James Dutton

Participated in and facilitated a 4 month tour with the worship group ONE WAY LANE where my primary function was to create relationships with church leadership, coordinate tour events, minister to constituents of different communities up and down the West Coast while evangelizing and spreading the message of our Risen King on and off Stage

After the shockwave of chaos that COVID brought to our country I was convicted that the isolation of christians in my community (and nationwide) couldn't continue. In view of that conviction I started a "bible" study that was meant to operate as a temporary hub of community while the local church got back on it's feet. Navigating a highly political and charged atmosphere in the Metro area of Nashville Tennessee a group of friends and I started THE SOCIAL in a coffee shop that launched with 240+ young adults and grew to 600 attendees in the following months. Due to the sheer size of the movement and the controversial nature of the timing I felt our people would be best be being directed into the local churches of Nashville as COVID restrictions lifted and the local church opened it's doors once again. It was the honor of a lifetime to lead such a passionate group of young people in one of the most difficult times in our nation's history.

Snapshots can be found on Instagram: @THESOCIALNASH

• Launched and led a dynamic youth team that fostered Nashville a metropolitan high-school ministry building relationships and working with local schools to foster relationship and disciple the next generation. Due to a private sector career my function was to launch the movement and hand it off.

• Charged with building teams, developing relationships, planning/executing multiple weekly events and camps as well as establishing relationships with surrounding public school leadership
• Primary function was engaging and evangelizing to high school students while raising up young leaders
• Along with primary functions other key responsibilities included ensuring healthy team dynamics, conflict resolution and building teams/movements from the ground up
• My time ended in our area with a flourishing and dynamic eclectic group of young people from every ethnic & socio-economic background chasing after Jesus

• As the Middle School Youth Pastor I had the privilege of building and leading a team of young adults, while ministering to a beautiful and flourishing YA, high-school and middle-school congregation of 300 students
• In addition to putting together and administrating the team I was responsible for service planning, preaching, relationship cultivation, student development, discipleship, camp coordination and student follow up.