Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry
COMPANY: Catholic Diocese of Biloxi
LOCATION: Biloxi, MS

DESCRIPTION

The Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry is a mission minded disciple who has a passion for leading young people in an encounter with Christ Jesus. They assist parish youth ministries, schools, and diocesan ministries in evangelizing and forming intentional disciples of teens and young adults throughout the Catholic Diocese of Biloxi. This person serves as the main point of contact and support for strategic planning, implementation, and ongoing development in effectively proclaiming the Gospel to young people.
The director will lead the planning of diocesan events (DBYC, March for Life, Mound Bayou missions, youth retreats, etc.), oversee diocesan peer ministry teams (Search Team and Spirit Movers), assist youth ministers at the parish level, and consult with diocesan schools in the formation of disciples.

ABOUT PARISH/ SCHOOL/ ORGANIZATION

The Catholic Diocese of Biloxi serves 17 southern counties of Mississippi since 1977. The Diocese of Biloxi encompasses the southern Mississippi counties of Covington, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lamar, Lawrence, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Stone, Walthall and Wayne. The diocese is part of the ecclesiastical province of Mobile and is populated with approximately 58,000 Catholics from the Alabama-Mississippi state line to the lower Mississippi-Louisiana state line and extending north of Laurel into Jones and Wayne counties.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Biloxi was established on March 1, 1977, when it was split from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jackson.
In ceremonies at Nativity BVM Cathedral. June 6th 1977, Bishop Joseph Lawson Howze, D,D., was installed as first bishop of the diocese.
Bishop Thomas J. Rodi was ordained and installed Bishop of Biloxi, July 2 2001.
Bishop Roger P. Morin was installed as the third bishop of Biloxi on April 27th, 2009.
Bishop Louis F. Kihneman III was ordained and installed as the Bishop of Biloxi on April 28, 2017 at Nativity of the BVM Cathedral, Biloxi.
The Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in Biloxi, Mississippi, serves as the Episcopal see.
The Administrative Office of the Diocese of Biloxi is located at 1790 Popps Ferry Road, Biloxi, MS 39532

HOW TO APPLY

For Application and full job description, please visit https://biloxidiocese.org/app-director-ym
If interested or have any questions, please contact Ray Lacy at rlacy@biloxidiocese.org

DESCRIPTION

The Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry is a mission minded disciple who has a passion for leading young people in an encounter with Christ Jesus. They assist parish youth ministries, schools, and diocesan ministries in evangelizing and forming intentional disciples of teens and young adults throughout the Catholic Diocese of Biloxi. This person serves as the main point of contact and support for strategic planning, implementation, and ongoing development in effectively proclaiming the Gospel to young people.
The director will lead the planning of diocesan events (DBYC, March for Life, Mound Bayou missions, youth retreats, etc.), oversee diocesan peer ministry teams (Search Team and Spirit Movers), assist youth ministers at the parish level, and consult with diocesan schools in the formation of disciples.

ABOUT PARISH / SCHOOL / ORGANIZATION

The Catholic Diocese of Biloxi serves 17 southern counties of Mississippi since 1977. The Diocese of Biloxi encompasses the southern Mississippi counties of Covington, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lamar, Lawrence, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Stone, Walthall and Wayne. The diocese is part of the ecclesiastical province of Mobile and is populated with approximately 58,000 Catholics from the Alabama-Mississippi state line to the lower Mississippi-Louisiana state line and extending north of Laurel into Jones and Wayne counties.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Biloxi was established on March 1, 1977, when it was split from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jackson.
In ceremonies at Nativity BVM Cathedral. June 6th 1977, Bishop Joseph Lawson Howze, D,D., was installed as first bishop of the diocese.
Bishop Thomas J. Rodi was ordained and installed Bishop of Biloxi, July 2 2001.
Bishop Roger P. Morin was installed as the third bishop of Biloxi on April 27th, 2009.
Bishop Louis F. Kihneman III was ordained and installed as the Bishop of Biloxi on April 28, 2017 at Nativity of the BVM Cathedral, Biloxi.
The Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in Biloxi, Mississippi, serves as the Episcopal see.
The Administrative Office of the Diocese of Biloxi is located at 1790 Popps Ferry Road, Biloxi, MS 39532

HOW TO APPLY

For Application and full job description, please visit https://biloxidiocese.org/app-director-ym
If interested or have any questions, please contact Ray Lacy at rlacy@biloxidiocese.org

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