St. John Ministry Team Openings
Director of Mission & Discipleship for Men
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 order their life accordingly. They are a missionary disciple and disciple maker.
For the past five years, as a response to the call of this New Evangelization, we have been “casting 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 continue to fulfill the new evangelization to re-invigorate Catholics, invite those who are Christian to a fullness of faith and share our personal encounter with those who have not known Jesus Christ. St. John’s is one of the few parishes in the nation with two full time missionaries dedicated to the Great Commission via Parish Life!
The Missionaries will be dedicated 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 continue to be 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 build personal relationships with parishioners encouraging them to a deeper commitment to Missionary Discipleship. The missionaries will host large group events to share the vision of discipleship and evangelization. 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, the Sacraments, lived virtue, community and how one can 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 is 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. To date, we have intentionally formed over 250 parishioners to be Missionary Disciples and Disciple Makers. Nearly half of those are or have discipled others in the past five years.
Demographics: St. John the Evangelist is the oldest Catholic Church in the city of Indianapolis. Founded in 1837 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 2500 adult parishioners with 60% of these being young adults, between the ages of 18-35. St. John’s will host 80 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 a disciple maker 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, small and large group events
+ Ability to work on a team towards the Mission of the Church
Salary & Benefits: Full time or ¾ time (30-40 hours per week negotiable) missionary salary will be provided by the parish. 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
Email: fathernagel@gmail.com
Address: St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church
126 West Georgia Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46225
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 order their life accordingly. They are a missionary disciple and disciple maker.
For the past five years, as a response to the call of this New Evangelization, we have been “casting 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 continue to fulfill the new evangelization to re-invigorate Catholics, invite those who are Christian to a fullness of faith and share our personal encounter with those who have not known Jesus Christ. St. John’s is one of the few parishes in the nation with two full time missionaries dedicated to the Great Commission via Parish Life!
The Missionaries will be dedicated 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 continue to be 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 build personal relationships with parishioners encouraging them to a deeper commitment to Missionary Discipleship. The missionaries will host large group events to share the vision of discipleship and evangelization. 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, the Sacraments, lived virtue, community and how one can 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 is 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. To date, we have intentionally formed over 250 parishioners to be Missionary Disciples and Disciple Makers. Nearly half of those are or have discipled others in the past five years.
Demographics: St. John the Evangelist is the oldest Catholic Church in the city of Indianapolis. Founded in 1837 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 2500 adult parishioners with 60% of these being young adults, between the ages of 18-35. St. John’s will host 80 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 a disciple maker 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, small and large group events
+ Ability to work on a team towards the Mission of the Church
Salary & Benefits: Full time or ¾ time (30-40 hours per week negotiable) missionary salary will be provided by the parish. 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
Email: fathernagel@gmail.com
Address: St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church
126 West Georgia Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46225