Matthew King
4844 Little Bear Road, Salem,VA
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Pastor
Glenvar Baptist Church
Salem, VA
09.2013 - Current
- Planned and conducted worship services, wrote sermons, and worked with key church leaders to carry out church mission.
- Provided spiritual care through visitation, counseling, and prayer.
- Provided crisis response and counseling to church members.
- Officiated special services such as weddings, funerals, baptisms, and nursing home services.
- Collaborated with church leadership to plan master calendar of events.
- Oversaw administration and management of all areas of ministry.
- Raised congregational awareness of needs and contributions of youth to church life and operations.
- Led programs such as worship, study, fellowship, and service opportunities.
- Coordinated and spearheaded programs to increase church members' service throughout community.
- Worked with stewardship to promote responsible biblical stewardship.
- Provided spiritual and administrative leadership to church and managed daily operations.
- Helped to create welcoming environment for visitors and encouraged congregation to offer support.
- Distributed food and supplies to communities through mutual aid.
- Interacted with local community, building relationships with civic organizations and other churches.
Development Manager
Rescue Mission Ministries
Roanoke, VA
12.2008 - 01.2014
- Cultivated and strengthened lasting client relationships using strong issue resolution and dynamic communication skills.
- Trained and guided team members to maintain high productivity and performance metrics.
- Implemented business strategies, increasing revenue and effectively targeting new markets.
- Managed purchasing, sales, marketing and customer account operations efficiently.
- Implemented innovative programs to increase employee loyalty and reduce turnover.
- Observed each employee's individual strengths and initiated mentoring program to improve areas of weakness.
- Reported issues to higher management with great detail.
- Trained new employees on proper protocols and customer service standards.
- Produced and distributed internal and external communications.
- Gathered information on customer opinions and adjusted plans to capitalize on current trends.
- Assisted with marketing strategy development to increase public awareness and customer engagement.
- Executed social media plans to create cohesive online presence.
- Communicated with media weekly to build relationships and optimize press coverage.
- Wrote press releases for routine use and crisis management.
- Developed campaigns to increase public awareness of company and engage customers.
- Helped with photo and video production and performed visual and sound editing tasks.
- Promoted program to funders through direct appeals and special publications or online appeals.
- Wrote funding requests and grant applications to obtain additional funds for operating needs.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
Associate & Youth Pastor
Lamplight Baptist Church
Roanoke, VA
01.2004 - 09.2013
- Scheduled and managed teams of youth volunteers.
- Planned weekly groups as well as special events and overnight retreats.
- Built lasting relationships with youth and parents or guardians.
- Oversaw youth ministry budget and tracked all expenses.
- Set goals for youth in church and communicated with parents regarding progress.
- Raised congregational awareness of needs and contributions of youth to church life and operations.
- Provided spiritual care through visitation, counseling, and prayer.
- Led programs such as worship, study, fellowship, and service opportunities.
- Planned and conducted worship services, wrote sermons, and worked with key church leaders to carry out church mission.
- Authored sermons, speeches and other religious materials.
- Interacted with local community, building relationships with civic organizations and other churches.
- Officiated special services such as weddings, funerals, baptisms, and nursing home services.
- Served as mentor to children in church community, offering guidance and support.
- Worked with stewardship to promote responsible biblical stewardship.
- Helped to create welcoming environment for visitors and encouraged congregation to offer support.
- Distributed food and supplies to communities through mutual aid.
- Assisted with organization and implementation of Sunday school activities.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
Camp Pastor
Wesleyan Woods Camp
Vassar, MI
02.2007 - 09.2007
- Provided spiritual and administrative leadership to church and managed daily operations.
- Provided spiritual care through visitation, counseling, and prayer.
- Helped to create welcoming environment for visitors and encouraged congregation to offer support.
- Planned and conducted worship services, wrote sermons, and worked with key church leaders to carry out church mission.
- Served as mentor to children in church community, offering guidance and support.
- Led programs such as worship, study, fellowship, and service opportunities.
- Volunteered at church-sponsored outreach events.
- Oversaw team of counselors and support team members.
- Communicated with parents, staff and teachers regarding children or program issues.
- Planned weekly camp program schedules for sports, field trips and arts and crafts activities.
- Trained and mentored new camp counselors in operations practices and camper-focused activities.
Education
GED -
Patrick Henry High School
Roanoke, VAMaster of Arts - Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA05.2025
MBA - Business Administration
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA05.2015
Bachelor of Arts - Christian Ministry
Piedmont International University
Winston-salem, NC05.2013
Skills
- Spiritual Leadership
- Congregational Care
- Pastoral Counseling
- Children's Ministry
- Spiritual Instruction
- Teaching
- Organizational Leadership
- Counseling
- Grief Counseling
- Community Service
- Disciple-Making
- Crisis Management
- Crisis Intervention
Timeline
Senior Pastor
Glenvar Baptist Church
09.2013 - Current
Development Manager
Rescue Mission Ministries
12.2008 - 01.2014
Camp Pastor
Wesleyan Woods Camp
02.2007 - 09.2007
Associate & Youth Pastor
Lamplight Baptist Church
01.2004 - 09.2013
GED -
Patrick Henry High School
Master of Arts - Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Liberty University
MBA - Business Administration
Liberty University
Bachelor of Arts - Christian Ministry
Piedmont International University