Coordinator of Youth Ministry

Position: Coordinator of Youth Ministry

Date Revised: April 30, 2024

Reports to: Director of Catechesis and Evangelization

Location: St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church

861 Wildwood Lane

Grapevine, TX 76051

www.sfatx.org www.sfalivingsaints.org

General Position Summary: Under the supervision of the Director of Catechesis and Evangelization and alongside the Director of Youth & Young Adult Ministry, The Coordinator of Youth Ministry is to walk with young people and their families in becoming active, lifelong disciples of Christ. This is accomplished through pastoral, liturgical and catechetical approach toward evangelization and catechetical formation. The Coordinator of Youth Ministry provides primary leadership for the design and implementation of parish ministry to its youth. The Coordinator of Youth Ministry is to work on forming parents and adults to also walk with youth in their faith as to form disciples. All catechetical instruction must be in keeping with the magisterial teachings of the Catholic Church. In addition, as a member of the Catechesis and Evangelization department, the Coordinator of Youth Ministry will collaborate with the other members of the department in formation events that affect the parish at large.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Responsible for adherence to the vision of the Diocese (stated above) and the mission of the Parish.

• Expected to collaborate with the Department of Catechesis and Evangelization and reports directly to the Director of the department.

• Responsible for pre-evangelization opportunities for the youth and families of the parish in order to form community identity and establish peer relationships.

• Assist the youth in forming intergenerational relationships within the liturgical and ministerial life of the parish so that youth become active collaborators in the life, community and mission of the parish.

• Responsible for articulating the vision of youth ministry within the parish. This includes:

• Process of Evangelization and Discipleship

• Cross-Communication within offices of ministry

• Responsible for students in grades 7-12.

• Establish a collaborative relationship with parents and families and will assist them, as the first and best catechists of their children, in providing prayer opportunities and catechesis in the home.

• Responsible for observing