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CIP PROGRAM: 39.0705
Lay Ministry.

Summary: A program that prepares non-ordained individuals to serve as lay pastors, religious educators, youth leaders, and other professional positions open to the laity in local churches and other settings. Includes instruction in bible studies, theology, spirituality, pastoral counseling, foundations of ministry, effective communication, and church leadership.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Related Occupations

There are no occupations related specifically to this program.

National Completion Rate Trends

Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
2020 56 133 152
2021 86 150 166
2022 76 142 188
2023 64 184 298
2024 58 217 260
Change +14.29% +38.35% +96.05%

Related CIPs

39 THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS.
39.07 Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries.
39.0701 Pastoral Studies/Counseling.
39.0702 Youth Ministry.
39.0703 Urban Ministry.
39.0704 Women's Ministry.
39.0705 Lay Ministry.
39.0706 Chaplain/Chaplaincy Studies.
39.0799 Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, Other.

Institutions granting degrees in Lay Ministry.