Senior Director of Missionary Discipleship

McDonell Area Catholic Schools; Chippewa Falls (WI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

Our Lady of the Falls Catholic Community seeks a Senior Director of Missionary Discipleship to lead planning and oversight of parish ministries, grounded in Divine Intimacy, Virtuous Friendship, and Evangelization. You will work with the Pastor to translate the vision across Faith Formation, Youth Ministry, Outreach, Healing Ministry, and more.

You will build mentorship teams, develop a long-term plan, ensure programs align with Catholic teaching, and foster a culture of discipleship across the

Qualifications

• Practicing Catholic in good standing and devoted to prayer and sacraments
• Bachelor's or master's degree in pastoral studies, theology, church management, business administration, or organizational leadership preferred
• Five or more years of professional leadership experience in a large parish, diocese, or Catholic nonprofit
• Proven ability to manage people, resolve conflicts, and lead teams toward shared goals
• Comfort with Microsoft Office or Microsoft 365, calendars, databases, and standard office tech
• Willingness to learn parish management and church administrative software
• Successful completion of diocesan background checks and Protect and Heal training

Responsibilities

• Lead the long-term vision for parish growth and evangelization using the Win, Build, Send model
• Provide direction, accompaniment, and accountability to all parish ministries to align with Catholic teaching
• Run regular staff meetings to break silos and plan parish-wide events
• Supervise and evaluate professional ministry staff and key volunteer coordinators
• Mentor leaders in leadership, team building, volunteer recruitment, and pastoral care
• Resolve overlaps between programs and address ministry challenges
• Create processes to match parishioners gifts to ministry and onboard volunteer leaders
• Build a pipeline of lay leaders to run small groups and parish organizations

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Budget oversight

Staff supervision

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in pastoral studies, theology, church management, business administration or organizational leadership

Tools

Microsoft Office

Microsoft 365

Job description

Senior Director of Missionary Discipleship
Our Lady of the Falls Catholic Community
810 Pearl Street, Chippewa Falls, WI 54729

"To abide together with Jesus and invite others into His family."

Reports To: Pastor
Status: Full-time, salaried

Salary: $72,000
Schedule: Variable hours, including evenings and weekends
Location: Our Lady of the Falls Central Office, 810 Pearl Street, Chippewa Falls, and all five parish campuses

Help Five Parishes Move From Maintenance to Mission

Five parishes in Chippewa Falls are walking forward together as Our Lady of the Falls Catholic Community: St. Charles Borromeo, St. Peter, Notre Dame, Holy Ghost, and St. Bridget. Each keeps its own identity and history. All five share one mission.

We're looking for a leader who has been discipled, who disciples others, and who wants to build something that lasts. This is a rare chance to shape how a whole community of parishes forms missionary disciples. That includes faith formation, youth ministry, family life, healing ministry, outreach, and service to the poor. If you've ever thought, "Our parish could do so much more if the ministries worked together," this role was written for you.

Position Summary

The Senior Director of Missionary Discipleship leads the planning and oversight of our parish ministries, both those that serve our own people and those that reach beyond our doors. The work is grounded in three essential habits: Divine Intimacy, Virtuous Friendship, and the Little Way of Evangelization.

You'll work closely with the Pastor to carry his vision for missionary discipleship into every ministry. You'll lead by personal accompaniment. That means walking with and supporting the leaders of Faith Formation, Youth Ministry, Outreach and Evangelization, Healing Ministry, Discipleship, Family Life, and Social Justice.

The goal is simple to say and hard to do: move our parishes from maintenance to mission at every key moment of discipleship. You'll do it by building mentorship teams that care for the whole person at every stage of life.

What You'll Do

Lead the Vision

Work with the Pastor and Parish Leadership Team to build, carry out, and track a long-term plan for parish growth and evangelization using the Win, Build, Send model

Give direction, accompaniment, and accountability to every parish ministry department, making sure each program is faithful to Catholic teaching and serves the mission of Our Lady of the Falls

Lead regular ministry staff meetings that break down silos, share resources, and plan major parish-wide events like parish missions and stewardship campaigns

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 overlaps between programs, volunteer concerns, and day-to-day ministry challenges

Build ways to identify, invite, and match parishioners' gifts to ministry, so people move from sitting in the pew to living as active disciples

Create one consistent process across all ministries for onboarding, screening, training, and thanking volunteer leaders

Build a lasting pipeline of lay leaders who can run small groups, service committees, and parish organizations on their own

Steward the Work Well

Review and combine annual budgets for all ministry departments, and bring recommendations to the Director of Finance and Facilities and the Pastor

Review the master parish calendar with the Director of Administration and Communications to make the best use of space and prevent scheduling conflicts between ministries

Partner with the Director of Administration and Communications so ministry promotion, bulletins, the website, and social media all share one clear message

Keep Our People Safe

Oversee and enforce all diocesan safety requirements, making sure volunteers are cleared before they serve

Confirm every active volunteer has completed a criminal background check, fingerprinting when required, and Protect and Heal mandated reporter training

Keep accurate, confidential digital records of each volunteer's status, and make sure no one who hasn't been cleared serves in restricted ministries, especially those with youth or vulnerable adults

Who You Are

You love Jesus Christ and His Church, and it shows in how you lead. You know what it's like to be mentored in the faith, and you've walked with others as they grew into missionary disciples. You think in systems and you care about people, and you don't see those as competing. You can hold a long-term vision and still remember to follow up on meeting action items.

Qualifications

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

A 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

Catholic Identity and Mission

Respect for and commitment to the teachings, mission, and ministry of the Catholic Church

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

Core Competencies

Servant leadership: Builds teams and mentors ministry leaders with generosity, patience, and a willingness to help

Collaboration: Works independently while partnering well with clergy, staff, volunteers, and parishioners

Adaptability: Manages competing priorities and shifting schedules across a busy five-parish community

Executive skill: Brings strong strategic planning, project management, and budget oversight

Communication: Writes clearly, speaks well one-on-one, and is confident in front of a group

Physical and Work Requirements

Regular work across all five parish campuses

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

Equal Opportunity and Ministry Statement

Our Lady of the Falls is committed to a professional, respectful, and welcoming workplace. Employment is subject to applicable parish and diocesan policies, the requirements of the Catholic Church, and the expectations of this position as a ministry of the parish.