What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Coordinator of Youth Discipleship position at Catholic Diocese of Lansing?
St. Patrick Parish in Brighton is now accepting resumes for a full-time Associate Coordinator of Youth Discipleship.
Reporting to and working with the Coordinator of Youth Discipleship, the Associate engages in relational ministry to parish youth in grades 5-12 so that they can become Spirit-Filled missionary disciples of Jesus Christ.
Key Responsibility Areas
- Engage in discipleship formation for 5th-12th grade youth in the parish community:
- Large and small group ministries
- Mentors and recruits Adult Core Team
- Youth leadership and Christian service opportunities
- Retreats & youth conferences
- Presence and availability to youth and their families
- Engage in Confirmation preparation for youth in grades 7-12:
- Communication about Confirmation preparation
- Registration and on-boarding of new candidates
- Tracking completion of preparation requirements
- Annual Confirmation retreat
- Annual Confirmation Mass and reception.
- Collaborate with St. Patrick School for discipleship formation of middle school students:
- Communicates with Renewal Ministries about weekly discipleship formation for 7th and 8th grade students (BeLove & Forged) and provides support as needed Provides quarterly updates to parents about BeLove & Forged
- Communicates with parents about Confirmation preparation, youth ministry, and other opportunities offered by the parish
- Supports efforts to continue fostering a culture of intentional discipleship
- Presence and availability to students and their families
- Lead Middle School Retreats in collaboration with Renewal Ministries
Ideal Candidate must
- Be a disciple of Jesus Christ who is baptized in the Spirit and passionate about making disciples
- Be committed to growing in holiness through daily prayer and personal conversion
- Demonstrate sound understanding of the theology of the new evangelization, discipleship, lay apostolate, and parish renewal
- Be approachable, affable and winsome, capable of winning people over
- Be capable of empowering, encouraging and equipping individuals to pray
- Have experience in youth ministry.
