Posted 7/7/2025
Job Title:
Director of Evangelization
Hours:
Full time
Parish:
Holy Archangels Parish
729 Grand Canyon St.
Hoffman Estates, IL
Description:
Job Summary
Holy Archangels Parish in Hoffman Estates is looking for someone who is passionate, skilled and equipped to evangelize within and outside of the parish, with a focus on welcoming, hospitality and sharing the Gospel.
Will accompany the Parish's evangelization efforts to the school and Faith Formation families. Holy Archangels parish community comprises of 3,500 families, and there are 220 students from PK3 - 8th Grade in St. Hubert School and over 400 children in the Religious Education program.
An average of about 2,200 people attend either the Saturday 4.30 pm, Sunday 8:00am, 9:00am, 10:00am, 11:00am and 12:00 noon masses at our multi-site parish. The church and school employ over 60 people.
Essential Job Functions
• Collaborate with the Pastor and staff on the Parish Vision: bringing people into closer relationship with Jesus Christ and the Catholic faith by sharing the Good News through prayer, evangelization and service.
• Focus on expanding Evangelization and hospitality.
• Oversee and coordinate existing Alpha program.
• Plan and manage new events and programs for Pre-Evangelization and Post-Alpha.
• Form a team for radical hospitality, particularly for welcoming new families, engaging families post baptism and forming grief support.
• Coordinate efforts to engage St. Hubert School and Faith Formation families.
• Serve on the Leadership Team, including weekly meetings, in support of the Pastor and staff.
• Collaborate with the Pastor and Parish Operations Director to develop an annual budget for the pastoral ministries.
• Direct special projects or ministries as requested by Pastor.
This position has an annualized salary range of $32.000 – $61,653. An employee’s pay within the salary range will be based on many factors including, but not limited to: relevant education, qualifications, experience, skills, geographic location, and organizational needs.
Requirements:
• Experience in a parish that demonstrates ability to engage parishioners and non-parishioners in the process of evangelization and community building.
• Developed skills in leadership and management; strong commitment to collaboration and teamwork with clergy, staff, parish leaders and volunteers.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, collaborative, faithful, joyful witness, persistent, available, fair and balanced, dependable, person of integrity, sensitive to cultural, racial and ethnic diversity and openness to the needs of the parishioners.
• Ability to deal with multiple projects, flexible, sound judgment and comfortable with change.
• Ability to work evenings and weekends.
Preferred Job Skills and Experience
• Master’s Degree in Pastoral Studies, Theology, Faith Formation with experience in evangelization. One or more years as part of a parish staff.
• Experience in raising up leaders and engaging volunteers.
• Practicing Catholic with understanding and support for Catholic Church teaching, mission and values.
• Familiarity with technology used for communicating and presenting.
Special Directions:
Internal Candidates (existing employees) – Please complete the subject field of your email with the following: “Internal Candidate – Job Title – Full name”
External Candidates - Please complete the subject field of your email with the following: “Job Title – Full name”
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