Matt Parker Email & Phone Number

Lavonia, Ga, Us

Royston, Georgia

Greater Atlanta Area

My primary responsibilities consist of:* Providing leadership to a modern worship team that includes weekly preaching and teaching* Engaging congregation members with local and global missions* Coordinating outreach efforts to local community* Providing leadership development for staff and laity in local church. Additional responsibilities include teaching, pastoral care, human resources, and finance.

Peachtree Corners, Ga

• Utilize technology and effective communication techniques to increase congregational mission involvement from 60 people per month to 250 people per month.• Facilitate outreach strategies for congregation to aid in evangelism within two-mile radius of local church.• Launched new international mission endeavor in El Salvador through partnership with North Georgia Conference.• Initiated outreach efforts with nearly 50% success rate to over 300 inactive congregation members at Simpsonwood.• Provide leadership and maintain communication with 20 strategic partners in local missions.• Preach a minimum of two times per month in different worship settings, and provide assistance to pastoral staff in leadership of all worship services.

Peachtree Corners, Ga

• Directed programs and ministries to youth with an increase from an average of 25 youth in 2001 to over 150 youth in 2012 weekly.• Recruited and trained over 35 volunteers each year to work with youth on a weekly basis. Maintained a 65% retention rate of volunteers recruited from 2001-2012.• Encouraged and equipped parents to raise children in loving Christian environment through good communication skills, regular meetings, annual seminars, and weekly Sunday School class.• Utilized technology to enhance ministry offerings.• Worked with staff to aid in the spiritual growth of congregation through family outings and programs.• Facilitated a successful transition into new multi-million dollar facility in November 2007.• Launched and coordinated weekly worship service on Sunday mornings averaging approximately 120 in weekly worship. Led congregation with casual and conversational speaking style.• Coordinated Christmas outreach concert for 250 people, raising approximately $3000 for local missions.

Master Of Divinity, Christian Leadership

Bachelor Of Arts, Human Services

Activities and Societies: Delta Tau Delta Fraternity, Wesley Fellowship, Weekly Chapel ServiceMinor in Christian Education