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Lead Minister at East Stroudsburg Presbyterian Church

• Regularly lead worship

• Moderate meetings

• Guide leadership in living into their mission and vision

• Prepare Bible Studies

• Guide and support all committees and boards

• Create bulletins and liturgy 

• Offer Pastoral care in many capacities to both members and non-members

• Develop and lead new member orientations 

• Develop and lead Bible Studies

• Assist with technology related issues

• Write newsletter articles and letters to congregation

• Work with leadership to develop the stewardship campaign 

• Assisted in forming and leading 5-7 year planning committee

• Led communion with approval from committee on ministry

• Lead special services

• Regularly attend session meetings as well as other committee meetings

• Regular home and hospital visits 

• Guide the decision making regarding the ever changing COVID-19 restrictions

• Assisted Congregation in adapting to new ways of ministry

Permanent Pulpit Supply minister 1/3 time at East Stroudsburg Presbyterian Church.

• Regularly lead services​

• Provide transitional consultation to church leadership

• Prepare Bible Studies 

• Formed the Caring Cancer Support Group in addition to Providing continuing leadership, consultation, and pastoral care for attendees

• Create bulletins and liturgy 

• Offer Pastoral care in many capacities to both members and non-members

• Develop and lead new member orientations 

• Develop and lead Bible Studies

• Assist with technology related issues

• Write newsletter articles and letters to congregation

• Work with leadership to develop the stewardship campaign

• Led communion with approval from committee on ministry

• Lead special services

• Regularly attend session meetings as well as other committee meetings

• Regular home and hospital visits

• Assist with any polity related questions   

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Pulpit Supply as needed at the following churches

• Bangor-Roseto Presbyterian Church

• Faith United Presbyterian Church (Pen Argyl)

• Pleasant Valley Presbyterian Church

• Pottsville United Presbyterian Church

• Shawnee Presbyterian Church

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Guest Preacher at First Presbyterian Church of Allentown

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Commissioner to the General 223rd General Assembly - St. Louis MO 2018

• Served on Peacemaking, Immigration, and International Issues Committee

• Presented Assembly findings and actions to the Lehigh Presbytery and various churches

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Student minister at East Stroudsburg Presbyterian Church- for 2 years

• Participated in leading worship, including sermans

• Lead liturgy, prayer of confession, attended session meetings, finance committee, deacons, and mission committee meetings

• Worked with confirmands on Apostles' Creed, and Belhar Confession

• Assisted in three funerals, lead one

• Lead Communion and entire services solo

• Assisted with preschool chapel

• Attended and participated in anniversary celebration

• Met with parishioners in homes and hospitals

• Met regularly with parishioners in church for Pastoral Care

• Assisted family members of parishioners through death of loved ones

• Attended and participated in leading special services (Christmas and Maundy Thursday)

• Offered consultation for church leadership

• Attended leadership training and future planning

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Elder Commissioner to the Lehigh Presbytery- for over 5 years

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Served on Presbytery Committee on Shared gifts- for 2 years

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Ordained Elder- ordained in 2009

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Youth Director Olivet United Presbyterian Church- for over 3 years

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Chair of Fundraising and evangelism committees

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Member of Peace and Justice committee

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Choir member

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Bible Study leader

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Volunteer chaplain at Presbyterian Senior living home in Easton, Pa

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Other Experiences

 

Continuing Pastoral Education- 1 unit 

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Continuing Education Events

 

• Jesus and Paul with John Dominic Crossan 2014

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• The Resurrection of the Body & Perfection in Weakness with Candida Moss 2015

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• Writing Workshop with Carrie Newcomer 2015

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• The Literary Medium of the Bible with Robert Alter 2017

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• Palliative Care with Dr. Ric Baxter 2017

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• The Political Economy of God with Dr. Obery M. Hendricks 2018

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