Background

About Marc J. DelMonico, Ph.D.

Dr. Marc DelMonico is a strategist for nonprofits and faith-based organizations, a consultant on church minister & worker best practices, and a solutions-driven service provider.​ Dr. DelMonico has built a national reputation and professional career that combines his capabilities as an innovator, organizer, strategist and scholar. He is a(n)

• Executive-level innovative strategist and outcomes-based leader for diverse faith-based and nonprofit institutions, developing and overseeing budgets of $200K+
• Virtual learning expert, with content and logistical oversight of an online platform with 1,500+ subscribers and $80K to $100K of gross sales per year
• Proactive development strategist who has raised over $400K for mission-focused nonprofits in 2023 and 2024 through grants, fundraising, and donor relations efforts
• Comprehensive collaborative and team-based manager with direct supervisory experience
• Expert in processes, institutions, leader engagement and philanthropy in the nonprofit sector
• Sought-after speaker in training and curriculum development for health care chaplaincy, prison ministries, campus ministries, mission leadership roles, parish roles and more
• Successful consultant in several large-scale multi-stakeholder collaborations
• Highly-rated classroom professor of undergraduates and adult learners
• Published scholar with multiple peer-reviewed and field publications, with an extensive multimedia / digital portfolio
• Demonstrated leader of, multiple efforts related to enhancing diversity

Dr. DelMonico has a background in organizational strategy, consulting and project management, digital communications, theology, and ministry / church worker best practices. He currently serves as Director of Communications at Saint Luke Institute, where he also provides thought leadership and strategy for their expansive and growing online learning platform, SLIconnect.org. For five years he led national efforts in support of professional and volunteer Catholic lay ministers at the U.S bishops’ conference, including developing, implementing and consulting on professional ministry formation standards, competencies and structures of implementation. Marc has worked with experts in the areas of Catholic health care chaplaincy, pastoral care and prison ministries, campus ministry, parish and diocesan-based leadership roles, catechetical and education-based roles and intercultural competency, among others.

Marc also has many years of experience in a wide variety of church-related organizations and projects, including the practice of Catholic liturgy, intercultural ministry, ecumenical worship, interfaith dialogue work on Capitol Hill and legislative justice advocacy. He has offered numerous parish-based ministerial trainings and national ministry workshops.

Dr. DelMonico is a scholar and teacher in the field of Catholic theology, having studied it broadly for decades, with a specific focus in the theology of church and of ministries. He holds a Ph.D. in Historic and Systematic Theology from the School of Theology and Religious Studies at The Catholic University of America. His dissertation focused on the theological reality of community and conflict in the church. He received a Master of Divinity degree as a lay person from the Washington Theological Union, and an M.A. in Systematic Theology, and holds a B.A. in Theology and Philosophy with a minor in Justice, Peace and Conflict Studies from Saint Bonaventure University. Marc has also written, studied and lectured in the areas of ecumenism and the theology of liturgy, as well as Catholic social teaching. He has been profoundly influenced by the theology and spirituality of Saints Francis and Clare of Assisi. He is a sought-after thinker and presenter, having written and spoken on such topics as the complex changes in ministry caused by the acute phase of the global COVID-19 pandemic and its social traumas, and the ongoing related re-alignment of the practice of faith in institutional church structures. 

Marc also possesses skills in digital media strategy and communication and project management in a variety of areas, with budgets ranging from $1,000 to $200,000, and he has led several successful funding-related efforts for the Catholic Prison Ministries Coalition and Saint Luke Institute.

A collaborative minister and innovative thinker, Dr. DelMonico’s career has been deeply informed by his desire to ensure a vibrant, intellectually- and socially-engaged and relevant future for Christian communities of faith which take the practice of the Gospel of Christ seriously. 

Dr. DelMonico is available to offer

• workshops,
• days of reflection,
• assessment, leadership and visioning workshops,
• liturgical evaluations,
• faith-based social justice advocacy strategies and development and
• public lectures on various topics

He is also available for digital communication strategy work, including website development and deployment, in conjunction with the team of Perisphere Media.

To request Marc’s services for your group, community or organization, please complete this online contact form.