pastor resume example with 20+ years of experience
Insurance professional for 31 years. As an educational administrator I wrote 89 continuing education courses approved by Florida and Georgia Departments of Insurance offered to licensed agents. As Instructor for Eagle School of Insurance I trained over 5,000 agents. My prelicensing students had a 90% passing ratio when they sat for their state licensing exams. As an agent I earned many monthly bonus in addition to my standard commission as much as $6,000 a month plus qualified for free trips to London, Cancun as well as many other places.
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- Licensed and ordained Senior Minister of 8 Churches in Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and Florida from 1959 to 1979.
- Spokesperson on a daily church related radio broadcast over KSUD, West Memphis, Arkansas for 5 years.
- Set up and executed fund raising program from contracting to awarding the prizes to the top producers. My Fund Raising customers were Schools, Churches, Civic Groups, Non-profit (501-c organizations) and youth groups throughout North Georgia and East Tennessee.
Managed a Miami Shores, Florida, marketing firm supporting large corporations such as various banks, American Express, Delta Airlines and similar firms. Expanded production by creating goodwill in this specific market of electrical and mechanical engineers.
- Insurance agency) Selling Insurance and Securities products & services.
- Hired & trained and maintained 70 licensed agents working simultaneously out of Ft.Lauderdale agency, 1990 - 2012.
- Name was changed to Blue Ribbon Financial Group, relocating to Woodstock, Ga.
- An educational and training school for insurance agents and stockbrokers offering pre-licensing and continuing educations courses for the dual industries Have trained over 5,000 insurance agents and stock brokers.
- Recruiter and trainer of agents in the field of Medicare in Georgia, 2008 - 2011.
- Author & Researcher, having written over 89 Continuing Education courses approved by the Departments of Insurance in Florida and in Georgia having met the regulator's requirements for agents/brokers.
- Have written autobiography "A Funny thing Happened on My Way to Heaven," completed August of 2015, scheduled to be published Friesen Press, Inc., Victoria, BC, Canada in 2016.
- Designations and Honors Chosen by Tuscaloosa County High School faculty as Mr. Citizenship and to represent the school at Boy's State at State Capital.
- Was elected by student body as President of junior high school.
- Was saved at the age of 12, experienced God's call to the ministry at age 13, first convert was my drunkard daddy, began pastoring a church at age of 17 while entering senior year of high school.
- Without an exception as a church pastor attendance records, membership growth, number of membership additions and increased in financial gifts increased incrementally.
- As America's youngest college president taking over a bankrupt college where professors and staff members had not been paid in months, debt obligations were not being met, raised money to pay every professor and employee in full within 6 months and every penny of every debt was paid in full within three years as the college continued to function.
- Was invited at the age of 27 to be a guest speaker at a support rally at the foot of Washington Monument in Washington D.C.in support of our military troops during the Viet Nam war.
- Led in Church and school building programs and fund raising programs to pay mortgage debt.
- Founder of the Hammond Hills Baptist School in Memphis Co-Founder of Calvary Rescue Mission in downtown Memphis Was recognized with an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree for leading the Memphis Baptist College to total debt retirement.
- Memphis Baptist College Trustees bestowed honorary Doctor of Divinity degree for achievements as a fund raiser and church builder where attendance grew from 41 to over 600 in less than 6 years.
- Was recognized numerous times by Primerica as top sales person, top agent recruiter, top manager and top trainer.
- Was recognized with a certificate and cash award in a national meeting in Denver, Colorado, by Aetna Insurance Company for coming up with best Medicare product marketing plan in the company.
- October 2014 Was recognized by the Governor of Kentucky for his life achievements by being commissioned into the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels.
Completed Junior year a total of 3 semesters credits in addition to the Associates of Arts degree.
* The Christian Comedy Association
* LOL Gospel Comedy Association
* National Association of Insurance & Financial Advisors
* Florida Association of Insurance & Financial Advisors
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2012, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, S. C.
*NASD Securities Broker Licensed 1985 - 2004
*Mortgaged Broker Licensed (Registered Representative) 1987 - 1990, Florida and Georgia
* Over 30 years-experience in the insurance industry.
* To bring people of the world cheer and laughter I perform as a clean stand up comedian for civic clubs, corporations and churches.
* Teach Sunday school Bible class at First Baptist Church, Woodstock, Ga.
- Real Estate Agent License 1980 - Tennessee Real Estate Agent Licensed 1983 -- Florida Insurance Agent Licensed (Life, Health, Annuities, Property & Casualty) --- 1983 -2012, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, S. C. NASD Securities Broker Licensed 1985 - 2004 Mortgaged Broker Licensed (Registered Representative) 1987 - 1990, Florida and Georgia Over 30 years-experience in the insurance industry.
- I have made a full circle. After 31 years I desire to change from a commission job to a salaried position. I have knowledge and experience I desire to contribute in a retail business, bank, insurance or financial services business.
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School Attended
- Tuscaloosa County High
- Clarke College
- East Mississippi Community College
- Mississippi State University
Job Titles Held:
- Pastor
- Outside Sales Representative and Promoter
- Sr. Vice President of Marketing
- Manager of Public Relations
- Recruiter, Training and Marketing
- Administrator/Outside sales/writer and courses and instructor
- Recruiter, Trainer, and Trouble Shooter of agents, brokers & agencies.
Degrees
- High School Diploma
- Associate of Arts
- Associate of Arts
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