Associate minister vs children's pastor

The differences between associate ministers and children's 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 associate minister and a children's pastor. Additionally, a children's pastor has an average salary of $44,525, which is higher than the $42,855 average annual salary of an associate minister.

The top three skills for an associate minister include community outreach, pastoral care and bible study. The most important skills for a children's pastor are child care, kids, and curriculum development.

Associate minister vs children's pastor overview

	Associate Minister	Children's Pastor
Yearly salary	$42,855	$44,525
Hourly rate	$20.60	$21.41
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	143	8,658
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	4	4

Associate minister vs children's pastor salary

Associate ministers and children's pastors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Associate Minister	Children's Pastor
Average salary	$42,855	$44,525
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $65,000	Between $26,000 And $75,000
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Differences between associate minister and children's pastor education

There are a few differences between an associate minister and a children's pastor in terms of educational background:

	Associate Minister	Children's Pastor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Most common major	Theology	Theology
Most common college	Emory University	University of Pennsylvania

Associate minister vs children's pastor demographics

Here are the differences between associate ministers' and children's pastors' demographics:

	Associate Minister	Children's Pastor
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 76.0% Female, 24.0%	Male, 60.9% Female, 39.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.9% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% Asian, 6.7% White, 67.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 11.9% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% Asian, 6.7% White, 67.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between associate minister and children's pastor duties and responsibilities

Associate minister example responsibilities.

Lead church to incorporate a vision for integrating evangelistic and discipleship efforts.
Proclaim and teach gospel of Jesus Christ.
Deliver, teach and preach gospel message to congregation on a monthly basis.
Provide stability and oversight during rector's resignation and parish's transition to new rector.
Provide direction and assist in the development of children's ministries and programming with oversight of volunteer children's ministry staff.
Prepare weekly bulletin, newsletter, PowerPoint and other products as needed (flyers, posters, brochures, etc . )

Children's pastor example responsibilities.

Create and manage online presence via Facebook.
Organize and lead weekly youth group meetings as well as retreats for jr. and sr. high students.
Schedule appointments; coordinate summer camps, VBS and all meetings for the children's ministry.
Work with children in the VBS.
Handle administrative responsibilities and policy development, keep volunteer records and develop a vision manual and serve on leadership team.
Handle administrative responsibilities and policy development, keep volunteer records and develop a vision manual and serve on leadership team.

Associate minister vs children's pastor skills

Common associate minister skills

Community Outreach, 18%
Pastoral Care, 11%
Bible Study, 10%
Youth Ministry, 5%
Oversight, 5%
Evangelism, 4%

Common children's pastor skills

Child Care, 35%
Kids, 12%
Curriculum Development, 11%
Outreach Events, 6%
Ministry Programs, 5%
Children Birth, 3%