Director Parish Evangelization

Director, Parish Evangelization Services

The Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas is the Catholic Church in Northeast Kansas: Growing as Disciples of Jesus; Making Disciples for Jesus. We are seeking to hire a Director of Parish Evangelization Services. This position utilizes the resources of the team to increase parish capacity in areas such as Faith Formation, Charity and Mercy (Deaf and Disabilities, multi-lingual, underserved, imprisoned, peripheries), Gospel of Life (Human Dignity & Social Justice), Marriage & Family Life, and Liturgy & Sacraments.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Plan and implement strategies to achieve Archdiocesan evangelization goals and objectives and evaluate effectiveness.
• Manage the Parish Evangelization Services Team by fostering collaboration, clear communication, conducting performance evaluations, and providing continuous coaching and constructive feedback.
• Develop and manage the budget and financial resources of the Office.
• Advise and assist the Archbishop on evangelization policy matters and serve to coordinate communication between USCCB’s policy advocates and the Archbishop.
• Oversee the education, consultation and support to parishes for developing parish ministries and implementing Archdiocesan policies for ministry programs.
• Support priests, parishes and lay leaders for sharing best practices for evangelization.
• Serve as a liaison with regional and national groups promoting evangelization activities, including collaborating with the Kansas Catholic Conference.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Make timely, well-reasoned decisions.
• Use strong verbal and written communication to express concepts, opinions and ideas in a professional manner.
• Build constructive working relationships based on mutual respect.
• Promote a sense of collaboration and teamwork; share information and learning; keep others informed to help promote Archdiocesan strategy and goals.
• Earn others’ trust and respect through listening and open dialogue. 
• Enable co-workers and direct reports to grow and succeed through feedback, instruction and encouragement.
• Promote servant leadership to pastors and parishes as a priority.
• Take responsibility for timely responses to needs and requests of pastors and parishes. Turn requests into actionable plans and goals.  Manage projects from concept to implementation.
• Link mission, vision, values, goals and strategies to everyday work.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Theology, Religious Studies, Education, Social Work or related field required. 
• Minimum ten (10) years’ of experience in pastoral ministry and service to the Church.
• Minimum five (5) years’ experience in managing staff and volunteer groups.
• Intermediate proficiency Microsoft Office Suite. 
• Bilingual Spanish/English language proficiency preferred.
• Practicing Catholic in good standing is required.