Description

At Ablaze Ministries, you are invited to serve as a missionary alongside a team of passionate Catholics. Give youth the experience of christ they have been searching for. Learn from veteran youth ministers and receive the insight and support you need to thrive in ministry. When youth ministers thrive, ministry thrives!

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES
• Provide vision and coordination for the parish’s efforts in ministry to young people in either middle school (7th – 8th) or high school
(9th – 12th)
• Coordinate and lead weekly youth nights, monthly activities, catechesis, and retreats
• Support fellow missionaries at Ablaze and their programs through collaboration and, if possible, participation in their events
• Participation in teams weekly youth nights
• Attend weekly missionary meetings and occasional parish staff meetings
• Serve as Ablaze Ministries liaison with the pastor, parish staff, and parish council
• Contribute to Ablaze Ministries’ online resources
• Provide support for larger events hosted by Ablaze

QUALIFICATIONS / EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE
• Must be a Catholic in good standing with the Church and living out one’s vocation to the best of their ability.
• Proficiency in social media and technology
• Ability to work with the Director of Development to meet salary goals.
• Willingness to abide by Personal Conduct Agreement and Spiritual Covenant.
• Committed disciple of Christ reflected in a life of pervasive prayer, devotion to the Eucharist, and a life of holiness.
• Experience in youth ministry preferred
• Citizenship of the United States is required
• Proficiency in Spanish is preferred
• Physical Demands: Frequent periods of computer use, occasional physical demanding activity, and moderate lifting of up to 40 lbs

About Parish / School / Organization Name

Ablaze is a ministry organization devoted to forming the young church. Our mission is to form youth ministers and be on mission to youth in parishes and Catholic schools. We provide a 360 approach to building disciples by serving youth, ministry leaders, as well as parents.

The mission of Ablaze Ministries is to implement the US Bishops’ vision of comprehensive youth ministry, by engaging, nurturing, and empowering discipleship in young people, ministers and volunteers, and within families. Ablaze Ministries enables schools and parishes of all sizes to sustain professional, cost-effective, and enthusiastic ministry rooted in prayer, fellowship, and formation. Our ministry enables the collaboration of community parishes, highlighting the true connectedness of the universal Church. Ablaze Ministries provides youth ministers with spiritual formation, professional training, and theological teaching. Our team of missionaries work together in community, sharing each other’s gifts and holding each other accountable to meet the needs and the call of the Catholic Church.

How to Apply

We’d love to pray with you about Full-Time Missions with Ablaze! Email our Recruiter, P.J. Lozano, to discuss the next step in your discernment: pj@ablaze.us

You can also find out more about Full-Time Mission at Ablaze by checking out our website: https://ablaze.us/become-an-ablaze-missionary