Also called: New Church Pastor
Starts a new church congregation from scratch, meeting neighbors, finding a place to meet, recruiting volunteers, and raising money to keep it going.
A church planter meets neighbors at coffee shops, rents a school gym for Sunday services, recruits volunteers, and raises money to keep the new church going.
Estimate; often supported by a denomination for the first years.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 7 years after high school. Seminary degree is common; denominations offer planter training.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Theology, Divinity, Religious Studies.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). Tracks clergy growth.
Low risk for 10 years. AI helps with marketing and logistics, but building a new congregation person by person stays human.
Classes: Speech, Business, Psychology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 21-2011.
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