Building a biblical foundation for life-long ministry

Core Competencies:

• Preaching
• Teaching
• Encouragement
• Organizational Leadership
• Discipleship
• Ministry Strategy
• Learning
• Vision Casting
• Shepherding

Experience:

Lead Pastor — Heartland Church   Norfolk, NE
May 2021 – Current

• Regular preaching and teaching of all age groups.
• Clarified vision for the church and oriented programs towards that vision.
• Helped with healing process from church hurt.
• Counseled couples in marriage crisis or preparing for marriage.
• Helped revamp Heartland Church Network’s Kids Kamp.
• Launched training program for those discipline Children and developed training book around it.
• Taught workshops at conferences.
• Assisted local church network’s vision and leadership development teams
• Served on state convention’s missions board.
• Continued community through serving on committees or volunteering.

Associate — Hillside Discipleship Church   Lapeer, MI
May 2020 – May21

• Helped with healing process from church hurt.
• Helped with initiatives to turn around the church.
• Rebuilt student and family ministries
• Helped with facility improvements.

Location Pastor — The River Church    Davison, MI
August 2019 – February 2020

• Regular preaching and teaching of all age groups.
• Launched Parent’s Night Out to connect with families outside of church.
• Developed training program for future pastors
• Assisted with writing and developing curriculum.
• Continued community involvement with prior ministry.

Lead Pastor — Life Fellowship Chapel    Davison, MI
July 2011 – July 2019

• Regular preaching and teaching
• Discipled and trained people for ministry.
• Identified mission and values.
• Restructured church to focus on mission.
• Counseled families and leaders.
• Implemented evangelism strategy.
• Engaged in the community boards.
• Developed a program to help kindergarten students.
• Developed ministry teams.
• Renovated facilities to meet current needs.
• Brought on and discipled an intern.
• Lead church to a merger with the River Church to build their pastor’s academy.

Children & Family Pastor — Silverdale Baptist Church    Bremerton, WA
September 2007 – December 2009

• Regular preaching and teaching of all age groups.
• Discipled and trained people for ministry.
• Counseled families and leaders.
• Implemented a consistent ministry strategy and philosophy.
• Implemented a ministry placement strategy.
• Developed ministry teams.

Intern Pastor — Evangel Baptist Church Taylor, MI
June 2006 – August 2007

• Regular preaching and teaching of all age groups.
• Lead ministry teams for various projects and missions trips.
• Assisted in implementing a church assimilation process.
• Performed regular pastoral duties.

Intern/ Director of Christian Education — Faith Baptist Cortland, NY
May 2001 – May 2006

• Preaching and teaching of all age groups.
• Developed a children and family outreach and ministry strategy.
• Assisted with strategic planning.
• Built ministry placement strategy.
• Implemented church missions strategy.
• Performed regular pastoral duties.

Grader for  Dr. Howard Bixby
Clarks Summit University Clarks Summit, PA May 2005 – May 2006
Graded for two classes: Dynamics of Church Growth and Principles of Leadership.

Teacher’s Assistant for Dr. William Higley
Clarks Summit University Clarks Summit, PA
Fall Semester of 2005

• Assisted the class Christian Education Ministries.
• Taught classes or gave presentations on various topics.
• Graded assignments.

Education:

Clarks Summit University
Clarks Summit, PA Graduated 2007 Master of Divinity
Expository Preaching Award 2006

Clarks Summit University
Clarks Summit, PA Graduated 2001 Bachelor of Science
Decker Award 2000; Dr & Mrs. R.G. Kennedy Award 2001

Word of Life Bible Institute
Schroon Lake, NY Graduated 1998 One Year Bible Certificate
Graduated with High Honor