Courtney D. Meadows
Atlanta,GA
Summary
Mission-oriented Pastor and Non-profit professional successful in developing robust ministry programs and serving as positive role model. Highly accomplished in helping youths strengthen personal relationships with God and while providing growth opportunities. Talent in program administration, marketing and public relations, operations management, and spiritual leadership.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Generational Pastor
Grace Baptist Church
Stockbridge, GA
03.2022 - Current
- Led programs such as worship, study, fellowship and service opportunities.
- Assist in pastoral preaching and teaching responsibilities with Senior Pastor
- Develop Christian Education and spiritual growth program and curriculum.
- Provided spiritual care through visitation, counseling and prayer.
- Create opportunities for inter generational collaboration and inclusion in ministry.
- Raised congregational awareness of needs and contributions of youth to church life and operations.
- Carry out day-to-day ministry operations duties accurately and efficiently.
Lead Pastor
Hutchinson Missionary Baptist Church
Montgomery, Alabama
03.2020 - 03.2022
- Provide spiritual and administrative leadership to church, including managing daily operations, developing and administering annual budget, delivering compassionate pastoral care to community and leading worship services, ordinances, funerals and weddings.
- Implement rebranding and marketing campaign expanding visibility of church in the community.
- Develop evangelistic and outreach initiates to meet the needs of the community
- Work with stewardship to promote responsible biblical stewardship.
- Supervise associate pastors and staff leading education, youth, pastoral care, and older adult ministry programs.
- Provide spiritual care through visitation, counseling and prayer.
- Oversee administration and management of all areas of ministry.
- Raise congregational awareness of needs and contributions of youth to church life and operations.
- Partner with city officials, non-profit resource organizations, civic groups and members of public for outreach to at-risk children.
- Coordinate and spearhead programs to increase church members' service throughout community.
- Direct capital building projects resulting in increases to church membership and reductions in church expenses.
- Planned and conducted worship services, wrote sermons and worked with key church leaders to carry out church mission
Program Director
Southern Youth Leadership Development Institute
Montgomery, AL
06.2016 - 03.2022
- Develop fall, spring and summer youth institute with program modules: servant leadership, strategic life planning, non-violence and conflict resolution, financial literacy, political process, oral communication and speaker confidence, and health and wellness.
- Develop and implement recruitment and marketing initiatives to increase visibility of organization in community.
- Developed and recommend policies and procedures for evaluating programs.
- Administer department and specific project budgets and track expenditures for optimal financial control.
- Manage, motivate and direct staff to align operations with overall organizational mission.
- Conceptualize future program components.
- Manage and lead activities promoting growth in mental, emotional and educational areas.
- Develop and create programs and monitored effectiveness against individual participant needs.
- Recruit, interview and hire staff members offering exceptional talent and brought great skills to team.
- Develop monthly schedules and assignments for volunteer staff.
- Oversee staff development through in-depth trainings, workshops, seminars and other learning opportunities.
Community Relations Specialist
Hope Inspired Ministries
Montgomery, AL
10.2021 - 01.2022
- Engaged in professional networking to maintain strong relationships with communications and media professionals to drive partnerships and effective dissemination of mass communications.
- Supported smooth program functioning by handling diverse organizational or administrative needs.
- Studied objectives, promotional policies or needs of organizations to develop public relations strategies influencing public opinion or promoting ideas.
- Created unified messaging of public relations efforts in conjunction with advertising campaigns by working closely with marketing peers.
- Prepared or edited organizational publications such as employee newsletters or stockholder reports for internal or external audiences.
- Oversaw professional social media messaging through content development, follower engagement, social listening, trend analysis and by leveraging competitor research.
Career Coach
Hope Inspired Ministries
Hayneville, AL
05.2021 - 10.2021
- Enhanced community outreach to bring in new candidates, highlight programs and meet targets.
- Worked with team to continuously improve career and placement opportunities for students.
- Connected with business and recruiters to build relationships and increase opportunities for students.
- Planned, implemented, monitored and assessed classroom instructional program.
Pastor
First Missionary Baptist Church Whitehall, AL
Lowndesboro, AL
03.2013 - 03.2020
- Planned and conducted worship services, wrote sermons and worked with key church leaders to carry out church mission.
- Provided spiritual and administrative leadership to church, including managing daily operations, developing and administering annual budget, delivering compassionate pastoral care to community and leading worship services, ordinances, funerals and weddings.
- Provided pastoral care through visitation, counseling and prayer.
- Launched ministry expansion program, resulting in construction of new multi-purpose facility and outdoor park and pavilion.
- Coordinated and spearheaded programs to increase church members’ service throughout community.
- Organized and spearheaded community outreach programs, including shadowing and mentor programs focused on helping middle school students plan for college or vocational education opportunities and participate in local civic processes.
- Partnered with city officials, non-profit resource organizations, civic groups and members of public for outreach to at-risk children.
Education
MBA -
University of Montevallo
Montevallo, AL07.2022
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration
Talladega College
Talladega, AL05.2021
High School Diploma - undefined
Saint James School
Montgomery, Alabama 2011
Skills
- Spiritual instruction
- Spiritual leadership
- Pastoral counseling
- Operations Management
- Volunteer management
- New member assimilation
- Congregational care
- Church planting background
- Marketing
- Grant writing
- Disadvantaged youth programs
- Social media
- Public speaking
- Relationship-Building
- Customer Service
Affiliations
- Member of Leadership Montgomery Torchbearers
- NAACP
- National Baptist Convention of America
- Alabama State Missionary Baptist Convention
- Montgomery Metro Ministers Union
- Black Voters Matter
Timeline
Generational Pastor
Grace Baptist Church
03.2022 - Current
Community Relations Specialist
Hope Inspired Ministries
10.2021 - 01.2022
Career Coach
Hope Inspired Ministries
05.2021 - 10.2021
Lead Pastor
Hutchinson Missionary Baptist Church
03.2020 - 03.2022
Program Director
Southern Youth Leadership Development Institute
06.2016 - 03.2022
Pastor
First Missionary Baptist Church Whitehall, AL
03.2013 - 03.2020
MBA -
University of Montevallo
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration
Talladega College
High School Diploma - undefined
Saint James School
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