Deacon vs associate minister

The differences between deacons 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 deacon and an associate minister. Additionally, a deacon has an average salary of $49,574, which is higher than the $42,855 average annual salary of an associate minister.

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

Deacon vs associate minister overview

	Deacon	Associate Minister
Yearly salary	$49,574	$42,855
Hourly rate	$23.83	$20.60
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	117	143
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	4	4

Deacon vs associate minister salary

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

	Deacon	Associate Minister
Average salary	$49,574	$42,855
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $92,000	Between $28,000 And $65,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between deacon and associate minister education

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

	Deacon	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

Deacon vs associate minister demographics

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

	Deacon	Associate Minister
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 79.7% Female, 20.3%	Male, 76.0% Female, 24.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.8% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% Asian, 6.7% White, 68.0% 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 deacon and associate minister duties and responsibilities

Deacon example responsibilities.

Lead Jr and Sr high youth ministries.
Coordinate serving and prayer schedules.
Develop and participate in leadership workshops for new leaders and assist new leaders in assuming leadership responsibilities.
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 . )

Deacon vs associate minister skills

Common deacon skills

Pastoral Care, 46%
Community Outreach, 26%
Bible Study, 8%
Prayer, 8%
Oversight, 7%
Leadership Meetings, 5%

Common associate minister skills

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