A professional who plans, organizes, and directs religious education program designed to promote religious education among congregation membership and counsels members concerning personal problems. Responsibilities include:

• Analyzes revenue and program cost data to determine budget priorities.
• Analyzes member participation, and changes in congregation emphasis to determine needs for religious education.
• Develops study courses and supervises instructional staff.
• Counsels students.
• Plans congregational activities and projects to attract attention to, and encourage active participation in programs.
• Promotes student participation in extracurricular congregational activities.
• Visits homes of congregation members and confers with clergy member , congregation officials, and congregation organizations to solicit support and participation, and to stimulate interest in religious and educational programs.
• Participates in such denominational activities as giving help to new congregations and small congregations.
• Interprets work of school to public through speaking or discussion-leading in related fields, and contributes articles to local and national publications.
• Orders and distributes school supplies.