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Worship Team Co-Chair

Organized and coordinated celebrative, meaningful worship services coordinating with pastor, worship resource team, the church’s music ministries, and performing arts in addition to ministering to those involved in the worship ministry. The position served as the coordinating point to all aspects of worship and performing arts, including rehearsals of special services, training worship participants, coordinating comprehensive weekly participation schedules three months in advance, ensuring sanctuary is properly arranged for special services, integrating many aspects to create exciting worship atmosphere like sounds, smells, vision, etc., planned and led monthly worship resource team meetings. Not necessarily responsible to personally oversee each area, but to work with, develop, or recommend hiring the personnel necessary to see that each area is adequately overseen. 

Preaching Team Member

The preaching team filled the pulpit in the absence of the pastor concentrating on explaining the meaning of a particular text or passage of scripture declaring God's truth to inform the congregation, enlighten the mind, stir the emotions, and challenge the will as "bridge building" between the biblical world and the modern world. Served through supporting the pastor in carrying out the ministry of the church, leading bible studies, involvement in outreach, visitation to church members, newcomers, visitors and handling special requests from members to visit loved ones they were concerned for.

Congregational Care Team Co-Chair

Responsible for building a sense of community in the church.  Encouraged the growth of spiritually healthy individuals and families by providing leadership and coordination of pastoral care, and outreach through prayer, visiting hospitalized members, offering support to family members, emergency visits to support members facing a death, hospitalization in an emergency or other crucial circumstances; maintaining confidentiality and knowing when to report suicidal thoughts, homicides, physical abuse and child sexual abuse immediately while being able to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints. Simply being present when needed.

Video Technician

Video recorded Sunday worship,  special services and events as requested; kept an organized library of video recordings; and provided duplicate videos for the pastor and/or appropriate committee as directed.

Web Site

Created, maintained and updated website including weekly pod casting.

E-mail Communications

Created and maintained e-mail list of all members and friends who wish to receive information in the life of MCC, Divine Peace MCC, and local community events. Edited all outgoing messages for appropriate content and accuracy.

PowerPoint in Service

Established procedures to use PowerPoint during Sunday worship; sought out and taught volunteers.

Celebration Team Leader

As the celebration team leader, played an important part in setting the tone and atmosphere of worship. Also, The Celebration Team Leader coordinated team participants no later than Thursday prior to the week their team is up before the worship service.

Administrative

Wrote church ministry team descriptions. Assisted in Developing organizational chart. Wrote occasional articles for church newsletter and assisted in organizing, and filing as requested.

Bible Study

Developed Lenten Bible Study and led several bible studies in order to develop biblical fellowship and personal growth among participants in hopes of encouraging an environment in which individuals can grow as maturing followers of Christ.

Membership Class

Coordinated agenda, facilitated, created and taught various sections which helped new members get acquainted with the denomination and local church offering the opportunity to interact with and ask questions of staff members.

Funeral

Coordinated and presided over one funeral

 

daily walk through proverbs

Lay Delegate

Elected representative of Divine Peace Metropolitan Community Church authorized to vote on business conducted at both the regional and general conference.

Participation in outreach / fundraisers

  • Bingo Worker

  • Arts, Beats and Eats for the Ruth Ellis Center

  • Blue House Effect Missions trips

  • Pontiac Food Bank

Other Employment Experience

United States Air Force (15.5 years)

Performs workgroup management (information systems and technology support) functions. Manages hardware and software. Performs configuration, management, and initial diagnostics of information systems. Coordinates and documents information systems repairs. Runs system diagnostics and determines cause of hardware and software failures. Removes and replaces components and peripherals to restore system operation. Installs and configures software operating systems and applications. Provides customer service to assist in operation, restoration, and configuration of information systems. Develops and implements web sites and pages. Manages and assists others in content management of web sites and pages. Prepares and processes information systems requirements to support mission needs. Monitors and manages information system security programs. Reports security incidents and formulates and applies corrective security procedures.

Provides IM support. Assists the support staff with a range of tasks including records management; administrative communications; information flow including processing, controlling, and distributing mail; publishing management; workshop management. Operates information systems (stand alone and networked) to create, collect, use, access, disseminate, maintain, and dispose of information. Complies with Privacy Act (PA) and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) procedures and provides assistance to ensure others comply. Provides PA, FOIA, and records management training. Helps customer determine life cycle management of their information.

Specific skills obtained

  • Communications skills verbal and written

  • Honesty and integrity

  • Teamwork skills (works well with others)

  • Problem solving

  • Strong work ethic

  • Flexibility and adaptability

  • Computer skills

  • Detail orientated

  • Leadership skills

  • Self-confident

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