Parish Partnerships

Developing Lay Leaders for Rural Ministry 

Students:  

Students in the Conversatio cohort will be paired with a neighboring parish or ministry placement within the Diocese of Saint cloud. Each student will work 8-10 hours a week in their assigned parish with a focus on youth ministry, liturgy, or faith formation. Bi-weekly meetings with cohort and director on parish related topics will enhance learning and growing for both you and those

you serve.  

Students will be mentored by Lay Ecclesial Ministers with decades of experience in parish and diocesan ministry. Students will not only get direct experience with ministry, but will also have opportunities to create new programming and build evangelization teams to help support their ministry  

Parish Partners:  

If you interested in in being a partner/work site with Saint John’s School of Theology and Seminary Conversatio students, please fill out this form:  https://www.csbsju.edu/forms/WLEZ2UK4O6  

Placement Sites 2025-2026

• St. Joseph Parish, St. Joseph, MN
• Diocese of Saint Cloud Multicultural Office
• Harvest of Hope Area Catholic Community Avon, MN
• Benedictine Institute, College of Saint Benedict / Saint John’s University
• SJUfaith – Saint John’s University Campus Ministry
• College of Saint Benedict Campus Ministry
• Ecological Justice Office – Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls, MN
• St. Mary’s Cathedral of Saint Cloud
• Two Rivers Catholic Community – Holdingford, MN
• Catholic Charities, Saint Cloud
• Office of Liturgy, Saint John’s School of Theology and Seminary
• Sustained Encuentro – Saint John’s School of Theology and Seminary
• Obsculta Preaching Initiative – Saint John’s School of Theology and Seminary