Shane Vander Hart

Current

Blog Administrator/Editor at CaffeinatedThoughts.com
Director of Ministries & Volunteer Development at Serve Our Youth Network

Past

Interim Pastor at Grace Evangelical Free Church of Indianola
Interim Student Ministries Director at First Baptist Church of Pella
Dean of Strudents at South Haven Christian School

Youth Pastor at Washington Evangelical Free Church
Residential Counselor at Campagna Academy

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Education

Trinity International University
Drake University

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Shane Vander Hart’s Summary

I have been involved in ministry for 16 years in church, para-church, and Christian school settings. I have specifically worked with at-risk/high-risk youth for the last eight years in a professional (for the last 5 1/2 years) and volunteer (as a chaplain in a local juvenile detention center during my last youth pastorate). I am also an active blogger having set up my own blog, and manage a team of volunteer contributors for it. I also am the webmaster for Serve Our Youth Network having set-up and maintain that site. I am also proficient utilizing web 2.0 social networking tools.

Shane Vander Hart’s Specialties:

teaching, preaching, training, interpersonal and group communication, evangelism, leading small groups, volunteer recruitment, networking, fundraising, written communication, counseling, mentoring, volunteer supervision, program leadership, strategic planning, vision casting, blogging, community networking, web 2.0 social networking, web/blog design, desktop publishing

Shane Vander Hart’s Experience

Blog Administrator/Editor

CaffeinatedThoughts.com

(Online Media industry)

August 2006 — Present (3 years 4 months)

Blog and podcast - "Stimulating musings on the news, politics, culture, life and theology." Primary blogger and oversee a team of contributors. Blog design and support, also do Web 2.0/social networking consulting.
Director of Ministries & Volunteer Development

Serve Our Youth Network

(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Religious Institutions industry)

June 2002 — Present (7 years 6 months)

Provide oversight of ministry to three different juvenile facilities which includes volunteer recruitment and supervision. Provide vision for expansion of ministry into new faciliites and geographical areas. Develop re-entry aftercare of juvenile offenders released back into the Des Moines area. Responsible for recruitment of mentors for our children of prisoners mentoring project. Also oversee new and ongoing training of volunteers. Involved in training new staff in the areas of volunteer recruitment and training. Participate in donor developement for the organization.
Interim Pastor

Grace Evangelical Free Church of Indianola

(Religious Institutions industry)

February 2008 — July 2009 (1 year 6 months)

I am responsible for the pulpit ministry of this new church in Indianola, IA until they find a permanent pastor.
Interim Student Ministries Director

First Baptist Church of Pella

(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Religious Institutions industry)

July 2006 — December 2007 (1 year 6 months)

Oversee the student ministries (6th - 12th grade), lead the Wednesday evening middle school and high school groups. Involved in teaching on Wednesday nights, contacting students, overseeing and developing volunteers, and supervising a college intern. Work closely with the Christian Education Committee.
Dean of Strudents

South Haven Christian School

(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Primary/Secondary Education industry)

August 2001 — June 2002 (11 months)

Responsible for providing discipline for a school that had 300 students (PreK-12th Grade). Provided support for teachers in the area of discipline. Lead as part of the Administrative team and provided leadership for non-curricular activities of school. Also taught high school boys' Bible and Jr. High History.
Youth Pastor

Washington Evangelical Free Church

(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Religious Institutions industry)

March 1997 — August 2001 (4 years 6 months)

Oversaw and lead childrens', youth and college/young adult ministries. Was responsible for teaching or overseeing teachers in the different programs offered. Volunteer recuritment, training and supervision. Provided vision for the direction of ministries involved in. Was a voting member of the Deacon Board and provided assistance to the Senior Pastor in the area of pulpit supply and pastoral duties as needed.
Residential Counselor

Campagna Academy

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Individual & Family Services industry)

1996 — 1997 (1 year )

Responsible for the supervision of high-risk adolescent boys ordered to reside in the Academy's intensive supervision unit. Monitored behavior and provided supervision for the unit's overnight and morning routine. Responsible for meds distribution and providing encouragement to young men as they participated in the program. I was also responsible to correct the young men when they went against the unit's norms.

Shane Vander Hart’s Education

Trinity International University

B.A. , Youth Ministry , 1992 — 1995

Minored in Biblical Studies
Drake University

Journalism/Secondary Education 1990 — 1992

Activities and Societies:

Sigma Phi Episilon

Additional Information

Shane Vander Hart’s Websites:

Shane Vander Hart’s Interests:

theology, juvenile justice, criminal justice, social work, corrections, weight training, biking, running, reading, apologetics, education, youth development, adolescent development, youth ministry, preaching, blogging, new technology