OCCUPATION THESAURUS

CLERGY MEMBER



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HELPFUL TIP:

There’s probably a good reason why your character chose their career. Think about how certain talents and skills, a dominant positive or negative trait, or even an emotional wound might have influenced this decision. And once they're on the job, don't forget about the many work-related conflict scenarios you can throw at them to create tension and add complications.
OVERVIEW:
Clergy is a general term referring to someone in a position as the head of an organized religious group. Pastor, bishop, priestess, rabbi, and imam are some of the titles used to indicate this leadership role in various religions.

The roles will differ depending on the tenets of the associated religion. Main duties of a clergy member may include interpreting sacred texts, educating followers, ministering to their followers and others within the community, and seeing to certain religious duties, such as offering sacrifices, intervening with the deity on behalf of the people, and overseeing sacraments specific to the religion, such as baptism, communion, prayer, and ordinances associated with holy days.

Some clergy are paid full time while others work on a part-time or voluntary basis. Depending on the structure, some make very good money while others make next to nothing. Workspaces will also differ from one religion to another. Some work out of church offices while others work from home. Some lead services in an official church, synagogue, mosque, etc., while others hold services in rented facilities, homes, or in a natural setting.

NECESSARY TRAINING:
Some religions require their leaders to attend an affiliated religious institution for a certain period of time and receive a degree before starting work. Others might require their clergy to go through an apprentice-like situation where they work with an existing leader and learn as they go. Clergy members in remote locations may have no formal training beyond a passion for their religion and a basic knowledge of its tenets.

USEFUL SKILLS, TALENTS, OR ABILITIES:
CHARM, EMPATHY, GAINING THE TRUST OF OTHERS, GOOD LISTENING SKILLS, HOSPITALITY, MULTITASKING, READING PEOPLE, WRITING

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EMOTIONAL WOUNDS THAT MAY HAVE FACTORED INTO THIS OCCUPATION CHOICE:
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SOURCES OF FRICTION:
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PEOPLE THEY MIGHT INTERACT WITH:
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HOW THIS OCCUPATION MIGHT IMPACT ONE'S BASIC NEEDS:
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TWISTING THE STEREOTYPE:
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REASONS THE CHARACTER MAY HAVE BEEN DRAWN TO THIS PROFESSION:
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