SUMMARY
Dedicated Pastor with 10+ years of experience in spiritual counseling, program management, volunteer training and recruitment, congregational leadership, and community services management. Committed to shepherding individuals to Christ, engaging the community in missionary work, and devising strategies to achieve long-term operational goals.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
The River Church, Allegan, MI
Pastor, September 2014–present
- Serve as a pastor for a multi-ethnic and multi-site church with 2000+ members, 100+ pathfinders, 55+ adventurers, and a vibrant elementary/middle school of 225+ students
- Multiplied the size of congregation from 15 to 550+ in the first 4 years
- Direct a summer day camp for elementary school kids and all activities of youth camp meeting program of 160+ participants for 4 years with countless commitments for Christ
- Deliver counseling and direction to individuals dealing with a variety of issues, including marriage and family counseling, substance abuse, addictions, and mental health problems
- Lead community outreach such as 30-hour famines, feeding the homeless, salon days for the homeless, creating and distributing homeless bags, and intentional acts of kindness
LifeQuest Church, Grand Rapids, MI
Pastor, June 2010–August 2014
- Led a team of 100+ volunteers and a full-time staff of 5+ to coordinate video shoots and manage projects, website, and budget for the ministry
- Guided over 200+ students, their family members, and adults through baptismal studies and baptism while growing volunteer base by 30%
- Directed 300+ Vacation Bible School participants and increased youth and young adult leadership to 70+ youth and young adult staff through consistent coaching and training
- Managed all volunteer activities such as hiring, training, and directing volunteers for community services and keeping records of volunteers for committees and ministries
EDUCATION
Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA
Bachelor of Science in Religion, Minor in Christian Counseling, May 2010
- Honors: cum laude (GPA: 3.8/4.0)
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Outlook, and MS Access
- Bilingual, fluent in Spanish and English
- Web and tech-savvy, require little to no training