RESUME

Personal

Date of Birth: October 26, 1967

Married to Kristen Gallo Beaver

Children: Courtney Elizabeth (25) and Jared Daniel (22)

Ordained August 8, 1999

Pastoral Work

Experience

GRESSTON BAPTIST CHURCH, Gresston, GA

Pastor

January 2020 - Present

OLD FELLOWSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH, Brooklet, GA

Pastor

June 2016 - May 2019

NORTHRIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH, Macon, GA

Associate Pastor/Minister of Youth

November 1997 – September 2014

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, Gray, GA

Minister of Youth

July 1994 - August 1997

BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH, Lizella, GA

Minister of Youth

July 1993 - December 1993

WESLEYAN DRIVE BAPTIST CHURCH, Macon, GA

Minister of Youth

September 1991 - April 1992

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, Cochran, GA

Summer Youth Minister

June 1990 - August 1990

MINISTERIAL EXPERIENCE

Prepared and delivered sermons
Lead in observance of the church ordinances.
Counseled individuals and groups concerning their spiritual, emotional, and personal needs.
Visited people in homes and hospitals to provide them with comfort and support.
Organized and engaged in interfaith, community, civic and recreational activities.
Performed administrative duties.
Planned regular mission events; including involvement in Operation Christmas Child, City of Refuge, Ronald McDonald House, and various local mission opportunities.
Conducted special ceremonies such as weddings and funerals.
Developed and directed study courses and discipleship programs within congregation.
Selected appropriate curricula and class structures for discipleship programs.
Responded to requests for assistance during emergencies or crises.
Collaborated with other ministry members to establish goals and objectives for church programs, and develop ways to encourage program participation.
Helped establish a church outreach and visitation program.
Directed Vacation Bible School
Began Children's Church program

Education

NEW ORLEANS BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY,

New Orleans, LA

Master of Arts in Christian Education, May 2006

GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY, Statesboro, GA

Bachelor of Science in Recreation, August 1991

WINDSOR ACADEMY, Macon, GA

High School Diploma, June 1986

RESUME

MINISTERIAL EXPERIENCE

Visited people in homes and hospitals to provide them with comfort and support.

Organized and engaged in interfaith, community, civic and recreational activities.

Performed administrative duties.

Planned regular mission events; including involvement in Operation Christmas Child, City of Refuge, Ronald McDonald House, and various local mission opportunities.

Conducted special ceremonies such as weddings and funerals.

Developed and directed study courses and discipleship programs within congregation.

Selected appropriate curricula and class structures for discipleship programs.

Responded to requests for assistance during emergencies or crises.

Collaborated with other ministry members to establish goals and objectives for church programs, and develop ways to encourage program participation.

Helped establish a church outreach and visitation program.

Directed Vacation Bible School

Began Children's Church program