Sports Missionary

About the role

The sports missionary serves our efforts to evangelize 18-39 year olds through authentic community building. Every missionary plans recreational sports leagues (e.g. basketball, ultimate, volleyball, wiffleball, soccer, etc.), fun social events (i.e. brewery tours, hikes, dances, parties, etc.) and Bible studies. They implement their plans through recruiting and managing a volunteer team, which they will also disciple/form in the Catholics sports mission, vision and core values.

Responsibilities

• Plans should include 5-6 leagues a year in a new location, more as the volunteer/participation base grows.
• Plans should also include a major social event (e.g. dances, tours, tournaments, picnics, etc.) every other month (6/year).
• Smaller socials such as: movies, pickup sports, etc. should be planned on the off months from major social events.
• Every missionary will lead at least one Bible study and disciple its participants with intentionality.
• Every missionary will coordinate the regional Bible study volunteers and cast our vision for Bible studies to those leaders.
• Every missionary must work diligently at recruiting volunteers, study leaders, and growing the league outreach. The missionary will manage these volunteers and assist in the planning of an annual appreciation event.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will be striving for holiness by continuing to grow spiritually and intellectually in their orthodox Roman Catholic formation (Byzantine, Lithuanian, or other rites in union with Roman Catholicism included), and desire to lead a community of peers to knowing and loving Jesus Christ. They should be willing to step out of their comfort zone frequently in order to lead others in faith and hospitality. No missionary can succeed without meeting people where they are at and patiently loving them. They also must have some affinity towards sports, or enough familiarity to be confident in planning and leading leagues, with provided training. The position requires a lot of social networking and the creation of a hospitable environment requires good conversational skills. All potential candidates will embody Catholic Sports’ values: Hospitable Outreach, Catholic Orthodoxy, and Vulnerable Intimacy.

Qualifications

• Current resident of the United States with at least a 2yr+9wk VISA or US Citizenship.
• Currently live out our core value of Catholic Orthodoxy by adhering to the 5 precepts of the Catholic faith mentioned in CCC2042-2043 (http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s1c3a3.htm#2042)

Skills

• Ability to plan and execute recreational sports leagues
• Leadership in Bible studies and discipleship
• Volunteer recruitment and management
• Social networking and event planning

Benefits

• Disability Insurance & Family Leave
• Retailment contribution matching up to 3%
• Health/vision/dental care insurance or premium reimbursements
• Flexible scheduling and unlimited PTO

Pay

$40,000 - $44,999 / year

Schedule

Flexible schedule with unlimited PTO