RCIA Job Descriptions

RCIA never seems to have enough volunteers to do all that needs to be done. This is sometimes because people think that you have to be an expert on catholic doctrine in order to help with RCIA. In fact nothing is further from the truth. There are many different jobs that most be done in a well functioning RCIA program, many of them have nothing to do with teaching. Here are some RCIA job and the gifts that are needed to do them well adapted from some material I received at our Diocesan RCIA specialization course. When you volunteer for RCIA we try to figure out where you will be a good fit, not where do we need help the most. If you want to help with our RCIA program and have some of these gifts please get in touch with us.

RCIA Job Descriptions

General Team Member Gifts:
· Persons of catholic faith committed to God.
· Willing to share their faith
· Willing to attend to their own spiritual needs through prayer, scripture, and the sacraments.
· Willing to submit to the same transformative process as inquirers, candidate, and catechumens.
· Pastoral sensitivity
· Listening
· Knowledge and experience with the RCIA process, or willing to go through such training.
· Participates in the celebration of the rites.
· Promotes the RCIA process in the parish.
· Ability to make consistent commitment to the ministry.

Inquiry Team Member Gifts:
Welcomes people into the RCIA process and answers initial questions. Shares their faith story with them and listens to theirs. Explores scripture with them.
· Excellent listening skills
· Warm and welcoming.
· Willing to share their faith story.
· Sufficient knowledge of scripture to lead scripture topics.
· Open to training opportunities.
· Willing to help with Inquiry in 3 month shifts.

Catechumenate Catechist Gifts:
Responsible for the formation of catechumens and candidates. Shares their faith story with them and listens to theirs. Explores scripture and Church doctrine with them.
· Exceptional listening and small group facilitation skills.
· Sufficient knowledge of Church teaching to teach Catechetical topics using the Catechism for source material.
· Sufficient knowledge of scripture to lead scripture topics.
· Open to getting a California Catechist Certification.
· Leads the formation in community, service, prayer, and doctrine.
· Willing to share their faith story.
· Willing to make a consistent weekly commitment to the ministry.

Dismissal Facilitator Gifts:
Leads a Sunday Dismissal session for half an hour; helping the catechumens and candidates explore scripture.
· Exceptional listening and small group facilitation skills.
· Sufficient knowledge of scripture to lead scripture topics.
· Willing to lead a Sunday Dismissal session once or twice a month.

Outreach/Mystagogy Coordinator Gifts:
Helps newly initiated integrate into the Parish Community, helps them get involved with ministry and small faith groups. Maintains personal contact with them and their families.
· Active member of the parish with extensive knowledge of individuals, organizations, and lay movements.
· People person, inviting, and hospitable.
· Familiar with Social Doctrine of the Church.
· Familiar with outreach needs of the entire community.
· Willing to commit to assisting in the Easter season and occasionally at other times.

Sponsor Coordinator Gifts:
Knows a lot of people in the parish and helps come up with ideas for you would be a good sponsor, or volunteer. Makes personal invitations.
· Active member of the parish with extensive knowledge of individuals, organizations, and lay movements.
· People person, inviting, and hospitable.
· Occasional effort to come up with potential names for sponsors.

Hospitality Coordinator Gifts:
Coordinates receptions after important RCIA events.
· Warm Welcoming People Person
· Creative Artistic
· Occasionally coordinates and plans social functions and receptions.