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A Pastor is a leader who provides direction to a religious organization. Their role is leading worship services, and overseeing the planning and implementation of religious education and programs in discipleship and ministry training. Their responsibilities are coordinating staff in the execution of the church’s purpose, defining strategic goals and vision, monitoring the spiritual pulse of the congregation through review and accountability, and ensuring staffing, facilities and programs are effectively aligned to meet strategic goals.

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  • Bachelor of Arts (b.a.) in Psychology
    The number of occurrences matches with Pastor in our database.
    Avg. Duration:48 monthsAvg. Fees:$31,580Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
  • Master Degree in Ministry
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    Avg. Duration:18 monthsAvg. Fees:$13,258Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
  • Master of Arts (m.a.) in Religious Education
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    Avg. Duration:24 monthsAvg. Fees:$19,567Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
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Annual Pay Estimate for Pastor and Other Important Info

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11.2 years
$58K
The average years of experience in the workforce prior to having this role
4.39 years
Mixed
The average number of roles it took our users to get to this one
3
1923 out of 4012

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