St. John Ministry Team Openings
Below are job openings for the Ministry Team at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church serving in downtown Indianapolis.
Director of Mission & Discipleship for Men
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church | Indianapolis, IN
Purpose of Position: The mission of the Catholic Church is the Great Commission given from Jesus in Mathew 28:19, “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” The purpose of this position will be to help lead the parish initiative to fulfill the mission of the Church within our parishioners and the community at large, along with a Missionary for Women (already on the St. John’s Team).
Ministry Description: St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church is seeking a full time Director of Mission & Discipleship for Men who is living the call to mission. That is, they have decided to “drop their nets into the deep,” to make a conscious commitment to follow Jesus in the midst of his Church as an obedient disciple and to reorder their life accordingly. They are a missionary disciple and disciple maker.
Pope Francis calls us to a personal encounter with Jesus Christ. “I invite all Christians, everywhere, at this very moment, to a renewed personal encounter with Jesus Christ… No one should think this invitation is not for him or her since ‘no one is excluded from the joy brought by the Lord’” (Evangelii Gaudium, par.#3) Followers of Jesus Christ are not made by simply reading books or going through a class, but an encounter with Jesus Christ and personally knowing God in and through His Holy Church.
The Gospels show us a model that Jesus used to spread His message right from the start – discipleship. Jesus met and personally invited 12 men to follow him. These men were transformed by His presence and teaching. After Pentecost, these same disciples were then sent out to the ends of the earth to share the message of salvation through Jesus Christ. We hope to continue their journey of discipleship and continue to share the message of salvation in our city.
As a response to the call of this New Evangelization, we hope to “cast our nets into the deep” to equip our parishioners, neighbors and friends with the tools and courage to become missionary disciples and disciple makers. We hope to fulfill the new evangelization to re-invigorate Catholics who are lukewarm or have strayed, invite those who are Christian to a fullness of faith and share our personal encounter with those who have not known Jesus Christ.
The Missionaries will be dedicated full-time to sharing the Gospel with parishioners and non-parishioners on a personal basis, inviting people into a deeper relationship with Christ and His Church; sharing with them the call to be an intentional disciple. As disciples are built and taught, they must then go on to share the Good News with others in the parish and community, thus becoming missionary disciples and disciple makers themselves.
The parish should be a center for evangelization and discipleship. The missionaries will begin their work by building relationships with parishioners. This can happen in many ways; after Masses, adoration and parish wide events. The missionaries will host large group events to share the vision of discipleship and evangelization. They will also work to form small group bible/book studies with parishioners. The missionaries will meet with people one-on-one to encourage, challenge, and train them to not only be disciples of Jesus, but also to bring others to Him. The one-on-one training will include accountability to a strong prayer life, virtue, community and how one can begin their own small group bible or book study and personally disciple others.
The final goal of this initiative would see disciples become missionary disciples and disciple-makers. As disciple makers are built up in the parish, more and more people will be personally reached. The personal investment and dedication of the missionaries will be a great asset to the parish in continuing to build a culture that is Gospel-centered, joyful, and filled with personal and communal encounter with Christ and His Church.
We believe that St. John’s has much “low-hanging fruit” – those who are ripe, ready, and need a little bit of investment to begin running the race of sharing the gospel and inviting others to become intentional disciples. One major area that we can see this having an immediate impact, is those newly catechized Catholics who enter the Church every Easter. These Catholics are filled with the joy and excitement of new life in Christ and His Church, and they are ripe and ready to share the Gospel with others.
A second area of potential impact is newly married couples. This year alone we will host 35 parishioner weddings. These young couples are choosing a Catholic lifestyle in marriage and family and need the guidance and support to live the mission in married life.
We also hope to better teach and encourage parents bringing their children to the Church for baptism. Through the required baptismal preparation in our parish, these parents return to the Church, but we do not have the man power to continue ministering to them to deepen their relationship with Christ. The family is the domestic church and needs the tools and guidance to live the fullness of family life centered on Christ.
A fourth demographic of potential disciple makers is the growing and vibrant young adult community of nearly 1200 parishioners who are between the ages of 18-35. A large portion of this group is young singles that have availability and desire to grow in the faith. This is the young Church who awaits the invitation to something more… to be invited to join us on the Great Commission!
A fifth growing demographic of our parish is empty nesters, moving downtown to retire and enjoy the city life. This group of “elders” has much to give in terms of time and talent to the greater community of believers and non-believers. We hope to engage our retirees at a higher level of mission within the Church.
