James Pickett
Chattanooga,TN
Summary
I am a dedicated and compassionate leader with proven ability to lead people and achieve set goals. I possess strong communication and writing skills, love working on teams, and attending to people of diverse backgrounds. I am an experienced teacher who hopes that whatever is taught effects lives. Good interpersonal skills which whether individually or with groups, promote understanding, foster spiritual growth, spreads vision and engages volunteers who can impact communities.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Church Planter and Senior Pastor
New City Fellowship East Lake
Chattanooga, TN
07.2008 - 12.2019
- Led outreach initiatives to meet the community of East Lake such as block parties, attending neighborhood association meetings, supporting local schools.
- Trained staff and officers of the church planted to be a cross cultural ministry in a diverse community
- Developed relationships with external partners to further ministry programs. Ex. YMCA; United Way
- Provided pastoral care to individuals in need of spiritual guidance or counseling.
- Facilitated weekly worship services by leading prayers, preaching sermons, and providing liturgical elements.
Retirement
Self Employed Services
Chattanooga, TN
01.2019 - Present
- Volunteer work: taught ESL, counseled pre-marital couples, worked for Marketplace Chaplaincy from March 2024 to July 2024, occasional preaching
- Edited a book written by a fellow pastor
- Six months worked for denominational agency, Mission to North America, to aid denomination in meeting needs of immigrants at the border. Summer and Fall of 2019.
Associate Pastor
New City Fellowship
Chattanooga, TN
09.1994 - 07.2008
- Facilitated youth ministry events such as retreats, camps, mission trips, service projects and youth led worship Sundays.
- Provided pastoral care for members of the congregation, including counseling, visitation and prayer.
- Preached as needed in morning and evening services and regularly taught classes for congregational encouragement in their spiritual lives.
- Built a team to develop a Latino ministry for immigrants (Guatemalans) arriving in Chattanooga
Education
Master of Divinity - Ordination To Pastoral Ministry
Covenant Theological Seminary
St Louis, MO05-1981
Bachelor of Arts and Sciences - Spain & Latin American History
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK05-1975
Skills
- Cross cultural childhood
- Spanish speaker
- Team building
- Classroom Instruction
- Interpersonal Skills
- Small Group Facilitation
- Community Partnerships
- Research and writing
- Mentoring young men
Timeline
Retirement
Self Employed Services
01.2019 - Present
Church Planter and Senior Pastor
New City Fellowship East Lake
07.2008 - 12.2019
Associate Pastor
New City Fellowship
09.1994 - 07.2008
Master of Divinity - Ordination To Pastoral Ministry
Covenant Theological Seminary
Bachelor of Arts and Sciences - Spain & Latin American History
University of Oklahoma