Pastor of a congregation that is joining Jesus on his mission. We are small, mighty, and God is adding to our numbers. Currently, we have 82 members with an average of 60 people gathering for worship on a given Sunday. We bless our community by giving 10% of our offerings to local non-profits. These nonprofits are our ministry partners here in Yellowstone County.What do I do?+ Partner with our Vision Council and congregation to create and implement ministry plans to accomplish our mission - Rejoice in God's Word … Share Christ’s Love and live into our vision of becoming a community of Jesus followers who are a vibrant, diverse, multigenerational community of people who experience life as the family of Christ, and who are serving each other and our community with our finances, through caring ministry and connecting with children while we seek a permanent building from which to expand these ministries and their impact.+ Plan and lead worship+ Share God's Word through engaging and challenging messages and Bible classes.+ Pastoral care+ Serve as lead missionary to our community.+ Create and implement print and digital marketing campaigns to reach the unreached.+ Perform wedding and funeral services on a periodic basis.

Create Lutheran liturgical worship services in a creative way utilizing the lectionary and, at times a given theme.

Congregation of 83 members in need of revitalization+ Partner with church boards to create and implement ministry plans to accomplish our mission - Grow in Christ … Share Christ’s Love.+ Create worship services for every Sunday as well as midweek and special services for Advent, Christmas, and Lent while also recruiting and training volunteers and staff to serve.+ Attend networking events in the community to build community partnerships and have faith conversations with those outside of Mt. Hope.+ Partner with like-minded organizations to make a positive impact in our community.+ Bless the community with the use of our facilities.+ Create and implement print and digital marketing campaigns to reach the unreached, as well as utilizing our digital sign and feather banners to enhance visibility.+ Oversee staff and volunteers.+ Lead worship and preach at each service while integrating technology and multimedia.+ Lead Bible Studies while integrating technology and multimedia.+ Recruit and empower others to lead Bible studies and small groups.+ Follow up on guests who attend events at Mt. Hope.+ Perform wedding and funeral services on a periodic basis.Highlights and Accomplishments+ Navigated COVID-19 in a peaceful and productive way as a faith community.+ Guided the congregation towards gathering online for worship and Bible studies which has helped us reach new people.+ Partnered with Mental Health Partners to offer grief groups for the King Soopers employees following a mass shooting.+ Worked with the church board to create a new mission, measures, strategy, values, and vision with an annual ministry plan process to work towards becoming the congregation God desires us to be.+ Added the use of video to our worship experiences.+ Created a new website.

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Connect with congregations to share how Bethesda can partner with them to reach and minister to/with those with disabilities.

Director of Worship Ministries, 2013-2016+ Recruited, managed, and led multiple teams of volunteers and staff to write and produce and three to four different worship experiences each week, which were each unique in style.+ Recruited and led multiple teams of volunteers and staff to provide care for the congregation.Highlights and Accomplishments: + Introduced the congregation to the use of social media as a means of communicating to our members and the community.+ Audio/Visual equipment upgrades for worship experiences.+ Designed and implemented a system for consistent follow-up on guests at our worship services.

Congregation of 1,700 membersAssociate Pastor, 2008-2016+ Created and implemented a strategic plan which was aligned with the congregation's vision.+ Successfully developed and managed a zero-based budget to achieve results in line with the congregation’s vision.+ Supported the Senior Pastor and partnered with other staff and volunteers to accomplish the congregation’s mission.+ Preached in 25-50% of the worship services while integrating technology and multimedia. Led worship when not preaching.+ Shared children’s messages and led chapel-time for our early learning center on a periodic basis.+ Taught middle school students the basics of the Christian faith while integrating technology and multimedia.+ Used strong written communication skills to produce internal and external communications in both print and electronic media.+ Created and delivered training programs that equipped volunteers to achieve success in their roles.+ Participated in periodic mission trips to Honduras and Peru.+ Performed wedding and funeral services on a periodic basis.

