Making an impact on campus should be simple.

The Playbook is the best way to get started.

Whether you're seeking a refresher on essential skills or wondering how to get involved on campus, we've got you covered.

This training is designed to equip you to be a volunteer to the campus and thrive as a campus ministry volunteer as you:

  • Have a self-guided training for ministry skills related to your volunteer level
  • Grow in understanding what it means to be a campus ministry volunteer
  • Develop a theological foundation for the core activities of campus ministry
  • Understand the core skills of a campus ministry volunteer
  • Practice these core skills with students and faculty on campus
  • Develop and implement plans to continue growing as a volunteer

Take Your Next Step

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Expert ministry training for your level of involvement


1 – Assisting2 – Supporting3 – Leading

Explore Campus Ministry

Time commitment: Occasional.

Activities: Speaking, one-off chapter Event Support, Retreat and conferencing Support, Community Advocate, hosting student leaders during the year, bringing and making food, Transporting Students/Faculty to InterVarsity events, intercessory prayer ministry teams

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Featured course above: Introduction to InterVarsity

Grow as a Leader

Time commitment: Intermittent/frequent.

Activities: regular Chapter Event Support, Discipleship of 1-2 students, leading 1 small group, helping plan events, members of in person PIT teams.

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Featured course above: Sharpening Your Small Group Leadership Skills

Develop and Execute Vision

Time commitment: Ongoing.

Activities: significant leadership to a chapter, leading chapter plants (even if it is only one small group), the only staff on campus, discipling 2+ students, run events, developing student leaders, and leading content.

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Featured course above: Cultivating Intimacy with God Together

What Volunteers Are Saying

Elsy B.

Ministry Volunteer

Seeing different worship types helped me see different things I can incorporate in small groups. Course: Cultivating Intimacy with God Together

Malcolm F.

Ministry Volunteer

It was very in-depth, funny, insightful, and well put. As someone part of Gen Z I think this depicts the majority of our feelings well. Course: Launching Your Small Group

Questions and Answers

Thanks to generous ministry partners, we are providing this service to you and your ministry team for free! If you would like to contribute to sustain this work, please do so here.

Find your local chapter here.

Meet and grow with other volunteers at Ambition Conference from January 9-12, 2025 in Denver, CO!

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