Which Class of a Christian Job Are You?

When most people think of jobs in the ministry they think of pastor jobs,  youth ministry jobs, and even Christian teaching jobs.  What they don’t think of is all of the jobs in between.  The person who cleans the church and prepares it for worship.  The person who directs and chooses the music.  The person who handles all of the tithes and pays the bills.  Even the person who answers the phone.  All of these Christian jobs are essential to a Church and without them, a Church would find themselves holding their worship services in a pasture down the road.

The Church has a business behind it that makes the body run smoothly and efficiently.  Without the inner workings of a Church, there would not be a Church.

Think of a car with wheels.  The Pastor is the wheels with God as his fuel.  But without a frame on the car, the wheels aren’t going to go far.   That is the support staff of a Church.  The business behind the walls.

Jobs in the church are numerous and require numerous people of different skill sets.

It doesn’t matter if it is a Baptist Church, a Methodist Church, a Church of Christ or a Cowboy Church.  They all require somebody to answer the phones, pay the bills, count tithes, organize memberships, and handle the daily tasks that it takes to run a business.

There are generally two main classes of Christian jobs.  The ministerial staff and the support staff.

Ministerial Staff

Christian jobs that are classified as Ministerial include Pastor jobs, Youth Pastor jobs, Children Minister jobs and anyone else whose primary responsibility includes ministering to the body of the Church.   In some Churches, the Choir Director is also part of the ministerial staff.

Support Staff

Support staff positions in the Church include and Christian job that supports the Church as a whole.  These positions could include secretaries, book keepers, custodians and in larger Churches, numerous office personnel.

Which Class Are You?

While Pastoring to a congregation is an important calling, as is teaching the young how to grow in their Faith, having bills paid, bank deposits added to accounts and somebody answering the phones at the Church is also important.

The two classes of Christian jobs have to work in harmony together to make a Church or other Christian organization run smoothly.

Those that have great leadership and speaking skills, or other special talents such as musician abilities, would do well in the Ministerial side of a Church.  The support staff needs people who are organized and focused.  Who can multi-task and have good likeable personalities.

Either class of Christian jobs is fulfilling and a great use of God’s talents for you.   Working in a Church grows your Faith in ways you’ve never imagined.

A Word of Caution

For those that have never had a Christian job before, it may take some getting used to to understand that behind what happens on Sunday mornings is a lot of work.