Finally, we hope to extend a greater support to our Garden Door (homeless) outreach and give our volunteers the tools to feed both physically and spiritually our neighbors. 75-100 people come to our front door daily to be fed and cared for. While we do a good job with the physical needs, we hope to grow in our ability to spiritually feed the poor among us.
Demographics: St. John the Evangelist is the oldest Catholic Church in the city of Indianapolis. Founded in 1937 by Irish and German immigrants, the parish sits in the heart of the city and is known as “a beacon of light” for the city of Indianapolis. St. John’s is intentional about “Opening Wide the Doors to Christ” to invite all people into our sacred place. We are also intentional about “Going Out” to share the Good News with all the nations!
St. John’s serves six distinct demographics of people: Traditional Parishioners, Young Adults, University Students, Daily Mass Goers, Visitors to the City and Homeless Neighbors. Each of these groups have particular needs and gifts to share with the community.
Indianapolis is a rapidly growing city with over 4000 new housing units being built in the next two years in the greater downtown area. These new city dwellers are mostly young adults moving to Indy to live, work and play. Additionally, many empty nesters are migrating to the city to settle in their retirement years and to enjoy the sports, arts and social life of the city.
St. John’s has grown exponentially with the growth of the city. The parish is currently over 2000 adult parishioners with 65% of these being young adults, between the ages of 18-35. St. John’s will host 60 weddings this year with over half being parishioner weddings. The community has experienced a spike in growing young families and a vibrant young church. St John’s embraces this growth and is active in evangelization and sharing the Good News. Over the past five years, the parish has welcomed an average of 28 adults into full communion through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults.
Qualifications:
+ Practicing, Sacramentally Sound, Orthodox Catholic
+ Love for God, His Church and His People
+ Embraces being a missionary disciple and shows evidence of this in daily life
+ Knowledge and desire to live the New Evangelization
+ Knowledge of and desire to teach the beauty, goodness and truth of the Church through Scripture, Tradition, and Magisterium.
+ Self Starter, Self-Disciplined and Motivated to daily task and mission
+ Ability to plan and lead prayer, one on one discipleship, bible study and group events
+ Ability to work on a team towards the Mission of the Church
Salary & Benefits: Full time missionary salary will be provided on a year to year discernment of both the parish and missionaries. Full Archdiocesan benefits will also be provided for medical, dental, retirement, vacation, sick leave, personal days, etc.
Submit Resume and a minimum of 3 References to:
Father Rick Nagel
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church
126 West Georgia Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46225
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church | Indianapolis, IN
Purpose of Position: The mission of the Catholic Church is the Great Commission given from Jesus in Mathew 28:19, “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” The purpose of this position will be to help lead the parish initiative to fulfill the mission of the Church within our parishioners and the community at large, along with a Missionary for Women (already on the St. John’s Team).
Ministry Description: St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church is seeking a full time Director of Mission & Discipleship for Men who is living the call to mission. That is, they have decided to “drop their nets into the deep,” to make a conscious commitment to follow Jesus in the midst of his Church as an obedient disciple and to reorder their life accordingly. They are a missionary disciple and disciple maker.
Pope Francis calls us to a personal encounter with Jesus Christ. “I invite all Christians, everywhere, at this very moment, to a renewed personal encounter with Jesus Christ… No one should think this invitation is not for him or her since ‘no one is excluded from the joy brought by the Lord’” (Evangelii Gaudium, par.#3) Followers of Jesus Christ are not made by simply reading books or going through a class, but an encounter with Jesus Christ and personally knowing God in and through His Holy Church.
The Gospels show us a model that Jesus used to spread His message right from the start – discipleship. Jesus met and personally invited 12 men to follow him. These men were transformed by His presence and teaching. After Pentecost, these same disciples were then sent out to the ends of the earth to share the message of salvation through Jesus Christ. We hope to continue their journey of discipleship and continue to share the message of salvation in our city.
As a response to the call of this New Evangelization, we hope to “cast our nets into the deep” to equip our parishioners, neighbors and friends with the tools and courage to become missionary disciples and disciple makers. We hope to fulfill the new evangelization to re-invigorate Catholics who are lukewarm or have strayed, invite those who are Christian to a fullness of faith and share our personal encounter with those who have not known Jesus Christ.
The Missionaries will be dedicated full-time to sharing the Gospel with parishioners and non-parishioners on a personal basis, inviting people into a deeper relationship with Christ and His Church; sharing with them the call to be an intentional disciple. As disciples are built and taught, they must then go on to share the Good News with others in the parish and community, thus becoming missionary disciples and disciple makers themselves.
