WHAT CAN I DO WITH A MAJOR IN...
RELIGION
Possible Career Options
(some career areas require advanced education)
Campus Religious Coordinator
Church Administrator
Church Camp Director
Clergy
Collection Agent
Community Service Agency Worker
Day-Care Center Worker
Director of Religious Activities
Evangelist
Family/Marriage Counselor
Fund Raiser
Hospice Director
Hospital/Military/Prison Chaplain
House Parent
Labor Relations Specialist
Lawyer
Legal Assistant
Librarian
Missionary
Newspaper/Magazine Journalist
Nursing Home Director
Peace Corps/VISTA Worker
Personnel Interviewer
Public Relations Specialist
Rehabilitation Counselor
Religious Education Director
Religious Bookstore Manager
Researcher/Archivist
Residence Hall Director
Retail Store Manager
School Guidance Counselor
Social Worker
Student Activities Director
Theological Professor
University/Seminary Administrator
Urban Regional Planner
Writer/Author/Editor
Youth/Music Minister
Professional Associations
American Academy of Religion
www.aarweb.org
American Association of Christian Counselors
www.aacc.net
American Association of Pastoral Counselors
www.aapc.org
Association of Professional Chaplains
www.professionalchaplains.org
Association of Theological Schools
www.ats.edu
Christian Educators Association International
www.ceai.org
Society of Biblical Literature
www.sbl-site.org
Society of Christian Ethics
www.scethics.org
World Council of Churches
www.oikoumene.org
CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER
100 East 8th Street | Holland, MI 49423
careers@hope.edu
616.395.7950
WHAT CAN I DO WITH A MAJOR IN...
RELIGION
Hope Graduates in the Religion World
Study Abroad Coordinator................................................................................Abilene Christian University
Pastor........................................................................................................ Abundant Life Reformed Church
Director of Music/Administrator.............................................................................Advent Lutheran Church
Administrative Director..............................................................................................All Children’s Hospital
Course Instructor........................................................................................................... American Red Cross
Minister of the Word......................................................................................... American Reformed Church
Behavior Therapist and Parent Consultant....................................................Behavior Support Partnership
Student Council/Leadership Development.................................................................. Black Forest Academy
Director.......................................................................... Center for Spirituality, Action and Transformation
Ministry Coordinator............................................................................................. Central Wesleyan Church
Minister of Missions.....................................................................................................Chicago Classis - RCA
Christian Education Director.......................................................................................... Christ Chapel CMA
Director of Development............................................................. Covenant Heights Camp & Retreat Center
Social Worker............................................................................................................. Denver Rescue Mission
Theology Teacher..................................................................................................Divine Child High School
Chaplain....................................................................................................Federal Bureau of Prisons (U.S.P.)
Director of Children’s Ministry............................................................................. First Presbyterian Church
Addiction Counselor..........................................................................................Fishkill Correctional Facility
Missionary......................................................................................................... Fuller Theological Seminary
Program Director......................................................................................Geneva Camp and Retreat Center
Youth & Family Ministry Director........................................................... Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Spiritual Care Coordinator...............................................................................................Heartland Hospice
Director of Development...........................................................................................Holland Rescue Mission
Professor of Religion................................................................................................................. Hope College
Advisor..................................................................................................Indianapolis Metro Career Academy
Church Life and Kids Hope USA Director.....................................................Jamestown Reformed Church
Executive Director..................................................................................................... Kelsey Arabic Program
Associate Conference Minister......................................Massachusetts Conference United Church of Christ
Pastor of Discipleship Ministries.............................................................Missouri United Methodist Church
Vice President of National Affairs............................................................................... National Public Radio
Vocational Evaluator...............................................................................................................OE Enterprises
Care Provider.............................................................................Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services
Residence Care Counselor.................................................................. Proaction Behavioral Health Alliance
Director of Institutional Giving................................................................. Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Medical Social Worker........................................................................................................ Spectrum Health
Program Manager..................................................................................................... Starfish Family Services
Pastor of Youth & Outreach..........................................................................................................The Bridge
After School Program Director.............................................................................Timothy Christian School
Assistant Director of Marketing................................................................... Trinity International University
Academic Services Manager........................................................ UCLA Life Sciences South Administration
Chaplain..................................................................................................................................... US Air Force
CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER
100 East 8th Street | Holland, MI 49423
careers@hope.edu
616.395.7950