
Experienced Presbyterian Pastor
Lakeland, Florida Area

Experienced Presbyterian Pastor
Lakeland, Florida Area
To serve in a Reformed Evangelical Church that is committed to:
- a grace-centered ministry model
- a missional view of the church (Christians as missionaries to their communities)
- authentic, meaningful worship that is in touch with our heritage and the present
Pastoral Experiences:
- building a foundation of biblical and theological knowledge focused on life change
- creating discipleship curriculum to mature & equip members
- spearheading the transformation of our worship
- stablizing the congregation after a split, allowing the wounds to heal
- restarting the congregation in a more visible location for growth
- organizing and leading 2 one-week missions trips to Mexico
- mentoring seminarians in my Presbytery & community
Expositional and Christ-centered Preaching
Teaching and training
Church Administration
(Retail industry)
February 2009 — Present (11 months)
(Hospital & Health Care industry)
February 2009 — Present (11 months)
(Religious Institutions industry)
August 2008 — April 2009 (9 months)
Preaching each week as the church continues their pastoral search. I am preached through Nehemiah and Galatians.
Administration of the sacraments as needed
(Religious Institutions industry)
October 1998 — September 2007 (9 years )
Administration of weekly programming
Preaching & teaching 2-3 times/week to transform lives thru the Gospel
Counseling of congregants
Training officers and volunteers
Providing leadership for administration and planning
Led improvements in weekly worship
Administration of the sacraments
Evangelism
(Religious Institutions industry)
March 1998 — August 1998 (6 months)
Teaching 2-3 times/week
Office administration
Visitation
Preaching as needed
(Religious Institutions industry)
November 1995 — January 1998 (2 years 3 months)
Sales & customer service on 800 line
Writing articles for monthly periodical as requested
Support staff for conferences and seminars
MA , Counseling , 1997 — 1999
MDiv , Pastoral , 1991 — 1994
BA , Economics and a minor in Business Administration , 1984 — 1988
theology, team sports, music, playing guitar, movies, reading, hiking,Boston sports
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church,Florida Presbytery (ARP)