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Directors, Religious Activities and Education

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.

What you’d do

  • 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.
  • Schedule special events, such as camps, conferences, meetings, seminars, or retreats.
  • Counsel individuals regarding interpersonal, health, financial, or religious problems.
  • Collaborate with other ministry members to establish goals and objectives for religious education programs or to develop ways to encourage program participation.
  • Train and supervise religious education instructional staff.
  • Implement program plans by ordering needed materials, scheduling speakers, reserving space, or handling other administrative details.

Skills that matter

  • Speaking
  • Active Listening
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Active Learning
  • Critical Thinking
  • Instructing

How to get there

Considerable preparation: most need a four-year bachelor's degree

Also called

  • Children's Ministries Director
  • Christian Education Director
  • Religious Education Director
  • Youth Pastor
  • Adult Ministries Director
  • Campus Ministries Director

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