Directors, Religious Activities & Education

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Children's Ministries Director, Christian Education Director, Religious Education Director, Youth Pastor

What they do:
Coordinate or design programs and conduct outreach to promote the religious education or activities of a denominational group. May provide counseling, guidance, and leadership relative to marital, health, financial, and religious problems.
On the job, you would:
  • Develop or direct study courses or religious education programs within congregations.
  • Identify and recruit potential volunteer workers.
  • Select appropriate curricula or class structures for educational programs.

Knowledge

Arts and Humanities

  • philosophy and religion
  • English language

Education and Training

  • teaching and course design

Business

  • customer service
  • management

Math and Science

  • psychology

Skills

Basic Skills

  • talking to others
  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions

Social

  • understanding people's reactions
  • looking for ways to help people

Problem Solving

  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Abilities

Verbal

  • communicate by speaking
  • communicate by writing

Ideas and Logic

  • use rules to solve problems
  • notice when problems happen

Personality

People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.

They do well at jobs that need:

  • Integrity
  • Leadership
  • Self Control
  • Dependability
  • Cooperation
  • Concern for Others

Technology

You might use software like this on the job:

Web page creation and editing software

  • Facebook Hot Technology
  • Social media software

Video conferencing software

  • Zoom Hot Technology

Electronic mail software

  • Email software
  • Microsoft Outlook Hot Technology

Education

Education: (rated 4 of 5)
bachelor's degree or
certificate after high school
usually needed

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Job Outlook

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