Sarah Norton Email & Phone Number

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Edina, Mn

Executive Lead Team, July 2016 – September 2018 Member of 4 person Executive Lead Team responsible for staff (50+); Report to Senior Pastor/Head of Staff; operations of large church (5,000 members); oversight of budget ($5M); strategic planning and implementation; created positive and effective staff culture. On leadership team that strategized and developed values, vision and mission statement for capitol campaign that raised $12 million for church renovation, debt reduction and buyout of former denomination. Also worked with architects to develop plans for renovations and new spaces for the church building. Initiated and implemented long term strategic goal to the staff and congregation of "Growing Young" by helping to change the way all ministry areas interfaced and engaged with younger generations. Director of Family Ministry, June 2014 – September 2018 Responsible for "cradle to college" ministry areas including development of leadership staff; 3 direct reports who led 15 staff; planning and synergy among teams; volunteer engagement, training and deployment; representing ministry segment to the congregation. Director of Kids' Ministries, September 2006 – June 2014 Lead Kids' Ministry Staff Team of 6 employees and 100+ volunteers including vision; strategy; mentoring and development of staff; re-branded ministry with logos and all communication pieces; safety policies; and member of the Coordinating Team for all church strategy and programming.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Director of Equipping, June 2004 – September 2006 Began and implemented new program for building a strong volunteer base at the church including training, support, scheduling and follow up with all volunteers. Director of Kids' Ministry, April 1998 – September 2006 Developed a new Children's Ministry which began with 50 children and grew to 200+; curriculum development; volunteer training and management; safety policies; family engagement.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Oversaw and developed all marketing, promotions, events and advertising for the retail shopping center (70+ stores).

Overland Park, Ks

Led all marketing, promotions, events and advertising for two retail shopping centers (60+ stores each).

Masters Degree, Business Management

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Mass Communication/Media Studies

Transformational Leadership

14 hours of course work in Master's Level (M.A) Transformational Leadership completed.