Most campus ministries have some compensation for their student peer ministers.
If cash stipends are paid to students, it is important to abide by federal and state Internal Revenue Service codes. Our ministry at Southwest State University, Marshall, MN, has four student ministry positions. We are on a semester system. At the beginning of each semester, when new students are contacted and programs initiated, the student peers are expected to work about eight to ten hours. As the semester progresses, the hours are reduced to five or six, with a minimum of four hours per week during mid terms and finals.