Associate Pastor
Mount Airy Bible Church
Mount Airy, Md
• Elder since 1991; Chairman of the Elder Board since 1995; ordained in 2010• Executive pastor of approximately 800 congregants, seven paid staff members, ad-hoc events, and over 30 ministries; trained ministry leaders in organization, recruiting, and team development• Worship leader/music director for 25 years; played guitar, bass, and mandolin; directed choirs; wrote songs; developed and directed special services for Christmas and Easter for approx. 20 years• Developed and led six… Show more • Elder since 1991; Chairman of the Elder Board since 1995; ordained in 2010• Executive pastor of approximately 800 congregants, seven paid staff members, ad-hoc events, and over 30 ministries; trained ministry leaders in organization, recruiting, and team development• Worship leader/music director for 25 years; played guitar, bass, and mandolin; directed choirs; wrote songs; developed and directed special services for Christmas and Easter for approx. 20 years• Developed and led six marriage conferences; taught multiple marriage classes and conducted marriage counseling; performed premarital counseling and weddings• Helped organize and conduct five apologetics conferences; trained congregations in philosophy and apologetics; worked in a local community college to train Campus Crusade students in outreach• Preached Sunday mornings approximately seven times each year; preached at special services such as Christmas, Good Friday, Veteran’s Day; filled the pulpit for services of other churches• Developed lessons and taught adult Sunday school classes for 20 years• Counseled members of the church in a wide variety of needs (e.g., marriage, family, conflict)• Created a young adult ministry in order to retain them from leaving the Church• Coordinated numerous construction efforts for the movement of portable buildings, septic expansion, and a three-story educational building; this included meeting with the county, general contractor, and individual vendors• Led many home Bible studies with neighbors and congregation Show less