Director of Relational Ministry / Evangelization
@ St. John the Evangelist Parish

Are you passionate about bringing people to Jesus Christ and the Catholic Church? We're seeking a Holy Spirit driven, dynamic individual to join our team as our Pastoral Associate of Relational Ministry / Evangelization.  This full-time position is focused on  growing faith and passion for Christ within our adult parishioner community and in reaching those who have left the Church or who were raised with no faith at all.  Our Pastoral Associate will be focused on enhancing existing programs and developing new initiatives to bring a “head to heart” connection with Jesus, in addition to cultivating relationships and implementing evangelization programs to grow the number of adults in our programs. Other responsibilities include:

• Managing and coordinating our Alpha and Alpha Marriage programs and developing a large team of volunteer leaders
• Overseeing faith building programs, events and retreats 
• Working with our Relational Ministry Team on teen and young adult evangelization and service opportunities
• Developing marketing and media outreach with our media team
• Coordinating our Sunday hospitality and Next Steps Sunday (new parishioner orientations)

  Our ideal candidate will have a dynamic, outgoing personality coupled with a strong passion for Jesus Christ and for sharing our Catholic faith.  Responsibilities for this position include a heavy emphasis on planning, evangelization, marketing and reaching our adult parishioners amid all the other distractions in their lives.     Requirements include a bachelor’s degree in Theology, Religious Education, Communications or related fields in addition to a strong personal faith and commitment to the teachings and mission of the Catholic Church.  Experience in facilitating / leading small groups and one on one mentoring is preferred. Administrative, organizational, communication, public speaking and computer skills are all essential to success in this position, as is creativity and innovation.   St. John the Evangelist Parish is a dynamic parish, located in St. John, Indiana, just 40 minutes outside of Chicago.  We are a large, active and growing parish focused on evangelization.  We offer a comprehensive salary and benefits package, part of which is the use of a house owned by the parish.  Interested and qualified persons should send resumes to Kris Ziegelhofer, HR Coordinator.

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