Christian Dominic Boyd

Current

• Organizing Pastor at Presbytery of Giddings-Lovejoy
• Executive Director at Celtic Hound Network
• Minister of Word and Sacrament at Presbyterian Church (USA)

• Benedictine Oblate at St Meinrad Archabbey

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Past

• Stated Clerk at Presbytery of Ohio Valley
• Designated Pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Scottsburg, IN
• Designated Pastor at Jeffersontown Presbyterian Church (USA) in Louisville, KY

• Administrator and Asst. to Area Coord. at Europe and Central Asia Office - General Assembly Council's World Missions Division, PC(USA)
• Pastoral Team Member for Parish Redevelopment at Berry Blvd. Presbyterian Church (USA) in Louisville, KY
• Seminarian for Mission & Outreach Services at First Presbyterian Church in Joplin, MO
• Seminarian for Bible & Spiritual Formation in Congregations at Buechel Presbyterian Church (USA) in Louisville, KY
• Chaplain, Clinical Pastoral Education at Norton Healthcare
• Campus Minister at University of Louisville - Trialogue Ministries (PCUSA, DoC, UCC)
• Administrative Asst - Dual Diagnosis at Lifespring Inc
• Teller Supervisor at First National Bank & Trust
• Teller at Merchants and Farmers Bank (Columbia, MO)

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Education

• Luther Seminary
• Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
• Truman State University

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Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

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Websites

• The Celtic Hound Network

Christian Dominic Boyd’s Summary

Top professional with 10+ years of experience in organizational development consulting in churches, global outreach ministries, a hospital, and at a large university program to provide solutions to support strategic objectives. Exceptional proficiency in strategizing and applying tactics in planning, development, and operational processes. Expertise in attaining short and long term operational goals as well as developing organizations to ensure future growth. Proficient in directing personnel and managing projects in multi-site and global locations.

Christian Dominic Boyd’s Specialties:

Global Joint Mission Projects • Mentoring • Budget Formulation • Organizational Consultation, Design, and Development • Strategic Planning
Analysis and Problem Solving • Operational Leadership • Team Development • Conflict Resolution • Training • Change Management
Mission Planning and Strategy • Needs Assessment • Instructional Programs • Leadership Development • Transformative Consultation

Christian Dominic Boyd’s Experience

• Organizing Pastor

  Presbytery of Giddings-Lovejoy

  (Religious Institutions industry)

  June 2007 — Present (2 years 6 months)

  Lead the New Creation Presbyterian congregation in faith-based activities to engage the community and extend the invitation for Christianity to others because of the example set. Guide organizational long-term visioning and planning to support the objectives of the church. Representative for the church to the larger Presbyterian Church (USA) as well as to other ecumenical and secular groups. Formulate, justify, and manage budget for congregational development activities and developing 25 acres of land for the greatest ROI. Supervise 10 employees. Report to the Associate Executive Presbyter for Church Development with final accountability to the Presbytery of Giddings-Lovejoy Corporation.
  
  • Effectively guided transition management for the congregation by rebuilding trust and relationships between the congregation’s leadership with the regional governing body and sister congregations.
  
  • Created innovative leadership mentoring programs to accelerate strategic and theological guidance from senior members.
  
  • Brokered ecumenical partnership between New Creation, the Presbytery, local Episcopal church, and diocese for joint use of Episcopal church facilities, as well as participating in cooperative worship and sharing of sacraments, education opportunities, and mission work.

• Executive Director

  Celtic Hound Network

  (Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  2005 — Present (4 years )

  The Celtic Hound Network (CHN) specializes in spiritual life coaching and organizational development. For secular and religious groups, we offer an expertise in organizational diagnosis, strategic intervention, and process planning with attention to leadership and team development. For leaders, we provide a supportive environment from which they may take a balcony view and find direction. Living into the organic nature of life today and what it takes to be a viable organization, we support a network of consultants and counselors whose life work is to serve people in leadership positions.

• Minister of Word and Sacrament

  Presbyterian Church (USA)

  (Non-Profit; Religious Institutions industry)

  October 2001 — Present (8 years 2 months)

  Ordained a Presbyter and set aside for the ministry of word and sacrament on behalf of the whole Presbyterian Church (USA) by the Presbytery of Mid-Kentucky, in the Synod of the Living Waters, on Oct. 28, 2001 at Jeffersontown Presbyterian Church, KY.

