Braxton Halliburton
Houston,TX
Summary
Driven Pastor bringing more than 10 years of preaching and 5 years plus years of expertise in cultivating and shepherding community. Successful providing discipleship, welcoming new members, facilitating pastoral care and preaching to community. Accomplished in contributing to spiritual formation and disciple-making efforts. Excited to bring talent and spiritual leadership to growing church.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Pastor
Greater Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church
12.2023 - Current
- Directed efforts to rehabilitate the reputation of Greater Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in the community.
- Trained and implemented healthy church culture benchmarks.
- Mentored 5 local area pastors in ongoing leadership community.
- By God's grace, increased attendance by 4% each of the last two years after a season of decline/plateau.
- Established Outreach ministry through partnership with CarePortal
- Collaborated with church leadership to develop strategic plans for ministry growth and expansion.
- Provided pastoral care to individuals in need, offering counseling, guidance, and support during difficult times.
- Enhanced congregation''s spiritual growth by delivering thought-provoking and engaging sermons.
- Oversaw administration and management of all areas of ministry.
- Led programs such as worship, study, fellowship, and service opportunities.
Interim Pastor
Greater Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church
06.2021 - 12.2023
- Launched a small group ministry
- Lead the addition of a second worship service and multiple services for Christmas Eve and Easter.
- Oversaw the creation of a website and use of modern communication and marketing tools.
- Authored sermons, speeches and other religious materials.
- Worked with stewardship to promote responsible biblical stewardship.
- Raised congregational awareness of needs and contributions of youth to church life and operations.
- Navigated challenging transitions between permanent pastors by providing steady leadership during interim periods.
Youth Pastor
Valley Community Bible Church
02.2016 - 11.2020
- Led youth ministry to double in size in two years.
- Started College-Career age ministry.
- Developed and implemented innovative children's ministry alternative to Vacation Bible School for a community with year round school schedule.
- Collaborated with church leadership to develop strategies for growing the congregation's youth ministry program.
- Implemented creative solutions for generating excitement about youth ministry events using multimedia presentations, games, and live music performances.
- Mentored young adults through one-on-one counseling sessions, fostering personal development and spiritual growth.
- Oversaw youth ministry budget and tracked all expenses.
- Raised congregational awareness of needs and contributions of youth to church life and operations.
Education
EK Bailey Ministers Conference
Dallas, TXBachelor of Arts - Communication Studies
Texas Southern University
Houston, TXSkills
- Biblical Preaching/Teaching for Life Application and Transformation
- Leadership Development
- Vision Strategy and Tactics
- Stewardship Development
- Development of Healthy Church Culture
- New Ministry Development
- Creativity
Timeline
Pastor
Greater Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church
12.2023 - Current
Interim Pastor
Greater Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church
06.2021 - 12.2023
Youth Pastor
Valley Community Bible Church
02.2016 - 11.2020
EK Bailey Ministers Conference
Bachelor of Arts - Communication Studies
Texas Southern University
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