Adult ministries director vs student ministries director

The differences between adult ministries directors and student ministries directors 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 student ministries director. Additionally, an adult ministries director has an average salary of $43,299, which is higher than the $43,121 average annual salary of a student ministries director.

The top three skills for an adult ministries director include community outreach, curriculum development and oversight. The most important skills for a student ministries director are group discussions, pastoral care, and curriculum development.

Adult ministries director vs student ministries director overview

	Adult Ministries Director	Student Ministries Director
Yearly salary	$43,299	$43,121
Hourly rate	$20.82	$20.73
Growth rate	5%	-
Number of jobs	5,890	13,918
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 74%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Adult ministries director vs student ministries director salary

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

	Adult Ministries Director	Student Ministries Director
Average salary	$43,299	$43,121
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $68,000	Between $26,000 And $70,000
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 student ministries director education

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

	Adult Ministries Director	Student Ministries Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 74%
Most common major	Theology	Theology
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Duke University

Adult ministries director vs student ministries director demographics

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

	Adult Ministries Director	Student Ministries Director
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 48.6% Female, 51.4%	Male, 71.3% Female, 28.7%
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, 7.1% Unknown, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 10.2% Asian, 2.8% White, 76.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	17%	17%

Differences between adult ministries director and student ministries director 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.

Student ministries director example responsibilities.

Organize and lead weekly youth group meetings as well as retreats for jr. and sr. high students.
Direct in the development and oversight of the budget.
Provide oversight of junior/senior high school youth and youth staff.
Set up Facebook groups to increase visibility for different groups and events.
Create PowerPoint presentations used for events.
Implement the Kairos retreat for seniors and the Emmaus retreat for juniors.

Adult ministries director vs student ministries director skills

Common adult ministries director skills

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

Common student ministries director skills

Group Discussions, 11%
Pastoral Care, 11%
Curriculum Development, 10%
Community Outreach, 10%
Student Ministry, 8%
Disciple, 4%

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