Posted: 04/11/2022
The Director of Family Evangelization is responsible for all efforts to accompany families so that they encounter Jesus and become missionary disciples. The Director emphasizes the mission of the family to guard, reveal, and communicate love through initiatives that strengthen marriage and the family, also known as the Domestic Church. This is a full time position with weekend and evening work that will report directly to the Pastor.
- Create and implement a comprehensive approach to evangelization for families, taking into consideration the need for mentorship in participating in the mission of the Church
- Articulate a clear vision/mission for family evangelization to parents, youth, staff, and parishioners, including oversight of youth ministry volunteers
- Implement a family catechesis model for the family of parishes that equips parents to fulfill their role as the primary formators of their children in the ways of the Faith
- Highly recommend staying connected to and collaborating with the family ministers of the surrounding parishes, as well as utilizing opportunities offered by the Center for the New Evangelization for networking, fellowship, and training
- Strongly prefer a bachelor’s degree in Pastoral Ministry, Religious Studies, Theology, Religious Education, or related field, or commensurate ministry experience.
- Must be able to pray in front of and with others, to lead and participate in spontaneous prayer
- Must be able to communicate effectively with a wide variety of people using the spoken word, both within one-on-one coaching/apprenticing situations and in large group settings. Given the large Latino population in the Family of Parishes, the ability to communicate with Latino volunteers is highly valued, though being bilingual is not strictly required.
A full job description can be found here.