Brent Witkowski
Dallas,NC
Summary
Experienced Worship Pastor/Music Director/Associate Pastor with excellent interpersonal, leadership and development abilities developed over 10+ years in the realm of fast paced, Christ-centered mega church worship environments. Strong attention to detail with a superior work ethic and a huge love for Jesus and discipleship. Proven success in optimizing group and individual performances by collaborating closely with and developing vocalists and musicians. Capable of building and leading healthy worship teams through rehearsals, Sunday morning services, worship nights and live performances and skilled as a musician, songwriter and producer.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Campus Pastor
Steele Creek Church Of Charlotte
Charlotte , NC
12.2021 - Current
- Assisted in organizing and leading weekly worship services.
- Developed relationships with students, faculty, and staff to foster a sense of community on campus.
- Preached to the congregation 6 times and ministered to members and congregation
- Oversaw ministry leaders of all departments and saw campus grow from 50 to over 200 hundred congregants in 2 1/2 years
- Collaborated with the global communications team to ensure unity with the other campuses
- Provided pastoral care to congregants and volunteers through one-on-one meetings, prayer groups, and counseling sessions.
- Organized weekly bible studies for congregants and volunteers interested in spiritual growth.
- Coordinated outreach efforts including special events and community serve days
- Conducted regular meetings with volunteer leaders to provide guidance, support and developmental leadership
- Facilitated small group discussions for deeper exploration into faith topics.
- Maintained communication with the church leadership regarding campus ministry activities.
- Collaborated with other ministries on campus and the other campuses to promote unity among different campuses
- Served as an advocate for congregants by connecting them with appropriate resources when needed.
- Organized and trained a group of young adults to launch young adult life groups at the campus
- Counseled individuals facing difficult decisions related to their faith journey
- Programmed and directed Sunday services, young adult gatherings and outings while overseeing all matters of worship, tech, communications, social media, discipleship and budgetary matters.
Freelance Musician/Producer
Self-Employed
Charlotte , NC
01.2022 - 05.2024
- Composed, arranged and rehearsed music for live performances.
- Played different instruments to execute professionally executed worship nights and conferences
- Provided accompaniment for worship teams and other musicians participating in worship.
- Advised on song selection for specific projects or events.
- Collaborated with other musicians to plan rehearsals and performances.
- Managed requests for specific musical pieces for conferences and worship nights for crowds between 20-1000 people
- Traveled, sometimes great distances, to perform at venues and rehearsed to prepare for performances.
- Identified mistakes made by other musicians and corrected problems.
- Chose music appropriate to specific performance requirements.
Worship Consultant
A Place At The Table Church
Charlotte, NC
01.2023 - 12.2023
- Worked 1 hour per week as a consultant to a new church start up
- Offered advice on building a healthy and dynamic worship team
- Recruited and scheduled worship leaders and musicians
- Advised on purchasing for worship and production
- Advised on song selection
- Advised on service flow
- Planned and directed multiple services
Worship and Development Pastor
Real Life Christian Church
Clermont, FL
10.2020 - 04.2021
- Pastorally and with conviction demonstrated effective and compassionate leadership to Real Life's global worship team which included regularly casting and communicating vision, managing daily operations of the global worship ministry at Real Life Christian Church's multi-site mega church, and provided pastoral care for members of the team and congregation
- Improved operations and functions of the global worship department by clarifying objectives and delegating and empowering other team members to take responsibility.
- Improved worship team culture by leading regular bible studies and team building meetings
- Developed the level of excellence as it relates to performance by directing regular rehearsals and instituting regular development sessions with musicians and vocalists
- Carried out church mission by planning and leading worship services and collaborating with church leadership.
- Recruited, equipped and inspired a diverse team of band members and vocalists for professional accompaniment.
- Planned, arranged, produced and executed live and digitally recorded worship services and video shoots with excellence while coordinating execution with Production, AVL, and worship team members
- Trained and developed other musicians and worship leaders end empowered them to lead in other environments
- Planned global and multi-campus worship team schedules and sequences of events to keep operations running smoothly
- Created original arrangements and implemented special programs for holiday and special events.
- Led the process of writing original music inspired by God's movement inside of our team and congregation
- Collaborated with producers and artists from other churches in the nation like Maverick City, Elevation, Lakewood and Forest Hill to create artistic and creative elements
- Put together lyrics presentations for congregation and performers.
- Chose songs and organized materials for every worship service.
- Prepared Ableton sessions for use of accompanying tracks for every service
- Played keys while directing on the microphone during live services
- Visited, counseled and prayed with church members to provide pastoral care.
