Candidate 23

Professional Summary

A visionary and energetic pastor, educator and leader with a track record of rejuvenating churches, revitalizing organizations, building cross-cultural connections and laying the foundations of success for new and emerging groups through fiscal and program management. [Candidate 23] is a successful fundraiser with a strong commitment to developing and maintaining strong ties with donor bases. As a nationally recognized leader in creating organic and dynamic connections between diverse populations, [Candidate 23] has been instrumental in creating multiple urban-suburban networks and non-profits in both urban and rural contexts. [Candidate 23] is a passionate teacher and gifted communicator, who has a knack for making complex subjects accessible and entertaining. Under [Candidate 23]‘s mentorship, dozens of staff, interns and students have gone on to be successful leaders of churches and non-profits and several have become accomplished scholars. [Candidate 23]‘s international work includes bringing water to rural schools in Morocco, building a pediatric hospital in Ghana, and supporting feeding programs in Guatemala. [Candidate 23]‘s interfaith work has included serving on a national Jewish-Christian dialogue team, a Middle Eastern Policy group, and was a fellow of the American Jewish Committee/Shalom Hartman Institute Christian Leadership Initiative.

Skills

Preaching & Teaching

Spiritual Direction and Pastoral Counseling

Strategic Leadership development

Church Revitalization

Board & Staff development

Strategic planning

Church Experience

North Branch Reformed Church |Bridgewater NJ | Present Interim Sr. Pastor. Pastoral duties including preaching, worship leading, oversight of staff, and resourcing the search committee.

Feasterville Community Reformed Church |Feasterville Pa | 2015-2021

Crossroads Fellowship Church |Willow Grove | 2018-2021
Pastor. Hired to help the redevelopment of an aging congregation and resource the churches’ active pre-schools. Duties include Sunday morning leadership; leading Bible studies; leading a weekly chapel for students and teachers; leading a children’s choir; starting and running a youth program; creating and directing on-line ministries; building joint programing between two congregations.

Classis of Delaware-Raritan (RCA) | 2016-2021
Consultant & President (2020-2021). Worked as a paid consultant with leadership of the classis to be available to pastors and consistories for training, coaching, conflict management, missional visioning, stewardship development. Served as President of Classis and chair of Congregational Care Committee.

Resident Exile Consulting | 2014-Present
Independent Consultant. Specialize in nonprofits, fund-raising, capacity building, spiritual direction and professional coaching. Clients include a national Jewish organization, an NGO focusing of human trafficking, and an urban 501 c. 3 that works with youth and their families; numerous religious professionals.

Church of the Holy Trinity | Philadelphia, PA | 2014-2015
Director of Adult Education and Stewardship. Taught multiple classes on faith in the modern world and helped plan curriculum. Resourced and developed promotional materials and evaluated annual stewardship campaign.

Unity Center of Pa & Making A Change Group Youth Mentoring Program | Media & Chester, PA | 2013 -2014
Vice President of Development & Community Outreach. Led an internal reorganization and the creation of a development plan; fostered relations with local urban leaders; reestablished an innovative after-school and family program; oversaw website construction and social media.

Media Presbyterian Church | Media, PA | 1995-2013
Senior Pastor & Head of Staff-. Led the institutional, programmatic, fiscal, and facilities revitalization of an established mainline church. Created a local, regional, and international outreach program that was a national model. Mentored over a dozen staff and interns who are now running their own churches and organizations.

Deerfield Presbyterian Church | Deerfield, NJ | 1993-1995

Pastor & Head of Staff- Helped congregation heal following a conflicted situation. Established a strong youth program and revitalized community engagement and hand-on mission work.

Hillsborough Presbyterian Church |Hillsborough, NJ| 1991-1993

Interim Pastor- Reorganized Elder board following a decade of decline and conflict; established a thriving youth program; directed a stewardship program that enabled them to hire a regularly called pastor

First Presbyterian Church | Midland TX | 1988-91

Associate Pastor for Adult Education, Youth, and Missions. Created a thriving youth program and hired youth staff; reorganized a large deacon board that became a national model of ministry engagement in congregation and community; developed an adult education program that engaged several hundred plus participants a week; lead a process of rethinking mission budget and mission engagement; began partnership ministries on the border and with Mexican community in town.

Teaching Experience

Palmer Theological Seminary |Plymouth Meeting, PA| 2001-2012
Affiliate Professor in Church History, Biblical Studies, and Strategic Planning. Taught Church History, Biblical Studies and Practical Theology; taught a variety of advanced independent studies; oversaw field education students; frequent guest lecturer for colleagues.

Won Institute |Glenside Pa| 2017-Present Adjunct Professor of Homiletics

New Brunswick Theological Seminary |New Brunswick NJ |2018-2019 Adjunct Professor in Church History

Education

Shippensburg State University; Shippensburg, PA B.S., 1982
Princeton Theological Seminary; Princeton, NJ M.Div., 1989
Drew University; Madison, NJ D. Lit., ABD
Shalom Hartman Institute; Jerusalem, Israel. AJC Christian Leadership Initiative Fellow 2012-2013