Associate Pastor and Director of Human Care Ministries+ Recruited, managed, and led multiple teams of volunteers and staff to provide care for the congregation (hospital and homebound visitation, meals following surgery, parish nurse team, etc.).+ Recruited, managed, and led multiple teams of nearly 100 volunteers to reach out and care for the impoverished in our community through our food pantry which gave away 10,000lbs. of food each month in partnership with Care & Share food pantries.+ Managed $20,000 of grant funding to provide assistance with utilities each year in partnership with Colorado Springs utilities. Recruited and equipped volunteers to interview and mentor members of the community who would come to us for assistance.+ Managed our member care fund.+ Partnered with the Interfaith Hospitality Network (now Family Promise) to house and feed families in homeless situations at Holy Cross several weeks throughout the year.+ Partnered with the counseling staff at our neighborhood schools to provide Christmas gifts for students in need through our Giving Tree.Highlights and Accomplishments: + Additional duties as Interim Director of Worship Ministries – January-August 2012, April-October 2013.+ Served on staff misconduct investigation team – 2011.+ Empowered members who desired to create prayer shawls and prayer squares for the congregation to share with those struggling with health in body, mind, or spirit.+ Empowered members who desired to create and distribute “Blessing Bags” to those in homeless situations.+ Led additional initiatives to facilitate positive relationships with the community-at-large.

Connect with and assess congregations to determine where they are stuck or conflicted. Provide education regarding challenges the congregation is facing. Make recommendations for strategies to create the desired change. Resource and guide implementation of adopted strategies for change.

Create Lutheran liturgical worship services in a creative way utilizing the lectionary and, at times a given theme.

Congregation of 1,773 members.+ Created and implemented a strategic plan which was aligned with the congregation's vision.+ Successfully developed and managed a zero-based budget to achieve results in line with the congregation’s vision.+ Supported the Senior Pastor and partnered with other staff and volunteers to accomplish the congregation’s mission.+ Preached in 25-50% of the worship services while integrating technology and multimedia. Led worship when not preaching.+ Shared children’s messages and led chapel-time for our early learning center on a periodic basis.+ Used strong written communication skills to produce internal and external communications in both print and electronic media.+ Created and delivered training programs that equipped volunteers to achieve success in their roles.+ Led and managed public relations efforts.+ Coordinated with the Senior Pastor, congregation leaders, and members to equip and encourage the congregation to reach out to our community with Christ’s love through community partnerships and service projects.+ Recruited, managed, and led multiple teams of volunteers and staff to write and produce and one modern worship service each week in consultation with the Senior Pastor.+ Guided new members to our congregation through an assimilation process to provide them a pathway towards involvement and growth in their faith.+ Recruited, equipped, and mentored small group leaders.+ Partnered with the Senior Pastor in visiting those who were sick, hospitalized, dying, or homebound and performed funeral services on a periodic basis.+ Provided pre-marriage counseling and performed wedding services on a periodic basis.Highlights and Accomplishments: + Introduced the congregation to social media and redesigned the congregation’s website.+ Designed and delivered a small group emphasis each fall aligned with our worship themes and provided an opportunity for our congregation to perform 35-80 service projects in the community.

Congregation of 338 members.+ Led the organization through a revitalization process.+ Successfully developed and managed a zero-based budget to achieve results in line with the congregation’s vision in concert with the church board.+ Create worship services for every Sunday as well as midweek and special services for Advent, Christmas, and Lent while also recruiting and training volunteers and staff to serve.+ Used strong written communication skills to produce internal and external communications in print media.+ Partnered with like-minded organizations to make a positive impact in our community.+ Oversaw staff and volunteers.+ Led worship and preached at most services while also training and equipping others to do the same.+ Led Bible Studies for adults and youth while integrating technology and multimedia.+ Recruited and empowered others to lead Bible studies and small groups.+ Followed up on guests who attended events at Trinity.+ Wrote periodic newspaper column in coordination with leaders of other faith communities.Highlights and Accomplishments: + Baptized 4 adults.+ Achieved 30% increase in weekly large group event attendance.+ Utilized food booth at the community Gun and Coin show to fund overseas missionary doctor.+ Led organization to seek opportunities for positive engagement with the community-at-large.+ Music ministry was enhanced by the creation of a modern worship team, adult handbell choir, children’s handchime choir, and youth concert band.+ A closed circuit feed was run to our main floor fellowship room for people who needed to leave the main worship area and for overflow seating.

Congregation of 1100 members.+ Preached in 50% of the worship services.+ Led Bible Studies for adults and youth in partnership with other staff.+ Lead staff person for congregational care, weddings, funerals, and counseling.+ Lead staff person for the following ministry areas: fellowship, older adults, singles, and youth.Highlights and Accomplishments:+ Revitalized and retooled youth ministry which resulted in 3 baptisms.+ Added volunteer parish nurse for congregational care.+ On-call pastor for Lutheran funerals and graveside services at Ft. Leavenworth.+ Trained Parish Council using John Maxwell's 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership.+ Participated in forming of the south campus in Basehor/Tonganoxie, KS.