Senior Director of Catholic Missionary Discipleship

Paxordo•Chippewa Falls, WI

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

Our Lady of the Falls Catholic Community, comprising five parishes in Chippewa Falls (St. Charles Borromeo, St. Peter, Notre Dame, Holy Ghost, and St. Bridget), is seeking a Senior Director of Missionary Discipleship for the 2026-2027 period. This full-time, salaried position, reporting to the Pastor, aims to transition the community from a maintenance-focused approach to a mission-driven one. The role involves leading the planning and oversight of parish ministries, including faith formation, youth ministry, family life, healing ministry, outreach, and social justice. The Director will work closely with the Pastor to implement his vision, lead by personal accompaniment, and build mentorship teams that support individuals at all life stages. The core goal is to foster missionary discipleship across all ministries and help parishioners become active participants in the faith.

Requirements

Practicing Catholic in good standing, devoted to prayer and the sacraments, and passionate about serving the Church and the mission of Our Lady of the Falls.
Bachelor's or master's degree in pastoral studies, theology, church management, business administration, or organizational leadership highly preferred.
Five or more years of professional leadership experience, ideally leading teams in a large parish, diocese, or Catholic nonprofit.
Proven ability to manage people, work through conflict, and lead different kinds of teams toward a shared goal.
Comfort with Microsoft Office or Microsoft 365, email, calendars, databases, and standard office technology.
Willingness to learn parish management and church administrative software.
Successful completion of all diocesan background checks and Protect and Heal training.
Personal experience both being discipled and mentored, and accompanying and forming missionary disciples.
Support for the spiritual and pastoral mission of our parishes.
A welcoming, service-minded presence with parishioners and visitors.
Support for parish policies, diocesan requirements, and appropriate standards of confidentiality and professional conduct.
Ability to sit, stand, walk, use standard office equipment, and occasionally lift or move office and ministry materials.
Frequent evening and weekend hours, as the ministry requires.

Nice To Haves

Experience in faith formation, youth ministry, family life, healing ministry, outreach, and service to the poor.

Responsibilities

Lead the Vision: Build, execute, and track a long-term plan for parish growth and evangelization using the Win, Build, Send model.
Provide direction, accompaniment, and accountability to parish ministry departments, ensuring faithfulness to Catholic teaching and the parish mission.
Lead regular ministry staff meetings to foster collaboration, share resources, and plan major parish-wide events.
Form and Support Your Team: Supervise, support, and evaluate professional ministry staff and key volunteer coordinators.
Mentor staff and volunteer leaders in leadership, team building, volunteer recruitment, and pastoral care.
Serve as the main point of contact for resolving inter-program overlaps, volunteer concerns, and day-to-day ministry challenges.
Raise Up Lay Leaders: Develop methods to identify, invite, and match parishioners' gifts to ministry.
Create a consistent process for onboarding, screening, training, and thanking volunteer leaders across all ministries.
Build a lasting pipeline of lay leaders for small groups, service committees, and parish organizations.
Steward the Work Well: Review and combine annual budgets for ministry departments, bringing recommendations to the Director of Finance and Facilities and the Pastor.
Review the master parish calendar with the Director of Administration and Communications to optimize space usage and prevent scheduling conflicts.
Partner with the Director of Administration and Communications to ensure consistent messaging in ministry promotion, bulletins, website, and social media.
Keep Our People Safe: Oversee and enforce all diocesan safety requirements, ensuring volunteers are cleared before serving.
Confirm all active volunteers have completed necessary background checks, fingerprinting (if required), and Protect and Heal mandated reporter training.
Maintain accurate, confidential digital records of volunteer status and ensure compliance with safety protocols, especially for ministries involving youth or vulnerable adults.