, legalism and pride take the place f ur effrts fr sanctificatin. Sanctificatin is a prgressive jurney that lasts a lifetime. There is n place fr guilt and shame fr thse wh are in Christ instead there is repentance and the pprtunity t run t Jesus. Our natural tendency is t run t legalism because it is a tangible way t save urselves, but that wuld nullify (vid) the crss. Verse 12 says, All things are lawful fr me but nt all things are helpful. While there might be certain things which wuld be permissible fr me t d, that desn t mean that it wuld be beneficial fr me t d them. In ther wrds, while an actual actin might nt be sinful, yet if smene saw me ding it and then stumbled by my actin, there is an element f accuntability that must be recgnized (read 1 Crinthians 9:19-27 fr mre explanatin). We must cnsider thers in ur decisins and actins fr the sake f the Gspel. Verse 12 cntinues with I will nt be mastered by anything. When we are mastered by smething it means that it cntrls us this is called habitual sin. (i.e an addictin). Sme examples f this are addictins t: prngraphy, alchl, cigarettes, etc.). When we sin, we chse t submit t smething ther than Gd s desire fr us. Sin is us chsing t find fulfillment in smething ther than Christ. Habitual sin and addictins stem frm us trying t find fulfillment in things that will nt satisfy us. Fd itself isn t sinful,
gluttny is (Prv. 23:20-21, Gal. 5:16-26, 1 Cr. 10:31). Sex itself isn t sinful, sex utside f marriage is. Alchl itself is nt sinful, drunkenness is (Eph. 5:8, Rm. 13:13, Luke 21:34, 1 Cr. 6:10, Gal. 5:21, 1 Tim. 3:3). Fr example, alchl in mderatin (when yu are f legal age) is cmpletely permissible. What must then be cnsidered is is it beneficial? We must ask urselves, will my having an alchlic beverage (even in mderatin in this circumstance / situatin) cause anther t stumble r damage my ability t share the Gspel? Befre yu act, think abut the pssibility f yur actins causing guilt, shame r regret. Verse 19 says, Yur bdy is a temple f the Hly Spirit. It is nt up t us t take ur bdies and use them the way we desire. We must use ur bdies t glrify Gd, the One t whm it belngs. This Biblical truth pints t discipline and bedience. It s abut s much mre than alchl, cigarettes, etc. Here are sme areas that must be cnsidered: Hw is yur thught life? What wuld yur thughts display abut yur heart if they were prjected fr everyne t see? What d the wrds yu speak reveal abut yur heart? Are yu getting the rest yu need n a regular basis? Are yu eating healthy fd? Are yu exercising? Are yu maintaining sexual purity? Every structure, ur bdies included, has t be maintained t sustain and fulfill the purpse it has been created fr. Are yu bediently maintaining yur bdy (and ultimately yur life) in a way that glrifies the Lrd and displays the Gspel t thers? We cnsider all f this because after all, isn t it ALL ABOUT THE GOSPEL?! Fr the lve f Christ cntrls us, because we have cncluded this: that ne has died fr all, therefre all have died; and he died fr all, that thse wh live might n lnger live fr themselves but fr him wh fr their sake died and was raised. Frm nw n, therefre, we regard n ne accrding t the flesh. Even thugh we nce regarded Christ accrding t the flesh, we regard him thus n lnger. Therefre, if anyne is in Christ, he is a new creatin. The ld has passed away; behld, the new has cme. All this is frm Gd, wh thrugh Christ recnciled us t himself and gave us the ministry f recnciliatin; that is, in Christ Gd was recnciling the wrld t himself, nt cunting their trespasses against them, and entrusting t us the message f recnciliatin. Therefre, we are ambassadrs fr Christ, Gd making his appeal thrugh us. We implre yu n behalf f Christ, be recnciled t Gd. Fr ur sake he made him t be sin wh knew n sin, s that in him we might becme the righteusness f Gd. 2 Crinthians 5:14-21 (ESV) 2 Crinthians 5:14-21 tells us that because Christ has recnciled us t Himself (thrugh His death and resurrectin); we then becme ambassadrs f the Gspel. His fllwers have been given the Ministry f Recnciliatin. We are t display the Gspel t the wrld thrugh submitting ur lives t Christ daily. A fllwer f Jesus n lnger has the right t say, This is my life. We have been bught with a price, recnciled t Gd thrugh Jesus, and have been given the respnsibility f displaying/prclaiming the Gspel t the wrld. It s nt abut what I want. It s abut what Christ wuld have me d. Des yur life / actins / wrds prtray that a prgressive sanctificatin is happening in yu? Des yur discipline / daily decisins display that yu submit t a Lrd and Savir? These Biblical truths are nt just fr Christian leaders, they are every fllwer f Christ. Will yu cunt the cst f being a disciple f Christ? Is He wrth it t yu?