Overview
Catholic Sports is a Denver-based, nationally growing young adult recreational sports outreach ministry. According to a 2018 Cigna Health research study, Generation Z (18-25 year-olds) is the loneliest generation of our time. In response, we have made it our mission to build an authentic community for young adults through recreational sports. Our leagues expose players to this authentic community, through which they will be invited into our Bible Studies and enabled to grow in a personal relationship with Jesus.
We have seen incredible fruit in our apostolate. God is using us to provide a community of belonging - a family within the family of God for young adults. Numerous marriages, re-conversions, and conversions have occurred as the Holy Spirit blesses our efforts. Is God inviting you to the harvest through Catholic Sports?
Mission
To build authentic community through recreational sports
Vision
Authentic Young adult community everywhere
Core Values
● Catholic Orthodoxy
● Hospitable Outreach
● Vulnerable Intimacy
Requirements
● For the Sports Missionary Role - Practicing Catholic (living out the precepts of the Church) is highly preferred, sincerely practicing as a Christian is required though
● Interpersonal skills, including:
○ Exercising our core values
○ Ability to cast vision, disciple, and lead others
Responsibilities
● The internship will last 3 months, or one semester. It will take place in Denver, CO (specific start and end dates of the internship may vary depending on the intern's school schedule and our staff offsite schedule). PLEASE CONTACT US FOR A NON-SUMMER INTERNSHIP
● Attend weekly staff meetings, bi-monthly staff formations, weekly staff workouts, and business off-site/re
Sports Missionary Interns
○ Reading The God Ask by Steve Shadrack & completing the in-book Bible studies/reflections preferably before the official start of the internship. You will have until the end of the second week of the internship to complete these tasks.
○ Raising $2,000 to fund the mission of CATHOLIC SPORTS and to cover your room, boarding, and food that will be provided by your host family/household.
○ Setting up appointments with clients. In these meetings, you will give your testimony, explain the mission and vision of CATHOLIC SPORTS, and ask for a donation.
○ Completing MPD (Missionary Partnership Development) Training. This will include training for phone calls, giving a 3 minute testimony, setting up an appointment, and going through the appointment process with a potential donor.
○ Shadowing a CATHOLIC SPORTS missionary, and helping run and manage our various summer leagues and tournaments. After a handful of weeks of practice, you will be given the responsibility of running and managing a league and tournament on your own. This process will include marketing and promoting the event(s), creating the league/tournament schedule, documenting scores, emailing league members, attending post-game socials, and more.
○ Attending, aiding, and creating a social event. This will include promoting the social, helping with prep and set up, ensuring the event runs smoothly, and helping with clean up.
○ Attend a Bible study every week in which you will meet all of our volunteer leaders and experience their different studies. Upon completion of attending all of the studies, you will then coordinate with a leader of your choice and lead his/her study.
Non-Profit Leadership Internship
○ Leadership interns will join the Catholic Sports board of directors without voting rights. They will assist the board members with duties, attend committee meetings and learn the in/outs of how a non-profit board functions.
○ Read the “Little Book of Boards”
○ Work on a project to move the needle for Catholic Sports over the summer
○ Learn about budgeting, HR, contracts and legal issues within a non-profit
○ Assist the President and leadership team with normal duties
○ Work with our development officer on learning to pitch a case for a mission
○ Perfect for anyone considering starting a non-profit
Accounting/Finance Internship
○ Work with the Board finance committee and President to prepare reports and do financial analysis
○ Fine tune the Catholic Sports pricing model and research competitors in the sports industry
○ Learn about budgeting, payroll, and fundraising for non-profits
○ Actually do some bookkeeping and financial work for our mission
Marketing Internship
○ Lead our marketing efforts on social media
○ Work under the direction of a professional marketing coach to create processes for Catholic Sports marketing
○ Do graphic design work with Canva and Other tools for Catholic Sports
○ Learn about Brand packets and implement the Catholic Sports brand identity
○ Research and purchase Catholic Sports swag and brand promotion items
○ Help Catholic Sports recruit future talent by marketing our job opportunities
Further Details
● Flexible work schedule
● Frequent nights & weekends
● Will occasionally work 50+ hours per week
● This is an unpaid internship. Room and board are included, as well as a shareable car for local transportation.
● You will have the opportunity to hike and see Colorado.
● No relocation, vacation, or out of city travel expenses will be reimbursed for this role.
Please note, to be eligible for the $5000 internship scholarship, interns must fundraise $2,000 in living expenses for the summer. This is required for interns doing the missionary internship, as we want them to have a full missionary experience and go through a shortened fundraising training, but it is optional for all other "unpaid" internships. Room, some board and a shared care are provided.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class, except where allowed by law for religious specific job duties.
