What can I do with a major in...

What can I do with a major in Theology?

A major in theology prepares students for many careers in local church organizations, as well as in many community organizations. It also prepares for further work in academe or seminary and also can serve to complement another major. As a discipline in the liberal arts, it refines critical thinking skills and teaches openness to the complexity of serious issues. A minor in the discipline provides students with greater knowledge of religious questions.

Strategies

• Volunteer for religious organization
• Gain experience through community service
• Volunteer or work in religious bookstore
• Teach Sunday School
• Lead youth group or fellowship group
• Help with charity groups, volunteer for church-related activities

Career Titles

Administrative Assistant Announcer Arts Consultant Assistant Buyer Associate Pastor Author Business Administrator Campus Minister Campus Religious Coordinator Chaplain Church Building Engineer Church Camp Director Church Secretary Claims Adjuster Clergy Columnist Consultant Counselor Credit Analyst Critic Customer Service Representative Denominational Executive Diplomat Director of Religious Education Employment Interviewer Evangelist Financial Consultant Fundraiser Geriatric Case Manager Guidance Counselor Hospital Administrator Insurance Underwriter Journalist Lawyer Lobbyist

Management Analyst Management Trainee Marketing Research Analyst Minister of Music Minister/Youth Minister Missionary News Writer Nursing Home Director Paralegal Pastor Priest Producer/Director Professor Psychologist Public Policy Manager Public Relations Representative Public Service Official Rabbi Religious Bookstore Worker Religious Education Teacher Religious Educational Administrator Religious Researcher Religious Staff Writer Religious Writer Sales Representative Salvation Army Worker Seminary Administrator Social Worker Systems Analyst Technical Writer Theological Professor YMCA/YWCA Worker

Professional Organizations

American Philosophical Association
University of Delaware
31 Amstel Avenue
Newark, DE  19716-4997

Intercristo: Church staffing
111 Virginia Street, Suite 500
Richmond, VA  23219

International Justice Mission: Careers
P.O. Box 58147
Washington, DC  20037

National Council of Churches
475 Riverside Drive
New York, NY 10115



In addition, contact your local houses of worship or with your local priest, pastor, minister, or rabbi for more information.

Students may also wish to the research organizations related to the employment field they are seeking to enter, such as marketing, hospitality, education, or communication.

Web sites

Church and Ecumenical Resources
Idealist: The Non-Profit Career Center
PeaceNet/Institute for Global Communications: Job & Volunteer Opportunities
Think Peace