Director of Evangelization

Job Description

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 calderman@mgparish.org.

About the Employer

The Mother of God Family of Parishes is a Catholic community in Kettering, Ohio, comprising three parishes: Church of the Ascension, St. Albert the Great, and St. Charles Borromeo.

VISION: A joyful Catholic community who welcomes, inspires and challenges all to be Christ-like.

MISSION: Rooted in sacramental life, we strive to be a vibrant, active and welcoming Catholic community. We encourage all to give glory and praise to God through knowing and sharing God's love in our homes, in our communities and throughout the world.