Director of Ministries & Volunteer Development at Serve Our Youth Network
Des Moines, Iowa Area
- Current
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- Interim Pastor at Grace Evangelical Free Church of Indianola
- Director of Ministries & Volunteer Development at Serve Our Youth Network
- Past
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- 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
- Education
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- Trinity International University
- Drake University
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Shane Vander Hart’s Summary
I have been involved in ministry for 15 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).
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 and have a variety of computer skills.
Shane Vander Hart’s Experience
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Interim Pastor
Grace Evangelical Free Church of Indianola
(Non-Profit; Myself Only; Religious Institutions industry)
February 2008 — Present (4 months)
I am responsible for the pulpit ministry of this new church in Indianola, IA until they find a permanent pastor.
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Director of Ministries & Volunteer Development
Serve Our Youth Network
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Religious Institutions industry)
June 2002 — Present (6 years)
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Trinity International University
B.A., Youth Ministry, 1992 — 1995
Minored in Biblical Studies
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Drake University
Journalism/Secondary Education 1990 — 1992
- Activities and Societies:
- Sigma Phi Episilon
Additional Information
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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
Shane Vander Hart’s Groups:
National Network of Youth Ministries
Shane Vander Hart’s Contact Settings
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