Clarence Stowers

Current

• Senior Pastor at Mars Hill Baptist Church

Past

• Participant at Save Our Schools NOW
• Home Owner at Home Improvement
• Executive Director at Mars Hill Christian School

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Education

• Northern Baptist Theological Seminary
• Trinity International University
• University of Missouri-Columbia

• Jackson State University

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Connections

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Industry

Religious Institutions

Clarence Stowers’s Summary

Senior Pastor with broad experience in visionary leadership, enhanced stewardship, community outreach, spiritual formation, ministry development, new member incorporation, and leadership development

Clarence Stowers’s Specialties:

strategic planning, leadership development, systems thinking, community development, urban planning

Clarence Stowers’s Experience

• Senior Pastor

  Mars Hill Baptist Church

  (Religious Institutions industry)

  January 1992 — Present (17 years 11 months)

  Increased membership by 1500 in nine years – Total membership over 2500
  Visionary Leader of the Taste of Mars Hill Community Event – over 5000 in attendance
  Sponsored Community Health Fair with area hospitals and clinics – over 1500 in attendance (500 children received free immunization shots)
  Able to direct and lead others to produce desired results
  Fifteen years experience in congregational ministry
  Increased stewardship in present church 150% in nine years
  Expertise in new ministry development and major programmatic expansion
  Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
  Increased giving in present church 35% a year for the last nine years
  Designed a stewardship education program now used in twelve area churches
  Design a new Spiritual Formation to help new and seasoned believers grow in Christ
  Increased attendance 60% over the past six years by improving new member assimilation procedures

• Participant

  Save Our Schools NOW

  (Religious Institutions industry)

  2008 — 2008 (less than a year)

• Home Owner

  Home Improvement

  (Religious Institutions industry)

  2003 — 2003 (less than a year)

• Executive Director

  Mars Hill Christian School

  (Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  January 1993 — May 1999 (6 years 5 months)

  Responsible for leading, managing, and fund raising.

Clarence Stowers’s Education

• Northern Baptist Theological Seminary

  Doctor of Ministry , Strategic Leadership , 2005 — 2009

• Trinity International University

  MA , Urban Ministry , 1994 — 1998

  Thesis Topic: Education and Training for Christian Administrators: Developing A Step-by-Step Operations Manual for Christian and Para church Organizations

• University of Missouri-Columbia

  MPA , Public Administration (Urban Planning) , 1989 — 1991

  Graduate Research Assistant
  
  Graduate Teaching Assistant
  
  Thesis Topic: Reaching Out Toward Representative Bureaucracy: Public Administration Training for Non-Traditional Students

  Activities and Societies:

  Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., NAACP

• Jackson State University

  BS , Education , 1984 — 1989

  Activities and Societies:

  Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., JSU Baseball Team, National Education Association

Additional Information

Clarence Stowers’s Interests:

leadership development, organizational development, strategic planning, community outreach, spiritual formation, ministry development, new member incorporation

Clarence Stowers’s Groups:

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated, Concerned Clergy of Chicago, National Baptist Convention of America, National Urban League

•    Leadership Think Tank
•    Linked 2 Leadership
•    Logos Bible Software Users
•    U.S. Christian Travel & Tourism Network

Clarence Stowers’s Honors:

Gus T. Ridgel Fellowship, University of Missouri, 1989

Distinguished Young Executive, Association of Christian Schools International, 1995

Outstanding Principals and Administrators Award, Illinois Congressman Danny K. Davis, 7th Congressional District, 1997

Outstanding Spiritual and Community Leadership for Youth, Dominick’s Finer Foods, 2002

Healthy Church Award, Rick Warren Saddleback Church & Purpose Driven Ministries, 2005

Clarence Stowers’s Contact Settings

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• new ventures
• job inquiries
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• business deals
• reference requests
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