Minister Resume Example

• Congregations often grieve the departure of a minister. In this situation, the church was grieving two consecutive short senior minister tenures. I helped restore the self-esteem of the congregation through positive leadership and encouragement.
• Worship attendance and giving increased.
• Facilitated community outreach programs, including guidance programs focused on helping middle school students prepare for college or vocational education opportunities.
• Officiated special services such as weddings, funerals, baptisms, and nursing home services.
• Planned and conducted worship services, wrote sermons, and worked with key church leaders to carry out church mission.
• Worked with stewardship to promote responsible biblical stewardship.
• Provided spiritual and administrative leadership to the church, including managing daily operations, developing and administering annual budget, delivering compassionate pastoral care to the community, and leading worship services, ordinances, funerals, and weddings.
• Oversaw administration and management of all areas of ministry.
• Supervised associate pastors and staff leading education, youth, pastoral care, and older adult ministry programs.
• Led programs such as worship, study, fellowship and service opportunities.
• Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.
• Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service.
• Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.

• Improved operations and functions of church committees by clarifying objectives and empowering other committee members to take responsibility.
• Coordinated with stewardship committee to advocate biblical stewardship when promoting congregational benevolence.
• Visited, counseled, and prayed with church members to provide pastoral care.
• Carried out church mission by planning and leading worship services, writing sermons, and working with church leaders.
• Reached out to unchurched, new residents or inactive church members.
• Demonstrated effective leadership to the church, including managing daily operations, developing and administering annual budget, and promoting compassionate pastoral care to members and the public.
• Restored morale in the church through positive, and encouraging leadership. .

• Oversaw administration and management of all areas of ministry.
• Planned and conducted worship services, wrote sermons, and worked with key church leaders to carry out the church's mission.
• President of the Odessa Ministerial Association.
• Served on Regional and Area Church Committees.
• Served as a counselor at youth church camps.
• Provided leadership at Regional men's retreats.
• Raised congregational awareness of the needs and contributions of youth to church life and operations.
• Led programs such as worship, study, fellowship, and service opportunities.
• Provided spiritual care through visitation, counseling, and prayer.
• Officiated special services such as weddings, funerals, baptisms, and nursing home services.
• Worked with stewardship to promote responsible biblical stewardship.
• Coordinated and spearheaded programs to increase church members' service throughout community.
• Provided spiritual and administrative leadership to church, including managing daily operations, developing and administering annual budget, delivering compassionate pastoral care to community and leading worship services, ordinances, funerals and weddings.
• Supervised associate pastors and staff leading education, youth, pastoral care, and older adult ministry programs.
• Actively listened to parishioners' requests, confirming full understanding before addressing concerns.
• Member and officer in the Rotary Club.