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SENIOR PASTOR
Professional Summary
Accomplished pastor and business person with more than thirty years experience at leading people.   Gifted at communicating vision, teaching from the Bible, and innovating new ideas in the church world and in business world.  I am passionate and patient about developing other people networking with other churches and ministries.  For the past seventeen years I have lead in the church and done business in the marketplace.   I enjoy starting new projects and envisioning new ideas.  
Skills
  • Leadership
  • Public speaking
  • Pastoral care
  • Sales
  • Vision and vision casting
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Networking
  • Counseling
  • Worship Leading (guitar/vocal)
  • Graphic design
  • Problem solving
Work History
Senior Pastor, 01/2004 to Current
Third Day Church – Fort Collins, Co
  • Planned and conducted worship services, wrote sermons and worked with key church leaders to carry out church mission.
  • Oversaw administration and management of all areas of ministry.
  • Provided pastoral care through visitation, counseling, and prayer.
  • Led outreach initiatives to reach out to unchurched, inactive or new residents in community.
  • Maintained open lines of communication with church members by writing content for church newsletters, bulletins, and worship services.
  • Led programs such as worship, study, fellowship and service opportunities.
  • Supervised associate pastors and staff leading education, youth, pastoral care and older adult ministry programs.
  • Worked with stewardship to promote responsible biblical stewardship.
Sales, 03/2013 to 07/2015
Christian Business Directory – Fort Collins, Co
  • Connected with client base of Christian Business Directory of Northern Colorado to renew their advertisement.
  • Identified and recruited new clients to the directory every year for three years.  The publication comes out one time year and I averaged about ten new businesses every year.  This was a good rate for the publication.
Sales, 06/2011 to 09/2013
Tiger Ink – Fort Collins, Co
  • Tiger Ink is a marketing production company that primarily serves business to business.  I identified and called on businesses to produce their marketing goods.
  • Assisted some businesses with innovative ideas for promoting their brand or message.   Others knew their production plans and I took them to industry to get them produced.
  • I closed many deals and greatly assisted the new business to get off the ground.   The owner and I are good friends and I still do some work for him.  The position officially ended when he moved to Minnesota. 
Owner, 01/2015 to 10/2015
World Cup Coffee Exchange – Fort Collins, Co
  • Brought together and lead the ownership group for an original local coffee shop. 
  • Raised capital, distributed shares, assigned job descriptions, set vision, oversaw construction, worked with the health department, and formed the business plan.
  • Assisted the manager and owners with developing the food menu and drink items.
  • Developed and carried out our marketing plan.
  • Worked with one of the other owners to develop an art gallery of local artists, and a local music scene on Friday nights.
  • Worked with the ownership team to sell the coffee shop because my primary work of pastoring Third Day went another direction and we had to sell of the business.  We had fun, and broke even.  It was a great experience at building a business from the ground up.
College Pastor, 06/2000 to 12/2003
Iasis Christ Fellowship – Fort Collins, Co
  • Gathered college students for fellowship, teaching, and support.
  • Planned and conducted worship services for college students.
  • Oversaw small groups and outreach activities.
Youth Pastor, 11/1990 to 06/2000
Good Shepherd Church – Loveland , Co
  • Led programs such as worship, study, fellowship and service opportunities for Jr. and Sr. Highers.
  • Raised congregational awareness of needs and the contributions of youth to the church.
  • Provided pastoral care through visitation, counseling, and prayer.
  • Designed and lead over 100 camps, retreats, and missions trips for youth.
  • Gathered, trained, and oversaw adult volunteers to work with young people. 
Education
Bachelor of Arts: Communication, 1990
Colorado State University - Fort Collins, CO
High School Diploma: 1985
Fort Collins High School - Fort Collins
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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • Third Day Church
  • Christian Business Directory
  • Tiger Ink
  • World Cup Coffee Exchange
  • Iasis Christ Fellowship
  • Good Shepherd Church

School Attended

  • Colorado State University
  • Fort Collins High School

Job Titles Held:

  • Senior Pastor
  • Sales
  • Owner
  • College Pastor
  • Youth Pastor

Degrees

  • Bachelor of Arts : Communication , 1990
    High School Diploma : 1985

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