Full Careers - Please tell me your thoughts about my resume. (Honest thoughtful opinions)?

Please tell me your thoughts about my resume. (Honest thoughtful opinions)?

Reverend JOHN DOE 333 BLANK BLANK AVE. ANYWHERE, ANY STATE, 210000 PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE Seeking a Baptist congregation that will enable me to exercise my calling as a pastor to create a clear vision for a church in the areas of executive leadership, preaching, teaching, and encouraging spiritual growth among God’s people. QUALIFICATIONS & MINISTRY PHILOSOPHY I am dedicated to deepening my calling to the ministry. I am equipped with a spiritual gift for building people, families and communities to further the commission of Christ. I have been practicing in the ministry for 9 years. For the past four years, I have been called to pastor “BLANK-BLANK Baptist Church of Taverville in “BLANK-BLANK”, North Carolina. Amburg has grown spiritually, numerically, and financially during my tenure as pastor. In addition to being called to the ministry, I am also a Fine Arts teacher in the ?????? City Public Schools system in Carson City, North Carolina. Teaching has enabled me to develop skills to build a youth and youth ministry that address the total needs of children through education, recreation, spiritual support and mentoring. My ministry philosophy is that the African American church should not simply be an isolated institution that is only connected to the community because of its physical location. Rather the African American church should strive to be the heartbeat of its community by addressing the holistic needs of individuals and the community in which it serves. The most important needs include spirituality, economic improvement and social justice. SKILLS AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS •Dedicated Pastor/Motivator •Expositor of God’s Word •Teacher/Strong Educational Leader •Community Activism •Member of N.A.A.C.P •Southside Rappahannock Baptist Association •Baptist General Convention of Virginia •Outstanding Student Leadership (Virginia Union University) •Ministers Alliance, President 1999 (Virginia Union University) •Metro Tidewater Ministers Conference EDUCATION University of Phoenix Doctorate Degree in Educational Leadership, (EDD) Emphasis: Curriculum and Instruction candidate (Anticipated date of graduation-2010) Master of Arts in Education, (MAED) Emphasis: Curriculum and Instruction-2006 Virginia Union University Master of Divinity (M. Div.) -2006 Bachelors of Arts (B.A.) -Major, Speech and Drama-1999, Cum Laude Associate of Religion and Philosophy-1999 MINISTRY CREDENTIALS Certificate of Ordination-December 10, 2000 Certificate of License-September 7, 1997 Evangelism Training-September 7, 1993 MINISTRY BLANK-BLANK Church ………………………….………………11/02-Present Pastor •Responsible for delivery of up-lifting sermons and sermon series to the congregation •Responsible for delegating and planning church events such as Revivals, Men’s Days, Women’s Days, Church Anniversary, Homecoming services and Community Birthday Celebrations •Developed effective programs in the church that address the needs of the congregation; Sunday School Ministry and Bible Study •Insured the church maintain transparency in financial record keeping and made sure that the church maintained fiscal responsibility Major improvements at Amburg Spiritual Improvements • The church re-implemented a Sunday School Ministry that had been inactive for many years. • The church implemented a Bible Study Ministry Series, “Journey through the Bible” •Newly implemented annual events; Black History Program and Christmas Gospel Extravaganza • Numerical growth Structural and Operational Improvements •Church parking lot paved •Upgraded kitchen appliances; refrigerator and a microwave •Sunday School resources; television and DVD/VCR was purchased for Bible Study usage •Musical Department; Keyboard with multilayered sounds, and a drum set was purchased •Office Materials; Computer with faxing capabilities, and a printer/copier was purchased •Upgraded church bulletins, implemented Church Newsletter Ministry BLANK BLANK Church of Amburg…………………………………………….09/01-09/02 Associate Minister •Worked under the pastor to develop a stronger Sunday school and develop special events such as revivals, Men’s Day services, Woman’s Day and etc. •Assisted Pastor with Communion and visitations with sick and shut in members •Minister of Music SECULAR CAREER BLANK-BLANK High School….…………………………….2002-Present school year BLANK-BLANK Public Schools, Carson City, North Carolina Fine Arts Teacher Courses: ????? I, II Lindsey Middle School……………………………………..….…2001-2002 school year Hampton Public Schools, Hampton, Virginia Long term substitute Teacher, P.E. Newport News Recreation Department………………….………………….08/00-08/01 Recreation Center Supervisor Newport News, Virginia •Responsible for creating a safe and structured environment in which students can explore their creativity and athletic ability. •Responsible for the overall financial management and fiscal responsibility of my site and its resources. •Liaison between parents, staff and central office •A member of the hiring committee: conducted interviews, reference verifications and assisted in composing training materials Summer Positions/ Part time/Volunteer Tidewater Crisis Taskforce………………………………………………….03/03-05/05 Volunteer AIDS Crisis Counselor Norfolk, Virginia •Counseled HIV/AIDS patience on treatment, participated in group counseling sessions and offered spiritual advisement Calvary Bible College………………………………………...………………01/00-08/03 Part-time Instructor Hampton, Virginia Courses: Christology, Old Testament, New Testament and Public Speaking Hampton University………………………………..……………..………….06/03-08/03 Upward Bound Program Drama Instructor Hampton, Virginia •Prepared high school college bound students for upcoming production I tried to copy this several different ways, but the formate keeps changing. This is the "raw" content of my resume. I the presentation is much better; "fonts, centering and etc."

Public Comments

Is this a way to post your resume...not bad...Slick though.
It's really good it sounds like you are dedicated to your jobs and the community around you. I think the fact that you have taught young adults and teens will help, because I think most pastors only have experience with adults.
Looks good, but you have a better resource for inquiries of this sort since you are a college grad, you could ask a professor. they should know better than anyone. That is why you paid them after all.
This is an excellent resume. You have presented yourself and qualifications quite well. Having been in the position of leader of a pastoral hiring commitee I can honestly say I wish I had someone like you knocking on my door. Best of luck in your search. You will be in my prayers, God Bless
It looks great, I think knowing a little about your personal life would be helpful. Married w/children, single? The whole appearance thing. I know a lot of southern baptist churches still consider these things very important in a church leader. Is this Right or Wrong is debatable. God Bless!
It looks pretty good. Some constructive criticism? I agree with some of the other posts that you need more personal information, like your family and hobbies. You've told us what you want and why you're qualified to get it, but you haven't told us WHY you want it. What is driving you to be(come) a pastor? You've had a "calling," but why did you answer it? Finally, I'd omit anything prior to post-secondary education - at this point it's irrelevant.
Virginia State University in the house (lol). You have an excellent and professional resume.