• Benedictine Oblate

  St Meinrad Archabbey

  (Religious Institutions industry)

  October 2001 — Present (8 years 2 months)

  Invested with the Scapular of St. Benedict for St. Meinrad Archabbey, St. Meinrad, IN, on Oct. 30, 2001, at St. Meinrad, IN, and made the holy Act of Oblation on Nov. 19, 2002 at St. Meinrad, IN.

• Stated Clerk

  Presbytery of Ohio Valley

  (Religious Institutions industry)

  September 2005 — June 2007 (1 year 10 months)

  Chief ecclesiastical administrator consulting and relating to other governing bodies, interpreting the presbytery actions and Constitution of the Presbyterian Church (USA), and staffing the judicial commission. Selected as the Presbytery’s executive secretary and parliamentarian. Provided support and training to clerks of local church councils. Managed budget for the Office of the State Clerk. Supervised two personnel. Reported to The Presbytery of Ohio Valley.
  
  • Captured budget savings by creating the blueprint to lead implementation strategies for the restructuring of the organization to a decentralized model with synergistic sub-regions and groups. Established the concept of virtual meetings to save travel expenses.
  
  • Spearheaded the de-bureaucratization of the organization by improving and reforming the By-Laws and Manual of Operations.
  
  • Researched initiatives to capitalize on the church’s natural resources and guided the envisioning process for the presbytery leadership on how to effectively utilize those resources.

• Designated Pastor

  First Presbyterian Church in Scottsburg, IN

  (Religious Institutions industry)

  2003 — 2007 (4 years )

  Appointed to facilitate the transition of the church after the retirement of the pastor who led the church for 30 years. Consulted and trained congregation’s elected leadership to assume active leadership roles. Created and managed the Annual Congregation and Mission budget. Supervised two employees. Reported to the local church council and the Committee on Ministry of Presbytery of Ohio Valley.
  
  • Accelerated opportunities for local and global outreach ministries by researching and identifying needs that the members were equipped to fulfill.
  
  • Orchestrated the process of re-envisioning that resulted in newly stated mission purpose, core values, practices, and mission mandates.
  
  • Facilitated open annual session retreat and planning sessions to solve financial and worship space needs. By the end of the third year, 60% of the members in the congregation provided a written pledge of financial support.

• Designated Pastor

  Jeffersontown Presbyterian Church (USA) in Louisville, KY

  (Religious Institutions industry)

  2001 — 2003 (2 years )

  Appointed to provide transformative consultation after the church experienced a tumultuous removal of a pastor resulting in the congregation dividing. Coached and mentored congregation’s formal and informal leaders to identify congregation’s strengths to re-engage the community to build the membership. Designed and led courses, wrote and preached sermons, and administered the sacraments and pastoral offices.
  
  • Successfully led the turnaround of the church’s leadership to move forward and facilitate the congregation’s outreach ministries.
  
  • Spearheaded the discussions of the possible merger with two other Presbyterian congregations to encourage growth in membership and maintain viability.

• Administrator and Asst. to Area Coord.

  Europe and Central Asia Office - General Assembly Council's World Missions Division, PC(USA)

  (Religious Institutions industry)

  2001 — 2003 (2 years )

  Key player in working with the Area Coordinator and the In-Field Country Coordinators to establish, nurture, and support ecumenical partnerships and joint-mission projects throughout Europe and Central Asia. Full financial oversight for the Europe and Central Asia mission budget and donations to ecumenical partner churches and missionaries. Ensured banks received donations. Reported to the Area Coordinator.
  
  • Coordinated Czech Working Group that aided ministers from the Reformed Church in the Czech Republic translate over to pastorates in the U.S. and vice versa.
  
  • Pivotal role in assisting the joint efforts with the Presbyterian Disaster Relief to evacuate missionaries and NGOs from sensitive areas following September 11, 2001.

• Pastoral Team Member for Parish Redevelopment

  Berry Blvd. Presbyterian Church (USA) in Louisville, KY

  (Religious Institutions industry)

  2000 — 2001 (1 year )

  Provided consultative services with the Stated Supply pastor to assess the future viability of the congregation. Designed and led courses on spiritual discernment. Reported to the Stated Supply Pastor and Redevelopment Committee of the Presbyter of Mid-Kentucky.
  
  • Key player in facilitating the identification of three opportunities for the congregation to engage the local community and help in the economic revitalization efforts of the local neighborhood.

• Seminarian for Mission & Outreach Services

  First Presbyterian Church in Joplin, MO

  (Religious Institutions industry)

  May 2000 — July 2000 (3 months)

  Evaluated current mission and outreach services that included training Eucharist ministers and based on findings provided consultative services to the Pastor-Head of Staff and church leadership. Wrote and preached sermons biweekly. Co-presided at the beds of terminally ill, funerals, and weddings. Reported to the Pastor-Head of Staff.
  
