Worship Consultant

Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas • Dallas, TX

16h

About The Position

The Worship Consultant is the initiative’s expert liturgist with specialized knowledge in disabilities, responsible for shaping worship components, advising parishes, and curating diocesan best practices. This role ensures sensory ‑ friendly Masses are implemented faithfully as a formational pathway toward full parish participation.

Requirements

• Advanced study in liturgy or sacramental theology; deep familiarity with Church documents governing worship and adaptations for children and persons with disabilities.
• Instructional design, resource development, and collaborative leadership across diocesan offices.
• Ability to balance theological integrity with pastoral creativity; skilled in translating liturgical norms into actionable parish strategies.
• Strong communication and publication skills for diocesan resources.
• Minimum 3 years as a liturgist or diocesan/parish worship leader, with direct experience in ministry with persons with disabilities and accessible worship design.
• Demonstrated commitment to accessible ministry and practical experience accompanying persons with disabilities in worship or catechetical settings.
• Alignment with initiative values: imago Dei, incarnational theology, and the call to full, conscious, and active participation for all baptized persons.

Responsibilities

• Consult and advise on worship design for summer orientation and winter formation sessions; integrate accessible liturgical principles and aesthetics.
• Serve as a resource for participating parishes during Discernment and Ministerial Praxis years; provide practical recommendations for sensory ‑ friendly Mass implementation.
• Curate and co ‑ author diocesan best ‑ practice resources; ensure fidelity to liturgical norms while promoting accessibility.
• Demonstrate expertise in what a sensory ‑ friendly Mass is and how it can be implemented at the parish level; advise on what can and cannot be done regarding liturgy.
• Other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

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