Adult ministries director vs junior high pastor

The differences between adult ministries directors and junior high pastors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both an adult ministries director and a junior high pastor. Additionally, a junior high pastor has an average salary of $55,994, which is higher than the $43,299 average annual salary of an adult ministries director.

The top three skills for an adult ministries director include community outreach, curriculum development and oversight. The most important skills for a junior high pastor are classroom management, IEP, and social studies.

Adult ministries director vs junior high pastor overview

	Adult Ministries Director	Junior High Pastor
Yearly salary	$43,299	$55,994
Hourly rate	$20.82	$26.92
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	5,890	12,579
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Adult ministries director vs junior high pastor salary

Adult ministries directors and junior high pastors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Adult Ministries Director	Junior High Pastor
Average salary	$43,299	$55,994
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $68,000	Between $33,000 And $92,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	-
Highest paying state	Hawaii	-
Best paying company	First United Church of Christ	-
Best paying industry	Insurance	-

Differences between adult ministries director and junior high pastor education

There are a few differences between an adult ministries director and a junior high pastor in terms of educational background:

	Adult Ministries Director	Junior High Pastor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Theology	Elementary Education
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Adult ministries director vs junior high pastor demographics

Here are the differences between adult ministries directors' and junior high pastors' demographics:

	Adult Ministries Director	Junior High Pastor
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 48.6% Female, 51.4%	Male, 49.2% Female, 50.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.3% Unknown, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Asian, 2.8% White, 75.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 7.1% Unknown, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 10.3% Asian, 2.8% White, 76.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	17%	17%

Differences between adult ministries director and junior high pastor duties and responsibilities

Adult ministries director example responsibilities.

Organize and lead weekly youth group meetings as well as retreats for jr. and sr. high students.
Schedule special events such as camps, VBS, meetings, or retreats.
Administer a Facebook page in order to keep parents inform and have constant communication.
Realize member increase in choir enrollment and recruit volunteers to direct children's choir and VBS musical each summer.
Involve young adults through social media (facebook, Instagram, twitter, Snapchat, and via blog).
Direct oversight of family ministry programmatic organization (multiple population segments) and implementation.

Junior high pastor example responsibilities.

Manage and provide oversight for the administration of all ministry areas within the organization.
Help run VBS for several years.
Expand learning styles, IEP's and educational plans for diverse learners.
Function in a class-within-a-class capacity assisting the core teacher in implementing IEP goals.
Work with leadership to carry out the mission and vision statement of the church.
Recruit, train and facilitate adult lay leadership involvement.

Adult ministries director vs junior high pastor skills

Common adult ministries director skills

Community Outreach, 17%
Curriculum Development, 14%
Oversight, 7%
Youth Ministry, 6%
Bible Studies, 6%
Event Planning, 5%

Common junior high pastor skills

Classroom Management, 58%
IEP, 6%
Social Studies, 6%
Softball, 5%
ESL, 4%
Chemistry, 3%

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