Bishop vs associate minister

The differences between bishops and associate ministers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a bishop and an associate minister. Additionally, an associate minister has an average salary of $42,855, which is higher than the $34,665 average annual salary of a bishop.

The top three skills for a bishop include alumni, community services and . The most important skills for an associate minister are community outreach, pastoral care, and bible study.

Bishop vs associate minister overview

	Bishop	Associate Minister
Yearly salary	$34,665	$42,855
Hourly rate	$16.67	$20.60
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	257	143
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	4	4

Bishop vs associate minister salary

Bishops and associate ministers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Bishop	Associate Minister
Average salary	$34,665	$42,855
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $48,000	Between $28,000 And $65,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between bishop and associate minister education

There are a few differences between a bishop and an associate minister in terms of educational background:

	Bishop	Associate Minister
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Most common major	Theology	Theology
Most common college	Emory University	Emory University

Bishop vs associate minister demographics

Here are the differences between bishops' and associate ministers' demographics:

	Bishop	Associate Minister
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 58.6% Female, 41.4%	Male, 76.0% Female, 24.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.0% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 9.2% Asian, 6.7% White, 67.6% 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, 67.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between bishop and associate minister duties and responsibilities

Bishop example responsibilities.

Develop, provide oversight and lead all ministries for middle school and high school students and their parents.
Sort and organize bulk monthly mailings and alumni quarterly mailings.
Lead the church in developing a process driven discipleship strategy in growing maturing disciples and disciple-makers enhance.
Develop deacons in fulfilling their respective leadership obligations.

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 . )

Bishop vs associate minister skills

Common bishop skills

Alumni, 50%
Community Services, 50%

Common associate minister skills

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