Matthew Makar Email & Phone Number

Orlando, Florida, United States

Sarasota, Florida Area

Grace Community Church-Outreach Magazine's 100 fastest growing churches for past three years-over 2,400 in person weekend attendance (post-covid)-multi-site churchYoung Adults Pastor-provide pastoral care for young adults (20's & 30's)-lead young adult worship services twice per month-doubled young adult worship service attendance in one year (in spite of the pandemic)Internship Director-lead internship leader's team-directed summer internship program-offered jobs to nearly half of our internsDirector of Emmaus Institute at Grace Community Church-fully accredited through our partnership with Knox Theological Seminary-launching in fall of 2021 -recruited 10 fully enrolled students and dozens of auditors for our first semester

Sarasota, Florida Area

Intercessory Missionary October 2018 – Present- Serve 20 hours per week in the prayer room- Frequently preach at the Sarasota House of Prayer's (SHOP) corporate servicesVoice Ministry School Teacher October 2018 – Present- Organized a mentoring program and provided pastoral care for interns- Teach and develop curriculum for classes

Sarasota, Florida Area

• Helping to lead a growing young adult ministry• Currently on Outreach Magazine’s 100 fastest growing churches list • Equipping young adults to teach and preach

Ocoee, Florida

Intercessory Missionary August 2015 – September 2018- Served 16 hours per week in the prayer room- Frequently preached at the Orlando House of Prayer's (OHOP) corporate Revive Orlando Services Internship Teacher August 2015 – September 2018- Organized a mentoring program and provided pastoral care for interns- Taught and developed curriculum for classes on Intercession, Worship, Contemplative Prayer, Developing a Devotional Life, Studying the Bible, and PreachingDirector of the Orlando School of Ministry December 2016 – September 2018- Revitalized the program by tripling enrollment and increasing OHOP’s staff- Served on OHOP’s Executive Leadership Team- Recruited, discipled, and lead a leadership team of five people- Oversaw the addition of a three-week mini internship with 8 residential teen interns- Recruited, oversaw, and discipled three externs from IHOPU- Oversaw the addition of a four-day summer teen intensive with approximately 40 participants- Organized International House of Prayer University (IHOPU) Ministry Trip of approximately 40 students to Orlando- Developed curriculum for classes on Old and New Testament Hermeneutics and Leadership

Birmingham, Alabama Area

Night Watch Director October 2009 – August 2014- Organized and facilitated worship and prayer gatherings that took place from midnight to 6am - Preached during Night Watch services with an average attendance of 30 people at the 2am preaching serviceDirector of Training May 2011 – August 2014- Administrated large projects including conferences, mission trips, and staff retreats. - Pioneered a residential discipleship program primarily for high school and college students.- Increased enrollment with nearly 30 month-long participants in the summer of 2013, half of which were full-time, live-in participants - Taught and developed curriculum for classes on Christology, Survey of the Gospels, Prayer, Developing a Devotional Life, and Eschatology- After three summers in the suburbs, transitioned the program to an urban context partnering with an African-American church to reach the inner-city- Hired, supervised, and directed paid summer program staff of 3-5 people every summer

Birmingham, Alabama Area

- Member of the original church planting team for Hope Culture Church- Part of the preaching rotation for Sunday morning services- Organized various teaching series- Served as a charter elder who planned, organized, and executed projects to completion- Organized and oversaw small groups- Coordinated food preparation for after service meals every Sunday

Master Of Divinity - Mdiv, Theology And Religious Vocations, 3.56

Activities and Societies: Extensively researched primary source materials on the Moravian prayer revivalCurrently enrolled in a class.

Bachelor'S Degree, Communication, General

Activities and Societies: Graduated from the University Honor’s Program, served as a research assistant studying Christology in ancient.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Served as the student leader of “Restore”, a campus ministry that met twice a week to pray for spiritual.