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Communications And Bible
Organizational Management
Lead Pastor
Provided overall vision for this growing 350 member church
- Recruited, hired, and supervised 13 ministry staff to fulfill the mission of developing faithful followers of Jesus Christ
- Managed a yearly budget of over $650,000
- Effectively preached and taught the Word of God in two Sunday morning services
- Developed a contemporary worship culture including full band, drama, video, PowerPoint and other creative service elements
- Performed regular pastoral duties such as counseling, weddings, funerals, visitation and conducting communion services
- Coordinated the Portage Community Pastors Prayer Huddles
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Religion & Christian Ministries
Human Relations
Business & Strategic Leadership
Lead Pastor
- Carried out outreach to local schools and community to grow the congregation from 187 to 320.
- Managed budget in excess of $750K. Oversee staff of 10 made up of 5 full-time and 5 part-time.
- Oversee basic structure maintenance of 40,000sf facility located on 26 acres of land.
- Increased church budget on average of $2K weekly with church growth while saving in expenditures.
- Introduced many community opportunities including lay-counseling, local school involvement, and much more.
- Led internal restructuring efforts to increase productivity and save thousands of dollars monthly.
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Electronic Technology
Pastoral Ministries
Lead Pastor
- Organized and started this new ministry
- Served as Volunteer Chaplain at local hospital
- Responsible for the everyday operations as well as sermon preparation and delivery
- Organized and led all hospital visitation, nursing and funeral home
- Supervised all staff members
- Trained and developed leaders
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Communications
Theology And Religious Studies
Lead Pastor
Responsible for the administration, overall care, and development of the congregation.
- Implemented and streamlined mission and vision for the congregation
- Led the congregation through financial and staffing challenges
- Relationship development
- Preaching, teaching and worship planning
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High School Diploma
Music
Lead Pastor
- Voted in 100% by the membership.
- Radical changes achieved, including church parsonage sold for funding future
- Basic structuring and organization needed in all areas of running the church
- Managed one staff minister and one custodian.
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Pastoral Care And Biblical Studies
Business Administration
Founder/lead Pastor
- Developed, shaped and formed a church of 40+ congregants from scratch
- Leadership development, strategic planning and risk analysis
- Staff and volunteer recruitment
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Musical Arts
Teaching
Ministry
Worship Leader / Lead Pastor
- Led praise team, technicians, and all aspects of Sunday services and events
- Overhauled music ministry including adding new music, new equipment, and new technicians
- Installed in-ear monitoring system and trained musicians and technicians to use it
- Created a job for a tech director and recruited a volunteer for the job
- Enhanced technology, including adding a website, FB page, and mobile app
- Created "Calvary Kid's Choir" for Christmas, Easter, and other special occasions
- Grew church by over 50% in attendance in 18 months
- Preached 42- 45 times per year
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year at this job
Pastoral Ministry
Lead Pastor
- Created a first time budget for the church
- Hired staff to work in music, youth & children's ministry
- Led a team to enhance and develop programs for youth and children
- Began a Cafรฉ before the morning service
- Enhanced the facility & property through improvements
- Served as the District Youth Pastor
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Bible
Lead Pastor
- One of the organizers of Love Sapulpa, an event where Sapulpa area churches partner on a Sunday morning to get outside of the walls of the church to serve the community through local projects and an inter-congregational cookout at Kelly Lane Park
- Brought the church through transitions to the point that anyone could walk into the church, feel loved, and experience Christ in a very real, life changing way.
- Built relationships within the congregation and with visitors through fellowship, hosting people in our home, hospital calls, home visits, ministry, and various other avenues
- Supported ministries of the church such as missions, children, youth, small groups, and Living Free, a ministry that reaches out to those struggling with addictions, co-dependency, and those in trouble with the courts
- Performed the "normal" activities of lead pastors such as preaching, teaching, vision development/implementation, management/training of volunteers, and financial oversight
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years at this job
High School Diploma
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
Lead Pastor
- Weekly Preaching/Speaking Engagements
- Creating online presence for organization, including designing and building a website and maintaining social media posts
- Raising up and training new leaders
- Organizing and leading restructuring of church resources and ministries, etc.
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months at this job
High School Diploma
Nutrition Specialist
Personal Training
Lead Pastor
Responsible for overseeing all activities for [company name].
- Online/ media management
- Self advertising
- Video creating and editing.
- Video hosting
- Live assemblies conducting edifcation or discussion.
- Clothe and food drives for the homeless.
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Services & Gerontology
Organizational Leadership
Health Education
Scheduling and Information Systems Director, Assistant to Lead Pastor and Executive Pastor
- Maintenance of database, calendars, forms, and all registries.
- Activities and facility use scheduling and coordination for small groups, events, conferences, weddings and funerals.
- Pastoral office administrative support
- Coordinating and organizing volunteers for special events as needed.
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Associate of Science
Applied Arts And Sciences
Senior Lead Pastor
Providing administrative leadership for the church and for proclamation and pastoral care in meeting the needs or persons in the church and community.
- Lead the staff and the church in a caring ministry for persons in the church and the community.
- Serve as chairman of church council
- Plan, coordinate and evaluate ministry staff and projects.
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