We are recruiting for this role in Denver, San Diego, Chicago, DC, Oklahoma City & Tampa Bay. Please specify in your application which market you are most interested in.

About Catholic Sports

Catholic Sports is a Denver-based, nationally growing young adult recreational sports outreach. Our mission is to build authentic community through recreational sports. “We define authentic community as one that fills the void of emotional and spiritual loneliness (Gen Z. 18-25 year-olds are the loneliest generation according to 2018 Cigna Health research) by living our core values (Hospitable Outreach, Catholic Orthodoxy & Vulnerable Intimacy) while remaining rooted in the teachings of the Catholic Church. Our recreational sports leagues allow players to enter this authentic community, through which they will be invited into our Bible Studies, so that they can grow in a personal relationship with Jesus.”

We are providing a community of belonging, a family within the family of God for young adults. Numerous marriages, re-conversions, and conversions have happened as the Spirit blesses our efforts. This work is bearing fruit…is God inviting you to the harvest through Catholic Sports?

Ideal Candidate

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 morals and often be the first welcoming contact for young adults in a parish or city. 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.

Position Summary

The program coordinator missionary serves a parish, or diocese, in our efforts to evangelize 18-39 year olds through authentic community building. Every program coordinator plans recreational sports leagues (basketball, ultimate, volleyball, wiffleball, etc.), fun social events 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.

Program coordinators will work in a team of 2-4 missionaries and report to a Team Director. They are encouraged to live with another missionary of the same gender, if possible, with intentional prayer and community among them.

Approximation of the ideal weekly time breakdown:

15% managing volunteer league managers and visiting their leagues, or running leagues in the absence of volunteers
25% leading the Bible study regional effort, including leading their own Bible studies & one-on-one outreach/discipleship
40% administration/managing/forming volunteers, planning events that build the community
15% networking (e.g. Theo. On Tap, YCP, parish/diocese events, etc.) for recruitment and growing participation in all areas, OR in an established branch volunteer recruitment and management
5% fundraising maintenance or growth (post fundraising/trainee period)

Position Duties

Event Planning & Coordination:
Every missionary will submit an annual event plan for review with their supervisor.

Plans should include 5-6 leagues a year in a new location, more as the volunteer/participation base grows.
They will also include a major social event (e.g. dances, tours, tournaments, picnics, etc.) every other month (6/year)
Smaller socials such as: movies, meals, coffee, potlucks, etc. should be planned on the off months from major social events. When there are no planned Sunday events/leagues, the missionary will plan the smaller social events in coordination with Sunday masses.
Annual event plans will be presented for approval/feedback to the parish’s leadership.
The above are the minimum expectations, but missionaries are encouraged to creatively invest in their communities by going above and beyond the minimum and to leverage volunteer assistance in doing so to not become overburdened.

Formation:

Every missionary will lead at least one Bible study and disciple its participants with intentionality:
Prudently using materials/topics/activities to plan how to best help each individual grow in faith
They will also coordinate the regional Bible study volunteers and cast our vision for Bible studies to those leaders.
Living your faith with courage as a public witness, including opening up in vulnerability to Bible studies and staff
Volunteer Recruitment & Management: Every missionary must work diligently at recruiting volunteers (e.g. league managers, study leaders, etc.). The missionary will manage volunteers and assist in the planning of quarterly formation events and an annual appreciation outing.
Interpersonal skills are critical for this role: Being invitational and outgoing towards participants, especially the newcomers

Compensation

Employees of Catholic Sports fundraise their personal income in order to further the mission (i.e. they are missionaries). Catholic Sports will internally train all missionaries on how to build an income producing support team from friends, family and referrals. The first nine weeks are set aside strictly for building this support team, which will sustain the missionaries in their work with Catholic Sports. Support team building is performed remotely near the missionary's home base.

During this initial trainee/fundraising season, missionaries will have the opportunity to earn significant bonuses towards achieving their income goals as well as a small stipend for finishing the first week of training. Missionaries are held accountable to fundraising goals based on their personal budget needs by an experienced Catholic Sports MPD coach. Missionaries raise $25k-$69k/year in personal income support depending on their personal budget needs.

Missionaries will also be offered benefits, not limited to, but such as:

1. Bonuses
2. Retirement contribution matching up to 3%

3. Health/vision/dental care insurance or premium reimbursements

Professional Skills Acquired

Computer/technical skills (Google products, Microsoft Office, Windows and social media marketing
Public speaking and group leadership
Sales/Development experience
Work in the sports industry
Event planning experience
Management and leadership development, including opportunities to advance in Catholic Sports
Faith formation particularly around evangelization