Mark Simpson Email & Phone Number

Fishersville, Va, Us

Harrisonburg, Va

Virginia, United States

Shepherding Shepherds. Providing pastoral care and development for pastors and aspiring pastor so that they can experience overall health in their ministry.

Beavercreek, Ohio, United States

Teaching online undergraduate Church History courses, CHHI 300, 301, and 302, and Introduction to Apologetics, APOL220. This includes regular communication with students that informs, encourages, and challenges. Keeping track of students' progress in order to appropriately encourage the student and aid them in finishing their coursework on time and with excellence. Staying current regarding institutional policies and procedures and maintaining these guidelines in the online teaching environment. Grading of assignments thoroughly and quickly. Thorough knowledge of Blackboard and Canvas. Mentoring Doctor of Ministry students through their thesis stage to defense and ultimately graduation.

Online

Teaching online courses. Maintaining communication with students that is encouraging and challenges them to stay on track with coursework. Grading assignments in a thorough and timely manner. School of Service and Leadership teaching,BIL-101: Old Testament SurveyBIL-102: New Testament SurveyBIL-120: Themes in Biblical LiteraturePHL-283: Philosophy and Christian Thought

Staunton, Va

Share preaching responsibilities with Lead Pastor. Lead in designing of annual preaching calendar, preaching approximately fifty percent annually, coaching less experienced speakers in their preparation for serving as pulpit supply.Serve as Business manager of the church, overseeing the development of annual calendar coordinating all ministries under the unified purpose of the church, overseeing development and maintenance of the annual church budget, developing and updating governing documents as well as policy and procedures for ministry and staff management.Design and direct a regional residency for aspiring pastors and ministry leaders. This includes: curriculum design (scope & sequence), recruitment of staff and participants, budgeting and calendaring, Develop relevant policies and procedures to streamline processes within the church and keep the focus on the accomplishment of the mission and vision of the church.Oversee overall ministry strategy. Design and implement a disciple pathway that considers the complexity of guiding individuals from a place where they are far from God to a place where they are leading others to grow in Christ and share their faith. This includes coordinating church programs and individual life rhythms that encourage and facilitate Christ-followers at Church United prioritizing their life as a disciple of Jesus Christ above everything else and seeing everything else through this lens.

Vandalia, Oh

Teaching Team: Organize and oversee the preparation, planning, and evaluation of a teaching team sharing teaching across multiple campuses. This included annual calendar planning, monthly series planning, and weekly message planning; Coordinating material in a timely and organized manner to be disseminated to other teams (creative, discipleship, worship) so these teams could execute their responsibilities with an adequate runway for preparation. Coach less experienced teachers as they prepare for upcoming teaching opportunities. Ministry Residency: Research, design, develop, and direct an onsite residency for aspiring pastors and ministry leaders. This included recruiting of participants and staff, development of curriculum (scope and sequence), Coach and mentoring participants seeking to help them gain the most from the program by helping to develop the skill of evaluating experience, teaching material during the classroom portion of the residency, develop and maintain the annual budget, stay current on the trends among residencies of a ministry nature and other types of residencies that may provide outside the box thinking in training and development of adult learners. Discipleship Team: (preschool, children, youth, college, adults, senior adults). Maintain a regular meeting schedule that promoted working together under the unified purpose of the church as well as individual meetings with staff to address their specific needs, coordinate annual calendar seeking to promote intentionality and cooperation among staff and ministries, provide regular training opportunities through books, webinars, etc. to keep the team in a learning posture.

Centerville, Oh

I served as pastor of MorningStar Baptist Church. In my time there I have focused on guiding the church through the process of re-establishing their identity and purpose after nearly a decade of transition and change including a change of location, change of name, complete change of pastoral staff, and change in many of the key lay leaders.

Dayton, Oh

Middle School Bible Teacher, High School Bible Teacher (teaching worldview, apologetics, and Bible survey). Develop and implement Bible curriculum for K-12. This included evaluating resources and choosing the materials that would best serve the focus and direction of the school and its unique design. Wrote original curriculum for middle and high school classes. In addition, developed a philosophy of teaching Bible to be adopted by all who teach Bible at all levels.

Preaching and teaching: Primary weekly preacher/teacher in worship gatherings and discipleship classes.Elder leadership transition: Led the church through the transition from being congregational/pastor led to implementing a plurality of elders as the primary leadership of the church with congregational accountability.Staff Leadership: provide leadership for a staff of 3 staff pastors and an office manager. Included weekly meetings for communication, planning, evaluation, and training. Meet regularly with each individual staff member for encouragement and support in their respective role. Lead in a collaborative approach to annual planning of church calendar and budget and monitoring of details throughout the year. Plan and execute periodic retreats for planning, prayer, and team building.Pastoral care: visit church members and others in homes, in the hospital, and elsewhere to build relationships and provide care and counsel.

Lynchburg, Va

Leading worship in all services, choir and praise band direction, oversight of all aspects of multimedia ministry including computer maintenance and installation (individual computers and churchwide network), pastoral care, teaching, and pulpit supply in pastor’s absence

Pataskala, Oh

Preaching and teaching: primary preacher/teacher for 7-12 grade students in weekly youth gathering. Train others (adults and students) to preach and teach periodically.Volunteer management: design volunteer structure for large youth ministry, recruit and train volunteers, encourage volunteers.Internships: design and develop internship program for young adults and students who desire to grow in leadership and ministry experience.Staff management: Lead youth ministry paid staff including youth ministry assistant director and an office assistant. Conduct weekly meetings. Encourage and coach staff. Promote unity and collaboration among staff.Outreach: Plan and execute a minimum of an annual outreach in local public schools culminating in a rally at the church. Strategic Leadership: Redesigned the entire youth ministry for the purpose of programs complementing one another more intentionally and greater ability to encourage students and adults to assume leadership and discipling roles. Curriculum writer/editor: Wrote material for discipleship classes and for small groups in the youth Sunday school department. Recruited and led a team of curriculum writers.

Coshocton, Oh

Oversight of all aspects of youth ministry, plan and coordinate all family events, lead worship for all services, drama and multimedia ministry, interim Senior pastor for six months

Clarion, Pa

mentored by seasoned pastors, teaching students weekly, planning events, recruiting and training volunteers, budget planning

Doctor Of Ministry, Revival And Reform: Renewing Congregational Life

Dissertation: Connecting to the Cloud: Isaac Backus' Model for Renewal in the Church

Master Of Theology, Church History

Master Of Divinity (M.Div.), Theology/Theological Studies

Activities and Societies: Virginia Zeta chapter, Phi Sigma Tau, International Honor Society in Philosophy. Member Evangelical Theological.

Master Of Arts In Religion, Theology/Theological Studies

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Pastoral Studies/Communications Electronic Media

Activities and Societies: Layout Editor and journalist, Moody Student newspaper. Disc Jockey, student radio station, WMCR

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd (Ip), Theology/Theological Studies

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Historical And Theological Studies