Graduate Assistant in Campus Ministry

Job Overview

The University of Dubuque is a growing faith-based University that is seeking Graduate Assistants in Campus Ministry, serving in the Donald Bloesch Fellowship for the 2026-2027 term, with the potential for renewal in subsequent years.

Primary Responsibilities:

The assigned responsibilities will depend upon the gifts and talents of each graduate assistant accepted as a Bloesch Fellow, to be finalized by the Dean of Chapel.  Priority will be to undertake responsibilities in areas of worship ministry and/or relational ministry.  Qualified applicants will also be considered for responsibilities related to communications and data-base management projects.

• Relational ministry may include small groups, discipleship efforts, leadership development, and evangelism
• Worship ministry includes providing musical leadership for chapels as well as helping plan and coordinate worship services
• All Bloesch Fellows will work to maintain our chapel offerings and will be invited to preach and take part as liturgists
• For communications, serve as point-person in developing a team of students in a coordinated effort to include their technological and graphic talents, fulfill the goals of a communication plan, and help maintain/oversee webpages and social media
• For the management of information, assist with the development phase of a database management project, continue to maintain the database through the year, and establish procedures for ongoing maintenance
• Perform other duties as assigned in support of campus ministry and the University's Mission

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree and acceptance into a master's degree program of UD/UDTS
• Belief and trust in our Triune God, a faith consistent with the Apostles' and Nicene Creeds, and theological alignment with the Lindsay Chaplaincy and Endowment, which is in keeping with the legacy of Donald Bloesch
• Ability to understand and support Campus Ministry's Mission and Values and the Christian identity of UD
• The requisite skills for the area(s) of responsibility to which one is assigned
• Emotional and spiritual maturity, and a capacity for the rigorous studies expected by one's degree program, to balance responsibilities successfully

All graduate tuition is waived for the student for the term in which they serve as a GA.  In return for a waiver of tuition, the assistantship recipient agrees to provide service to the University equivalent to twenty (20) hours per week, supervised by the Dean of Chapel.  To learn more about the Donald Bloesch Fellowship and benefits of being a Bloesch Fellow, email udministry@dbq.edu.

To apply with a growing faith-based University for the Graduate Assistant in Campus Ministry position, please submit a UD Employment Application with an attached cover letter, resume, three professional references, and statement of faith or email application materials to HR@dbq.edu. 

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