Ministry Experience
Salem Covenant Church
New Brighton, MN
2013-2022
Worship and Community Life Pastor
Provide leadership in worship planning, including developing sermon series, preaching regularly, writing liturgy, and designing creative worship experiences. Manage and work on improving two distinct worship experiences: a liturgical experience with classical music and a contemporary worship band experience. Oversee adult programming for a congregation of 800. This includes small groups, membership, assimilation processes, classes, training sessions, age-and-stage ministries, men’s ministry, women’s ministry, and retreats. Work with multiple lay ministry teams on strategy and focus. Do organizational oversight on the Spiritual Formation Team. Provide pastoral care to the congregation. Design, communicate, and implement new programs, and manage ministry budgets.
Crossroads Church
Woodbury, MN
2009-2013
Pastor of Adult Ministries
Provide leadership to adult programming for a congregation of 3,000, which includes a multi-site venue. This includes small groups, membership, assimilation processes, classes, training sessions, and retreats. Work with lay ministry teams on strategy and focus. Manage staff. Do organizational oversight on the senior leadership team. Participate on the preaching team. Provide pastoral care to the congregation. Design, communicate, and implement new programs and manage ministry budgets.
Christ Presbyterian Church
Edina, MN
2005 to 2009
Associate Pastor of Adult Discipleship
Provide leadership to adult programming for a congregation of 3,000, including educational classes, Men’s Ministry, Women’s Ministry, small groups, mentoring, seminars and retreats. Work with multiple Lay Leadership teams for planning and visioning. Manage full and part-time staff. Participate in the visioning for the broader ministry of the church. Provide pastoral care to the congregation. Preach and teach regularly. Design, communicate and implement new programs. Manage ministry budgets.
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship
University of Minnesota, 2002 – 2005
Team Leader
Set vision and goals for chapter ministry. Supervised and provided pastoral care, spiritual direction and mentoring for student leaders, staff and volunteers. Responsible for alumni relations, systems development and administration. Spoke in worship settings and directed planning for events and courses at retreats and camps. Helped design Stop, Look and Listen curriculum. Authored appendices for Listening to God: Spiritual Formation in the Congregation by John Ackerman.
Elim Baptist Church
Minneapolis, MN
Worship Pastor, 2004 – 2005
Cast vision for worship, designed and led services, managed teams, and supervised staff. Nurtured worship team members, preached occasionally, and served as a liaison between the worship team and Senior Pastor.
College & Career Pastor, 2001 – 2004
Built the College Ministry. Developed curriculum, taught weekly, discipled one-on-one, designed events, and community involvement opportunities.
Ministry Assistant, 1999 – 2001
Served as Office Manager in charge of all office operations, including database, marketing, publications, volunteer coordination, project management, event management, and public speaking.