Also called: Superintendent, Regional Minister
Oversees many congregations in a region — appointing clergy, solving conflicts, and setting direction.
Drives to three churches across the region, meets with a congregation searching for a new pastor, and leads a meeting of clergy. Spends evenings on budgets and big decisions about closing or merging churches.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 20 years after high school. MDiv, ordination, and usually 15-20 years of pastoral experience before election or appointment.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, On-the-job training. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Theology, Divinity.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). Approximate.
Low risk for 10 years. AI helps with budgets and church data; appointing clergy and solving congregational conflicts stay human.
Classes: Speech, Business, AP Government.
Official data: O*NET occupation 21-2011.
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