  • Appointed as the spiritual director for mission team to Mexico that built a school in an area of abject poverty.
  
  • Evaluated the potential for a for-profit daycare and the potential income by leasing church building space.
  
  • Led the training for 30 Eucharist ministers to take the sacrament to the sick and homebound as an outreach ministry to the community.

• Seminarian for Bible & Spiritual Formation in Congregations

  Buechel Presbyterian Church (USA) in Louisville, KY

  (Religious Institutions industry)

  1999 — 2000 (1 year )

  Funded by a Lilly Endowment grant, designed and led classes on Bible and spiritual disciplines. Wrote and delivered monthly sermons. Co-presided at the Table for presenting the sacrament to the members of the congregation. Reported to the Pastor.
  
  • Launched the addition of an evening “contemporary” worship service to attract new members.
  
  • Spearheaded the addition of “time and talents” as an option on the pledge cards for tithes.

• Chaplain, Clinical Pastoral Education

  Norton Healthcare

  (Non-Profit; 5001-10,000 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)

  May 1999 — July 1999 (3 months)

  Scope of diverse accountability within job scope included providing pastoral care and counseling to patients, their families and friends, and to the staff at the hospital across all denominations and faith lines. Identified strengths and weaknesses in the ministry and sought development in crisis ministry and grief counseling.

• Campus Minister

  University of Louisville - Trialogue Ministries (PCUSA, DoC, UCC)

  (Religious Institutions industry)

  1998 — 1999 (1 year )

  Hired to evaluate and consult on the effectiveness of the partnership and campus ministry model. Performed needs assessment to determine changes relevant to the student body, primarily comprised of commuters. Consulted with the Board and implemented the needed changes that included providing a process to close the program, dissolve the organization, and identify opportunities for the future re-birth of other campus ministries sponsored by the Presbyterian Church (USA) and its regional governing bodies.

• Administrative Asst - Dual Diagnosis

  Lifespring Inc

  (Non-Profit; Mental Health Care industry)

  May 1998 — August 1998 (4 months)

  Provided patient relations service, keyed in and filed medical records for case workers and therapists. Filled-in as needed while in seminary.

• Teller Supervisor

  First National Bank & Trust

  (Privately Held; Banking industry)

  1996 — 1998 (2 years )

  Provided operational oversight of bank teller services department, which included branch balancing, general ledger reconciliation, cash and exchange services with the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis, in charge of vault cash for branch, human resource management, and customer services. Fulfilled manger role when without branch manger.

• Teller

  Merchants and Farmers Bank (Columbia, MO)

  (Banking industry)

  1995 — 1996 (1 year )

  Perfomed the functions of bank teller, customer serivce represetantive, prepared exhanges for clearing house, and balanced ledger for branch.

Christian Dominic Boyd’s Education

• Luther Seminary

  Doctor of Ministry , Congregational Mission and Leadership; Organizational Development , 2005 — 2010 (expected)

  Thesis: "The Search for Missional Capacities for the 21st Century Presbytery."
  
  Explores current primary and secondary theology and places it into conversation with theories from the social sciences. The social science aspects consider organizational development, focusing on capacity building, the role of diffusion innovation within organizations, and social network theory in relation to authentic connections (community) occurring organically within healthy environments.
  
  The research delves into participants' concepts of missional church, leadership, and organizational development; what a regional church body may be and how it identifies, equips, and resources leaders; and the actual practices of the regional body.
  
  Results point to potential benchmarks for regional church bodies as an organization and as a community.

• Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary

  Master of Divinity , Theology; Evangelism and Missiology , 1998 — 2001

  Recipient of Sharon Elaine Smith Scholarship for Outstanding Potential for Church Leadership
  
  Travel-Study Grant for Celtic Evangelism and Spirituality, Scotland, Jan. Term, 2000

• Truman State University

  Bachelor of Arts , English-World Literature; Philosophy and Religion, minor , 1991 — 1995

Additional Information

Christian Dominic Boyd’s Websites:

• The Celtic Hound Network

Christian Dominic Boyd’s Interests:

Psychology of organizational development, social networking theory, organic community theory, cooking and reading.

Christian Dominic Boyd’s Groups:

Organizational Development Network
United States Distance Learning Association
Society for Church Consultants
Spiritual Directors International
American Society of Missiology
Benedictine Oblate, St Meinrad Archabbey
American Benedictine Academy

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