Adult ministries director vs religious educator

The differences between adult ministries directors and religious educators 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 religious educator. Additionally, a religious educator has an average salary of $59,681, 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 religious educator are classroom management, catholic church, and co-taught.

Adult ministries director vs religious educator overview

	Adult Ministries Director	Religious Educator
Yearly salary	$43,299	$59,681
Hourly rate	$20.82	$28.69
Growth rate	5%	-
Number of jobs	5,890	7,069
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Adult ministries director vs religious educator salary

Adult ministries directors and religious educators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Adult Ministries Director	Religious Educator
Average salary	$43,299	$59,681
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $68,000	Between $31,000 And $111,000
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 religious educator education

There are a few differences between an adult ministries director and a religious educator in terms of educational background:

	Adult Ministries Director	Religious Educator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Most common major	Theology	Elementary Education
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Duke University

Adult ministries director vs religious educator demographics

Here are the differences between adult ministries directors' and religious educators' demographics:

	Adult Ministries Director	Religious Educator
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 48.6% Female, 51.4%	Male, 22.3% Female, 77.7%
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, 7.2% Unknown, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 10.3% Asian, 2.8% White, 75.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	17%	17%

Differences between adult ministries director and religious educator 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.

Religious educator example responsibilities.

Lead prayer services and conduct reflective talks to parishioners.
Manage all office procedures including successfully meeting DCFS visits and requirements.
Provide religious education at the first grade level for parish CCD students
Work with school population, grades pre-K through 8 and adults in area of religious education.
Provide staff for the nursery during church service and events.
Conduct training workshops for Hispanic lay ministers of the diocese.

Adult ministries director vs religious educator skills

Common adult ministries director skills

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

Common religious educator skills

Classroom Management, 76%
Catholic Church, 3%
Co-Taught, 3%
Children Ages, 3%
Role Model, 3%
CCD, 2%

Adult Ministries Director vs. similar jobs

Adult Ministries Director related careers

Adult Ministries Director related jobs

What similar roles do

Zippia Careers
Community and Social Services Industry
Adult Ministries Director
Adult Ministries Director vs Religious Educator

Updated January 8, 2025

Browse community and social services jobs