Director of Evangelization

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Mother of God Family of Parishes (MGFP) is seeking a visionary, strategic, and faith-filled leader to serve as our full-time Director of Evangelization (DoE). As a key member of the Family Leadership Team (FLT) reporting directly to the Pastor, you will lead a team of seasoned professionals to drive the spiritual health, growth, and outward-facing mission of our vibrant three-campus Catholic community. You will shape the overarching vision for missionary renewal by designing, executing, and evaluating unified strategies for evangelization, lifelong faith formation, and outward discipleship across our 3 campuses in Kettering, OH. With over 6,000 member households, the DoE has a significant role to play in promoting our Catholic faith in our local community.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Strategic Leadership
• Drive Vision & Mission: Partner with the Pastor and FLT to cultivate a joyful, sacramental, and welcoming Catholic community.
• Canonical Unification: Co-create and execute operational strategies to unify our three Kettering parishes canonically.
• Resource Optimization: Manage and share ministerial resources, budgets, and talent across all campuses to maximize mission impact.

2. Evangelization & Faith Formation
• Missionary Discipleship: Envision and implement a clear, sequential discipleship pathway. Identify, recruit, and equip lay volunteers to step into volunteer ministry leadership and missionary discipleship roles.
• Curriculum Oversight: Select and approve doctrinally sound faith formation and sacramental preparation curricula in alignment with the Magisterium.
• Outreach & Media: Develop relational outreach for inactive Catholics and the unchurched, ensuring an inviting, evangelical tone across all parish communications.

3. Administration
• Staff Supervision: Lead, mentor, and conduct performance evaluations for the evangelization and faith formation staff.
• Data-Driven Evaluation: Conduct program assessments to measure the conversion and retention efficacy of parish offerings.
• Compliance & Safety: Oversee compliance and record-keeping in accordance with SafeParish protocols and all relevant policies, procedures, and decrees.
• Budgeting: Collaborate with finance leadership to build and responsibly manage the annual evangelization budget.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Catholic Faith Requirement
• Deep knowledge of Catholic ecclesiology, the New Evangelization, and catechesis.
• Must be a practicing Roman Catholic in good standing with the Church.
• Must demonstrate high spiritual maturity, fidelity to the Magisterium, an active prayer life, and the ability to articulate a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

Education & Experience
• Education: Master's degree in Pastoral Ministry, Theology, Religious Education, or a related field (a lesser degree with exceptional, extensive ministry leadership experience may be considered).
• Ministry Experience: 7+ years of professional experience mentoring, accompanying, and guiding individuals through spiritual discipleship.
• Supervisory Experience: 7+ years of direct experience managing full-time ministerial staff, budget design, and large-scale project execution.

Skills & Abilities
• Spiritual Leadership: Comfort leading spontaneous, intercessory prayers in small and large public settings.
• Communication: High-level public speaking, writing, and interpersonal skills across diverse demographics.
• Technical Proficiency: Competence in Microsoft 365/Google Workspace; ability to learn parish software (e.g., Ministry Scheduler Pro, eCatholic).

Additional Requirements
• Complete and maintain active SafeParish training and clear a criminal background check.
• Hold or immediately obtain Professional Catechist Certification through the Center for the New Evangelization.

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit your resume, a cover letter detailing your alignment with this missionary role, and three professional references to Christine Alderman at [email protected].