Visit congregational members' homes or arrange for pastoral visits to provide information or resources regarding religious education programs.

“Visit congregational members' homes or arrange for pastoral visits to provide information or resources regarding religious education programs.” is a supplemental task performed by Directors, Religious Activities and Education. Among the occupation's 19 rated tasks, workers place it 8th by importance (#12 most important). About 80% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

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AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E0. No direct exposure — current language models give little or no time savings on this task.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.00. Automation potential label: T1.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Develop or direct study courses or religious education programs within congregations. · importance 4.2
• Identify and recruit potential volunteer workers. · importance 4.2
• Select appropriate curricula or class structures for educational programs. · importance 4.1
• Counsel individuals regarding interpersonal, health, financial, or religious problems. · importance 4.0
• Schedule special events, such as camps, conferences, meetings, seminars, or retreats. · importance 4.0
• Collaborate with other ministry members to establish goals and objectives for religious education programs or to develop ways to encourage program participation. · importance 4.0
• Train and supervise religious education instructional staff. · importance 3.9
• Implement program plans by ordering needed materials, scheduling speakers, reserving space, or handling other administrative details. · importance 3.9
• Analyze member participation or changes in congregational emphasis to determine needs for religious education. · importance 3.7
• Analyze revenue and program cost data to determine budget priorities. · importance 3.7
• Attend workshops, seminars, or conferences to obtain program ideas, information, or resources. · importance 3.7
• Publicize programs through sources, such as newsletters, bulletins, or mailings. · importance 3.6
• Confer with clergy members, congregational officials, or congregational organizations to encourage support of or participation in religious education activities. · importance 3.4
• Plan fundraising activities for the church. · importance 3.2

See all tasks on the Directors, Religious Activities and Education page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

@misc{singulariki-task-12991,
  title  = {Visit congregational members' homes or arrange for pastoral visits to provide information or resources regarding religious education programs.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-12991}
}