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 Commissioned Ministers are dedicated lay people commissioned by the Bishop of the Diocese to serve their local church or other institutions by coordinating a major area of Church life.
Commissioned Ministers:
- must successfully complete the Commissioned Ministry Leadership Formation Program
- have responsibility in and accountability for their area of service
- normally are members of the pastoral team
- receive an adequate salary and benefits in return for their professional services
Commissioned Ministers serve as:
The accredited Commissioned Ministry Leadership Formation Program develops lay Church leaders by combining academic instruction, professional training, practical ministry experience and spiritual formation.
Commissioned Ministry Leadership Formation Program Brochure
Duties of Commissioned Ministers
Although specific job descriptions vary, the following are the general responsibilities of Commissioned Ministers:
Pastoral Ministry Coordinator
Assists the pastor/parish director in pastoral care, RCIA, sacramental preparation, evangelization, and other spiritual needs and services. Specific duties commonly include:
- collaborating with pastor/parish director and other staff members
- assessing pastoral needs
- coordinating programs, as needed, to address the spiritual and corporal needs
- recruiting, training, supporting, and supervising volunteers
- providing opportunities for spiritual enrichment
- making referrals, as needed, for counseling
- preparing and monitoring an annual budget
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Liturgy Coordinator
Assists the pastor/parish director in providing prayerful worship experiences. Specific duties commonly include:
- collaborating with pastoral leaders and other ministers
- serving on the worship committee
- implementing the worship committee’s liturgical plans
- recruiting, training, supporting, and supervising liturgical ministers
- overseeing the preparation of the worship environment
- serving as prayer leader when appropriate
- providing opportunities for liturgical education
- supplying needed liturgical documents, guidelines, and orders of prayer
- preparing and monitoring an annual budget
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Faith Formation Coordinator
Assists in promoting quality catechesis within a parish. The person may be responsible for all or a portion of pre-K through twelve, sacramental programs, youth ministry, and adult formation. Specific duties commonly include:
- collaborating with pastoral leaders and other ministers in implementating sacramental/catechetical policies and guidelines
- identifying program needs
- selecting and evaluating appropriate curricula
- recruiting, training, supporting, and supervising catechists
- evaluating and procuring necessary resource materials
- providing appropriate environments for educational and spiritual
- encouraging parents in their role as primary educators of children
- serving on the Board of Total Catholic Education and other committees
- serving as a resource to school, parish groups, and committees
- facilitating effective public relations/communications within the program, parish, and community
- fostering Total Catholic Education
- preparing and monitoring an annual budget
- maintaining parish and diocesan catechetical records
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Youth Ministry Coordinator
Assists the pastor/parish director in providing resources that focus on serving youth and their families. Specific duties commonly include:
- collaborating with pastoral leaders and other ministers, especially the Coordinator or Director of Religious Education
- identifying the spiritual, psychological, social, and moral needs of youth
- recruiting, training, supporting, and supervising youth leaders and youth workers
- establishing comprehensive youth ministry programming
- making referrals, as needed, for counseling
- providing specific programs and experiences addressing the needs of youth
- preparing and monitoring an annual budget
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Parish Business Manager
Assists the pastor/parish director in administering the parish’s physical, financial, and personnel resources. Specific duties commonly include:
- assessing the physical, financial, and support staff personnel needs
- assisting the pastor/parish director and parish constituencies in preparing the parish budget
- ensuring that financial reports are accurate and complete
- assisting in short-and-long range planning
- coordinating the plans for the maintenance of church properties in collaboration with appropriate committees
- facilitating state-of-the-art technology
- assisting in providing effective public relations/communications within the parish and community
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About the Program
The Commissioned Ministry Leadership Formation Program is a three-stage college credit certificate program for experienced parish ministers. It is designed for women and men who have demonstrated effectiveness in ministry and who seek to develop as ministerial leaders. The program is sponsored by the Diocese of Green Bay in collaboration with Silver Lake College.
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Individuals also may take courses in the Commissioned Ministry Leadership Formation Program as:
- credentials for various church ministries
- credits applied to a Bachelor’s Degree
- credits fulfilling pre-requisites for a Master’s Degree
- continuing education opportunities
- core curriculum for diaconate formation
More Information
Learn more about the Commissioned Ministry Leadership Formation Program for more information, including:
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Safe Environment
Commissioned ministers must undergo criminal background checks, as do all priests, deacons, other ministers, and employees (who may or may not have regular contact with children, young people and individuals at risk) and volunteers who have regular contact with children, young people and individuals at risk.
This involves completing an online application form in which they:
- provide the Diocese with professional/personal references
- complete, sign and date the appropriate declaration form
- authorize a criminal background check and receive a satisfactory report
They also are required to complete the VIRTUS Adult Awareness Training Session.
Learn more about VIRTUS
Learn more about the Diocese's Promise to Protect safe environment policy
Learn more about the Diocese's policy on Background Checks
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Accredited
The Commissioned Ministry Leadership Formation Program is accredited by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops/Commission on Certification and Accreditation, 3211 South Lake Drive, Suite 317, St. Francis, WI, 53235-3702 (414-486-0139). |
Contact Us
Department for Lay Ministry Formation
Diocese of Green Bay
P.O. Box 23825
1825 Riverside Drive
Green Bay, WI 54305
Phone: (920) 272-8268 or 1-877-500-3580, ext. 8268 (within 920 and 715 area codes)
E-mail
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