Ordained minister vs senior pastor

The differences between ordained ministers and senior 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 ordained minister and a senior pastor. Additionally, an ordained minister has an average salary of $48,558, which is higher than the $45,556 average annual salary of a senior pastor.

The top three skills for an ordained minister include pastoral care, public speaking and GOD. The most important skills for a senior pastor are community outreach, pastoral care, and overseer.

Ordained minister vs senior pastor overview

	Ordained Minister	Senior Pastor
Yearly salary	$48,558	$45,556
Hourly rate	$23.35	$21.90
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	103	466
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	4	4

Ordained minister vs senior pastor salary

Ordained ministers and senior pastors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Ordained Minister	Senior Pastor
Average salary	$48,558	$45,556
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $91,000	Between $29,000 And $71,000
Highest paying City	-	San Diego, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Bethel Church
Best paying industry	-	Education

Differences between ordained minister and senior pastor education

There are a few differences between an ordained minister and a senior pastor in terms of educational background:

	Ordained Minister	Senior Pastor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Theology	Theology
Most common college	Northwestern University	Emory University

Ordained minister vs senior pastor demographics

Here are the differences between ordained ministers' and senior pastors' demographics:

	Ordained Minister	Senior Pastor
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 60.4% Female, 39.6%	Male, 92.2% Female, 7.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.5% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 9.5% Asian, 5.2% White, 68.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 11.7% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 8.9% Asian, 6.6% White, 68.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between ordained minister and senior pastor duties and responsibilities

Ordained minister example responsibilities.

Lead church to incorporate a vision for integrating evangelistic and discipleship efforts.
Supervise the administrative staff and day-to-day operations of a 1200-member, three campus organization to include business development and programmatic oversight.
Supervise the administrative staff and day-to-day operations of a 1200-member, three campus organization to include business development and programmatic oversight.

Senior pastor example responsibilities.

Manage and provide oversight for the administration of all ministry areas within the organization.
Emphasize Christ-centered teaching, fervent prayer, multilevel family Christian education programs, evangelism and mission outreaches.
Encourage servant evangelism and outreach through numerous community service projects i.e.
Major responsibilities include purchasing or developing curriculum, group leadership, volunteer recruitment and training.
Major responsibilities include purchasing or developing curriculum, group leadership, volunteer recruitment and training.

Ordained minister vs senior pastor skills

Common ordained minister skills

Pastoral Care, 48%
Public Speaking, 21%
GOD, 11%
Memorial Services, 7%
Spiritual Guidance, 7%
PowerPoint, 6%

Common senior pastor skills

Community Outreach, 22%
Pastoral Care, 11%
Overseer, 8%
Bible Study, 6%
GOD, 5%
Funeral Services, 4%