Senior Pastor Resume Example First Baptist Church Marshall Heights

SENIOR PASTOR

Professional Summary

Seasoned pastor offering 20 years of experience in pastoral care and spiritual leadership to thriving ministries. Committed to creating nurturing communities and guiding individuals transformed by gospel. Successful background in organizational leadership, ministry program development, and mission-oriented strategic planning.

Skills

Leadership
Process Improvement
Team Building
Relationship Development
Budget oversight
Congregational care
Spiritual leadership
Officiating

Biblically based preaching/teaching
Public Speaking
Sermon writing
Spiritual cultivation
Disciple-making
Operations management
Counseling
Coping skills

Work History

05/2015 to Current

Senior PastorFirst Baptist Church Marshall Heights – Washington, DC

Provide leadership and oversight of 600+ members of staff, church and leadership.
Work with stewardship to promote responsible biblical stewardship.
Supervise associate pastors and staff leading education, youth, pastoral care, and older adult ministry programs.
Administer 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.
Coordinate and spearheaded programs to increase church members' service throughout community.
Raise congregational awareness of needs and contributions of youth to church life and operations.
Plan and conduct worship services, write sermons and work with key church leaders to carry out church mission and plan master calendar of events.
Provide spiritual care.
Lead renovation projects, successfully renovating or remodeling existing sanctuary and other onsite multipurpose facilities.
Host national convention meeting and conferences.
Recruit, manage and evaluate personnel.
Consistent increase in church membership by 25% in five years.

01/2019 to Current

Adjunct Faculty Missio Seminary – Philadelphia, PA

Assess student knowledge levels and abilities with detailed assessments.
Support student educational and vocational planning to help each optimize learning strategies and establish long term ministry assignments.
Identified academic strengths and obstacles and developed instructional techniques to accommodate different learning styles.
Engaged students with insightful and compelling classroom discussion of topics relevant to coursework to boost student learning and retention.
Worked cooperatively with other members of faculty and staff to contribute to overall institutional effectiveness.
Evaluated and selected instructional materials and texts to prepare course materials and lesson plans.

01/2008 to 04/2015

Clinical Social WorkerVA Medical Center – Durham, NC

Completed psychiatric assessments, provided individual, group therapy and case management.
Educated patients and families in regards to mental illnesses, treatment options and community resources.
Developed and implemented detailed pre-discharge plans for clients soon to be reintegrated into community.
Performed short-term therapy, provided education and responded to crisis situations.

11/2009 to 11/2012

Pastor Shiloh United Church Of Christ – Fayetteville, NC

Supervised associate pastors and staff leading education, youth, pastoral care, and older adult ministry programs,
Worked with stewardship to promote responsible biblical stewardship.nv
Increased ministry membership exponentially during tenure boosting memebership from 100-400 in 3 years.
Secured new minister of music and established praise and worship ministry and online presence.

Education

05/2013

Doctor of Ministry: Preaching And Leadership
United Theological Seminary - Dayton, OH

Masters of DivinityVirginia Union University - Richmond, VA

Masters of Social WorkUniversity of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh, PA

Bachelor of Arts: Criminal Justice And SociologyLincoln University - Lincoln, PA

Affiliations

Executive Board member, Program Chair-Baptist Convention Washington DC and Vicinity

Member-Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.

Certifications

Ordained Baptist Minister-Mount Ararat Baptist Church, Pittsburgh, PA, Rev. Dr. William H. Curtis, Senior Pastor

Professional Development

Yale Divinity School -Summer Study program-Christian Preaching of Old Testament Texts, Spiritual Autobiography-06/16

Training, Presentations and Workshops

Ivy, A.D. (2018, July). Helping the Church Understand Mental Health. First Baptist Church of Minnesota Avenue. Washington, DC.
Ivy, A.D. (2018, May). The Church and Mental Health.. Baptist Educational Congress. Washington, DC.
Ivy, A.D. (2018, March). The Intersection of Mental Health and the Church. Antioch Baptist Church of Deanwood. Washington, DC.
Ivy, A.D. (2017, September) The Importance of Understanding Mental Health. Faith and Mental Health Conference. Bowie, Maryland.
Ivy, A.D. (2017, September) Building Alliances: Working Together for Change. Pennsylvania Counseling Association, State Conference. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Ivy, A.D. (2017, May). The Church and Mental Health.. Baptist Educational Congress. Washington, DC.
Ivy, A.D. (2016, November). Church Growth: Growing the Church God's Way. Potomac River Baptist Association Fall Congress. Washington, DC.
Ivy, A.D. (2016, September). Servant Leadership. Potomac River Baptist Association. Charles County, Maryland.
Ivy, A.D. (2016, September). Helping Pastors Understand the Importance of Mental Health. Faith and Mental Health Conference. Brandywine, Maryland.

Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

First Baptist Church Marshall Heights
Missio Seminary
VA Medical Center
Shiloh United Church Of Christ

School Attended

United Theological Seminary
Virginia Union University
University of Pittsburgh
Lincoln University

Job Titles Held:

Senior Pastor
Adjunct Faculty
Clinical Social Worker
Pastor

Degrees

Doctor of Ministry : Preaching And Leadership
Masters of Divinity
Masters of Social Work
Bachelor of Arts : Criminal Justice And Sociology

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