Sole pastor of a rural congregation between Saginaw and Flint near the thumb of Michigan. Maximizing my members' contact with the Word of God and Jesus' sacraments, because he is a far better shepherd than I am, and this is where we rest under his protection.

I take my years of classroom, pulpit and one-on-one experience and turn them into 3-5 minute videos that answer questions people commonly ask about God, faith, the Bible and spirituality. Look for Aaron So Far on YouTube or head to aaronsofar.com and check it out for yourself!

Part-time shepherd for a small but quickly growing flock in the Fenton area. Leader in all manners of spiritual care (preaching, teaching and personal guidance) as well as many physical operations.

Trained in a wide range of business and technology support areas so that GM dealers have somewhere to go with complex support issues. Writing office software automation for agents so that dealers can get back to the important stuff faster.

Founded company in order to create a place online where students of Scripture using digital study environments could keep their "margin notes" representing their entire life of study so that they would not be subject to changes in proprietary formats or loss of power due to the killing of previously live Scripture links within their own data.

Recruited to bolster and rebuild the faculty and student body at one of the national church body's two college preparatory schools after deep personnel cuts and rapidly declining enrollment. Assumed oversight of school's budget just prior to an $800,000 cut to $3.2 million. Led strategy to refocus school on its mission of finding and training the next generation of church leaders.Initiated a one-to-one computing strategy that continues to be implemented on campusGuided school… Show more Recruited to bolster and rebuild the faculty and student body at one of the national church body's two college preparatory schools after deep personnel cuts and rapidly declining enrollment. Assumed oversight of school's budget just prior to an $800,000 cut to $3.2 million. Led strategy to refocus school on its mission of finding and training the next generation of church leaders.Initiated a one-to-one computing strategy that continues to be implemented on campusGuided school through a 50% expansion of its freshman class during a time of waning national support.Untangled a complicated relationship between the school and its biggest local support foundation. Show less

Trainer for Logos Bible SoftwareRecruited to create and present a course in using Logos Bible Software for exegesis in Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Greek. Seminary required someone who could keep students current on a yearly basis and someone to teach the faculty.Analyzed software and needs of the school to develop new approach that documentation from manufacturer did not cover.Developed a textbook for use of the software to cover approach.Continued to improve course… Show more Trainer for Logos Bible SoftwareRecruited to create and present a course in using Logos Bible Software for exegesis in Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Greek. Seminary required someone who could keep students current on a yearly basis and someone to teach the faculty.Analyzed software and needs of the school to develop new approach that documentation from manufacturer did not cover.Developed a textbook for use of the software to cover approach.Continued to improve course year after year. Show less

Regional Supervising PastorPromoted to oversee pastors of ten congregations and four parochial schools in the NE quadrant of Michigan. Received direct reports from eight parish pastors. Stabilized relationships between pastors and local leaders.Reignited visitation program by setting up a regular schedule for personally meeting with each congregation and pastor.Provided consultation for five congregations to quell internal strife.

Recruited specifically for communications and technology expertise needed to reinvigorate membership interactions, improve effectiveness of local curriculum and upgrade administrative data handling. Lead administrator for a congregation of 630 members. Oversight of a parochial school with a faculty of four and more than 60 students.Tripled attendance in the main Bible class during the first two months; retained more than a third of the new attendees throughout stay. Utilized Microsoft and… Show more Recruited specifically for communications and technology expertise needed to reinvigorate membership interactions, improve effectiveness of local curriculum and upgrade administrative data handling. Lead administrator for a congregation of 630 members. Oversight of a parochial school with a faculty of four and more than 60 students.Tripled attendance in the main Bible class during the first two months; retained more than a third of the new attendees throughout stay. Utilized Microsoft and Logos software to assist in study curriculum and presentation.Rewrote the membership curriculum and improved new member retention by recruiting current members to attend class with potential newcomers.Programmed a new membership database and trained membership retention council in more focused, powerful and mission-oriented communications based on newly available data. Show less

Recruited out of seminary to stabilize a 425-member congregation with a parochial school of 36 students after strife among the four faculty members had almost closed the school and divided the congregation. Membership interaction, education and local technology were also in need of attention.Retained and repurposed faculty and school by focusing them on mission, providing necessary counseling, and training group in situation-specific interpersonal skills.Built office network, a new… Show more Recruited out of seminary to stabilize a 425-member congregation with a parochial school of 36 students after strife among the four faculty members had almost closed the school and divided the congregation. Membership interaction, education and local technology were also in need of attention.Retained and repurposed faculty and school by focusing them on mission, providing necessary counseling, and training group in situation-specific interpersonal skills.Built office network, a new presentation system and improved membership database.Launched a fundraising and building campaign that resulted in an addition with new fellowship space, classrooms, and offices. Show less