The parish should be a center for evangelization and discipleship. The missionaries will begin their work by building relationships with parishioners. This can happen in many ways; after Masses, adoration and parish wide events. The missionaries will host large group events to share the vision of discipleship and evangelization. They will also work to form small group bible/book studies with parishioners. The missionaries will meet with people one-on-one to encourage, challenge, and train them to not only be disciples of Jesus, but also to bring others to Him. The one-on-one training will include accountability to a strong prayer life, virtue, community and how one can begin their own small group bible or book study and personally disciple others.
The final goal of this initiative would see disciples become missionary disciples and disciple-makers. As disciple makers are built up in the parish, more and more people will be personally reached. The personal investment and dedication of the missionaries will be a great asset to the parish in continuing to build a culture that is Gospel-centered, joyful, and filled with personal and communal encounter with Christ and His Church.
We believe that St. John’s has much “low-hanging fruit” – those who are ripe, ready, and need a little bit of investment to begin running the race of sharing the gospel and inviting others to become intentional disciples. One major area that we can see this having an immediate impact, is those newly catechized Catholics who enter the Church every Easter. These Catholics are filled with the joy and excitement of new life in Christ and His Church, and they are ripe and ready to share the Gospel with others.
A second area of potential impact is newly married couples. This year alone we will host 35 parishioner weddings. These young couples are choosing a Catholic lifestyle in marriage and family and need the guidance and support to live the mission in married life.
We also hope to better teach and encourage parents bringing their children to the Church for baptism. Through the required baptismal preparation in our parish, these parents return to the Church, but we do not have the man power to continue ministering to them to deepen their relationship with Christ. The family is the domestic church and needs the tools and guidance to live the fullness of family life centered on Christ.
A fourth demographic of potential disciple makers is the growing and vibrant young adult community of nearly 1200 parishioners who are between the ages of 18-35. A large portion of this group is young singles that have availability and desire to grow in the faith. This is the young Church who awaits the invitation to something more… to be invited to join us on the Great Commission!
A fifth growing demographic of our parish is empty nesters, moving downtown to retire and enjoy the city life. This group of “elders” has much to give in terms of time and talent to the greater community of believers and non-believers. We hope to engage our retirees at a higher level of mission within the Church.
Finally, we hope to extend a greater support to our Garden Door (homeless) outreach and give our volunteers the tools to feed both physically and spiritually our neighbors. 75-100 people come to our front door daily to be fed and cared for. While we do a good job with the physical needs, we hope to grow in our ability to spiritually feed the poor among us.
Demographics: St. John the Evangelist is the oldest Catholic Church in the city of Indianapolis. Founded in 1937 by Irish and German immigrants, the parish sits in the heart of the city and is known as “a beacon of light” for the city of Indianapolis. St. John’s is intentional about “Opening Wide the Doors to Christ” to invite all people into our sacred place. We are also intentional about “Going Out” to share the Good News with all the nations!
St. John’s serves six distinct demographics of people: Traditional Parishioners, Young Adults, University Students, Daily Mass Goers, Visitors to the City and Homeless Neighbors. Each of these groups have particular needs and gifts to share with the community.
Indianapolis is a rapidly growing city with over 4000 new housing units being built in the next two years in the greater downtown area. These new city dwellers are mostly young adults moving to Indy to live, work and play. Additionally, many empty nesters are migrating to the city to settle in their retirement years and to enjoy the sports, arts and social life of the city.
St. John’s has grown exponentially with the growth of the city. The parish is currently over 2000 adult parishioners with 65% of these being young adults, between the ages of 18-35. St. John’s will host 60 weddings this year with over half being parishioner weddings. The community has experienced a spike in growing young families and a vibrant young church. St John’s embraces this growth and is active in evangelization and sharing the Good News. Over the past five years, the parish has welcomed an average of 28 adults into full communion through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults.
Qualifications:
+ Practicing, Sacramentally Sound, Orthodox Catholic
+ Love for God, His Church and His People
+ Embraces being a missionary disciple and shows evidence of this in daily life
+ Knowledge and desire to live the New Evangelization
+ Knowledge of and desire to teach the beauty, goodness and truth of the Church through Scripture, Tradition, and Magisterium.
+ Self Starter, Self-Disciplined and Motivated to daily task and mission
+ Ability to plan and lead prayer, one on one discipleship, bible study and group events
+ Ability to work on a team towards the Mission of the Church
Salary & Benefits: Full time missionary salary will be provided on a year to year discernment of both the parish and missionaries. Full Archdiocesan benefits will also be provided for medical, dental, retirement, vacation, sick leave, personal days, etc.
Submit Resume and a minimum of 3 References to:
Father Rick Nagel
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church
126 West Georgia Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46225