ATS

ATS
Associate Training Secretary

Who are they?
An Associate Training Secretary is a graduate member of GBUR, available and able to serve in students ministry as a part time staff of GBUR without a salary, willing to use his free time and money to minister among students for one year or more.

Why ATS?
Due to financial constraints, GBUR cannot afford to increase the number of staff as the ministry grows. GBUR thought therefore of partnering with resource individuals who can minister to students using their own skills, time and money.

What to do?
According to their abilities, ATS carry out trainings in Evangelism, Discipleship, Leadership development and Missions. They offer seminars for different topics. They visit GBUs at campus and mentor student leaders. 
ATSs can also be involved in discipling small groups of students. 
ATSs can play an advisory role to the staff or student executive committee on ministry issues. 
ATSs can also avail themselves to visit and preach in GBUs.
ATSs can also provide technical skills to the office according their area of gifting and professionalism.

How to do it?
Any graduate member of GBUR who wants to serve as ATS is to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with GBUR. Then, they receive an orientation training. Through the orientation training, they also establish an action plan specifying what will be done and who will be involved and how. ATSs are then to be involved in GBU ministry according to their areas of interest. They work as a supporting staff to GBUR staff.