Program Manager - Ministry Formation
Posted Sep 4, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a formation program or retreat you designed. How did you decide what it should accomplish?
What they are checking: Whether they design from clear goals rather than repeating content that worked somewhere else.
Tell me about a time you had to deliver the same program consistently through several facilitators.
What they are checking: Whether they can build facilitator guides and training so quality holds across sites.
How do you manage several projects with different leaders and deadlines?
What they are checking: Whether they have the program management discipline the title calls for.
What would you do
Most colleagues are clinicians with very little free time. How do you make formation fit into their day?
What they are checking: Whether they understand the realities of hospital work and can design short, practical experiences.
A leader tells you formation is a waste of time compared to operations. How do you respond?
What they are checking: Whether they can connect mission to the work that leaders care about without getting defensive.
You'll work mostly remote across hospitals in Illinois and Wisconsin. How do you make virtual formation feel personal?
What they are checking: Whether they can create real connection and reflection through a screen.
About the work
This role supports formation that deepens Catholic identity and Franciscan charism across the health system. How would you describe the Franciscan charism to a new nurse who isn't Catholic?
What they are checking: Whether they can explain the tradition in plain, welcoming language to people of any background.
How would you measure whether a formation experience actually changed how leaders act?
What they are checking: Whether they can evaluate impact beyond attendance and satisfaction surveys, as the posting asks.
How do you keep formation content faithful to Catholic teaching while making it relevant to a diverse workforce?
What they are checking: Whether they can hold both theological integrity and inclusion without watering down either.
Tell me about the legacy of the Hospital Sisters of St. Francis and why it matters for this work.
What they are checking: Whether they have done their homework and see history as a living source for formation.
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