Worship Director
Forest Hill Church
Charlotte, NC
02.2016 - 10.2020
- Managed and directed week-to-week operations of planning and executing worship services at a local megachurch campus
- Recruited and developed a strong, deep, diverse, and dynamic worship team of over 30 skilled musicians and vocalists for a new campus launch at a local mega church
- Planned, directed, and produced Sunday and mid-week services for local mega church with over 5,000 members
- Pastorally led, mentored, and discipled worship team consisting of over 30 members
- Improved vocalist and worship team performance by directing regular rehearsals.
- Played multiple instruments and gave in ear cues to band's in ear monitors during service in order to enable team to lead with excellence
- Completed budget proposals, managed purchasing, and payroll for over 30 employees and contractors
- Oversaw a yearly operating worship budget of over $50,000
- Weekly created or edited multitracks sessions in Ableton for live performance
- Weekly updated Planning Center and reported CCLI information
- Achieved cost-savings by developing functional solutions to staffing, purchasing, and maintenance issues
- Collaborated with others to discuss new creative opportunities.
- Created agendas and communication materials for team meetings.
- Improved operations by working with team members and volunteers to find workable solutions.
- Earned reputation for good attendance and hard work and love for Jesus
- Attended departmental meetings, providing feedback to enhance future performance.
- Maintained updated records of church's licensing agreements with copyright and performing rights organizations; Multitracks; Planning Center; and more
- Worked closely with team members to deliver project requirements, develop solutions and meet church deadlines.
- Completed planning of retreats resulting in increased team moral.
Small Business Owner
Quality Courier Solutions
Charlotte, NC
01.2014 - 02.2016
- Owned and managed daily operations of a courier business
- Hired and trained individuals to perform daily tasks and be successful on an ongoing basis
- Designed detailed business plans to outline finances, goals, and operations of company.
- Set and administered annual operating budget, consistently maintaining controls and preventing overages.
- Decreased spending over timeframe through strategic spending, budgeting and streamlining of operations.
- Collaborated with staff to maximize customer satisfaction, streamline procedures and improve bottom-line profitability.
- Assessed, optimized and elevated operations to target current and expected demands.
- Conferred with client to assess equipment needs and determine system requirements.
- Documented account activities and generated spending reports.
- Negotiated tender and contract terms to meet both client and company needs.
Education
EMT-Basic Certification - Emergency Medicene
Central Piedmont Community College
Charlotte, NC06.2012
Skills
- 8 Years of Experience as a Full Time Worship/Music Director/Worship Pastor
- 3 Years of experience as an associate campus pastor of a mega church in Charlotte, NC
- 10 years of experience as a professional Drummer, Keys player, Guitarist and contemporary Christian music producer
- 10 Years of experience playing on Mega Church Worship Teams and at large conferences and youth events
- 1 Year of experience working as a worship team consultant to a church plant serving as a contracted worship director
- 8 Years of experience using Ableton Live 10 Software
- 8 years of experience working with Logic Pro X and Pro Tools Recording Software
- Proficient in ProPresenter
- 10 years of experience with program Planning and Coordination
- 8 years of Musician and Vocalist recruiting and networking
- 8 years of talent development
- 8 years of worship team building experience
- Large Worship Budget management
- 8 years of experience with Administrative Management overseeing church worship departments
- 10 years of experience with song writing and live/studio production
Accomplishments
-Promoted to worship pastor after 4 months at my previous employer
-Continuously promoted for faithful service and hard work and determination to get the job done at all of my previous organizations
-Developed an effective strategy for developing a team of 50 volunteers and coordinating the scheduling of volunteers across 4 different campuses
-Pioneered the development of the worship team of a specific campus launch which grew in number from 30-350 congregants in just 3 years
-Planned, facilitated, coordinated and directed worship nights and digital recordings for online use gathering the attention of producers and members of Hillsong Church, Maverick City, Elevation, and Forest Hill Church
Timeline
Worship Consultant
A Place At The Table Church
01.2023 - 12.2023
Freelance Musician/Producer
Self-Employed
01.2022 - 05.2024
Associate Campus Pastor
Steele Creek Church Of Charlotte
12.2021 - Current
Worship and Development Pastor
Real Life Christian Church
10.2020 - 04.2021
Worship Director
Forest Hill Church
02.2016 - 10.2020
Small Business Owner
Quality Courier Solutions
01.2014 - 02.2016
EMT-Basic Certification - Emergency Medicene
Central Piedmont Community College
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