PARISH DIRECTOR
Of Religious Education
AND
PARISH COORDINATOR
Of Religious Education


A Parish Director of Religious Education is the administrator
of a total parish religious education and formation program.


As a Designer:
 • Articulates a vision, goals, and action plan for a total religious education program within a parish
   promoting learning for all age levels.
 • Conducts parish needs assessments and designs education/formation programs to promote a
   full range of parish-specific programs.

As a Developer:
 • Recruits, provides training, supervises, and evaluates religious education personnel.
 • Develops quality relationships within the parish, trusting the abilities of co-workers.

As a Director:
 • Envisions, develops, and implements faith and total religious education programs in the parish.
 • Identifies, empowers, and collaborates with lay leadership within the parish.

As an Evaluator:
 • Evaluates the total religious education in the parish at all levels: catechists, coordinators,
   participants, and resources.
 • Makes appropriate changes following evaluation feedback.

Professional Readiness for a Director of Religious Education
 • Master Degree in Theology, Religious Education or related field or
   Master Degree in unrelated field with  Completion of components in
   Diocesan Certification Program (academic, pastoral/professional skills, spiritual formation)
 • Minimum of three years of supervised catechetical/teaching experience in a religious
   education program or a Catholic school.
 • Minimum of one year administrative experience
 •
Successful completion of Diocesan Internship

A Parish Coordinator of Religious Education coordinates one or
more specific areas of a total parish religious education program.


As a Coordinator:
 
• Recruits, trains, supervises, and evaluates catechists in a specific program.
 • Maintains open communication with parish and diocesan leadership.
 • Works within the budget allotted for the operation of the program.
 • Coordinates various prayer and liturgical celebrations and program components.

Directors and Coordinators of Religious Education Minister through:
 • Pre-school religious education
 • Elementary school religious education
 • High school religious education
 • Catholic school religious education
 • Adult religious education
 • Special religious education
 • Family religious education
 • Vacation Bible School
 • Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
 • Liturgy of the Word with Children

Directors and Coordinators of Religious Education minister as:
 • Faith-filled educators
 • Articulate communicators
 • Visionary self-starters
 • Creative organizers

Directors and Coordinators of Religious Education minister with:
 • Enthusiasm
 • Courage
 • Healing
 • Faith
 • Hope
 • Love
 • Justice

Professional Readiness of a Coordinator of Religious Education
 • Bachelor Degree in Theology, Religious Education or related field or
   Bachelor Degree in unrelated field with  Completion of components in
   Diocesan Certification Program (academic, pastoral/professional skills, spiritual formation).
 • Minimum of three years of supervised catechetical/teaching experience in a religious
   education program or a Catholic school.
 • Successful completion of Diocesan Internship.

Personal Readiness for Directors and Coordinators of Religious Education
An effective Director or Coordinator of Religious Education is:
 • a person of faith and prayer
 • an active participant in Roman Catholic worship
 • confident as a self-starter
 • able to articulate vision and motivate others
 • able to integrate academic learning with pastoral experience
 • able to delegate and empower catechists and parents
 • able to relate to peers and authority
 • able to work and live with ambiguity
 • eager to participate in on-going spiritual formation and educational opportunities
 • communicates well with the written and spoken word


For more information call or write:
The Catholic Center
Office for Adult Formation, Diocese of Evansville
4200 N. Kentucky Ave., P.O. Box 4169
Evansville, IN   47724-0169
Phone: 812-424-5536
Fax: 812-421-1334
www.evansville-diocese.org

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