Bishop vs minister

The differences between bishops and 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 a minister. Additionally, a minister has an average salary of $42,866, 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 a minister are community outreach, pastoral care, and bible studies.

Bishop vs minister overview

	Bishop	Minister
Yearly salary	$34,665	$42,866
Hourly rate	$16.67	$20.61
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	257	185
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	4	4

Bishop vs minister salary

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

	Bishop	Minister
Average salary	$34,665	$42,866
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $48,000	Between $31,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Delaware
Best paying company	-	New Life Community Church
Best paying industry	-	Non Profits

Differences between bishop and minister education

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

	Bishop	Minister
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Most common major	Theology	Theology
Most common college	Emory University	Emory University

Bishop vs minister demographics

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

	Bishop	Minister
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 58.6% Female, 41.4%	Male, 71.3% Female, 28.7%
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, 12.0% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 9.2% Asian, 6.7% White, 67.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between bishop and 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.

Minister example responsibilities.

Lead the community in a Eucharistic prayer service, providing theological reflection every Monday and throughout the summer.
Lead church to incorporate a vision for integrating evangelistic and discipleship efforts.
Introduce young people to Christ; disciple them in spiritual growth; train them in serving Christ with their life.
Conduct other teaching assignments and conduct gospel meetings.
Serve as overseer of all ministries and mission assignments.
Promote understanding of the gospel by working with church members.

Bishop vs minister skills

Common bishop skills

Alumni, 50%
Community Services, 50%

Common minister skills

Community Outreach, 15%
Pastoral Care, 12%
Bible Studies, 8%
Student Ministry, 8%
Public Speaking, 6%
Oversight, 4%