Jonathan Ball
Lutherville
Summary
Dynamic leader and visionary founder of Dream Launchers LLC, adept at talent development and strategic partnerships, including representing notable artists like Gabby Samone. At CELEBRATION CHURCH, I enhanced the member experience by through team building, scalable system integration and creative direction. Proven track record in boosting engagement and fostering talent, underpinned by motivational mentorship and innovative content management.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Founding Partner
Dream Launchers LLC
01.2021 - Current
- Created organization's mission and vision statements
- Discover, develop and manage musical talent
- Represent Gabby Samone Season 23 American Idol Contestant
- Negotiate business deals on behalf our clients
- Broker performance opportunities for emerging music organizations and companies.
- Facilitate performance development coaching for our artists
- Provide top tier producers for artistic talent represented by our company
Weekend Experience Director
CELEBRATION CHURCH at Columbia
11.2021 - 01.2025
- Provide oversight to Worship, Production and Creative Team
- Conduct monthly meetings with worship team leaders to ensure alignment with Pastoral vision and cohesiveness
- Developing opportunities for full utilization of human resources and skill sets within worship department
- Responsible for creative design for new worship infrastructure, roles and responsibilities
- Weekly meetings with lead Pastor and executive to plan ways to enhance the worshippers experience
- Oversee annual worship operational budget and payroll for departmental staff
- Youth Director for Middle and High School students
- Created a youth worship team
- Managed a team of volunteer youth coaches
- Started a mentoring program for troubled young men at Long Reach High School
- Organized annual trips to Youth conferences during the summer and winter
- Organized and facilitated community service outreach opportunities
- Adapted programming content and delivery methods in response to evolving visitor needs, ensuring a consistently relevant and enjoyable weekend experience.
- Recruited trained, and supervised a team of volunteers to support the execution of weekend programs.
- Increased repeat visitation rates through designing memorable, high-quality experiences for guests.
- Implemented creative marketing strategies to promote weekend events and drive increased attendance levels.
- Enhanced visitor experience by developing and implementing engaging weekend programs.
Chief of Staff
Empowerment Temple
03.2021 - 08.2021
- Supervised staff and participated in hiring, training and performance evaluations to establish and enforce policies and procedures for business functions.
- Encouraged coordination and cooperation among departments and continuous review of interdepartmental processes to support quality control and improvement.
- Analyzed and solved multi-faceted problems that effected executive leaders and business initiatives.
- Initiated timely project management within budget constraints for multi-faceted problems concerning the staff.
- Trained team members on new services and best demonstrated practices to support church growth efforts.
- Hired, managed, developed and trained staff, established and monitored goals, conducted performance reviews and administered salaries for staff.
Executive Pastor | Experience Director
Destiny Church
10.2018 - 03.2021
- Provided spiritual and administrative leadership to church, including managing daily operations, delivering compassionate pastoral care to community and leading worship services, ordinances, funerals and weddings.
- Established vision of Senior Pastor for multi-site campus
- Spearheaded launch of Baltimore County location
- Oversee process of securing location for Multi-site campus
- Responsible for Church growth and morale of members and volunteer teams
- Devised new promotional approaches to boost member numbers and market penetration while enhancing engagement and driving growth.
- Supervise and pastor worship, production and creative directors on staff
- Planned and conducted worship services, wrote sermons and worked with key church leaders to carry out church mission.
- Provide spiritual leadership to church, including managing daily operations, delivering compassionate pastoral care to community
- Leading worship services, and ordinances, funerals & weddings.
CEO
Destiny Road LLC
07.2015 - 07.2019
- Discover and recruit young music artists
- Develop aspiring artists, producers, musicians and engineers weekly during one on one and group sessions
- Expose young singers and musicians to major music platforms
- Guest Performances with Jennifer Hudson, Sean P. Diddy Combs, Jazmine Sullivan, The Platt Brothers, Vic Mensa, Faith Evans, Yolanda Adams, Kierra Sheard and more
Praise and Worship Leader/Minister of Music
Restoring Life Intl. Church (Dream Life Church)
07.2005 - 05.2008
- Worked directly with praise team and musicians
- Selecting and teaching repertoire to worship teams
- Keyboard accompaniment for Choir and Praise Team as needed
Education
High School Diploma -
Randallstown High School
Randallstown, MD2000
Bachelor of Arts - Vocal Music Performance
Morgan State University
1700 E. Cold Spring Ln, Baltimore, MD 21251Skills
- Team Builder
- Self-motivated
- Songwriting
- Staff development
- Creative Director
- Vocal Coach
- Content Management
- Team leadership
- Arranger/Producer
- Choir Director
- Motivational Mentor
Accomplishments
Songwriter
"Dominion" Jason Nelson/ Shifting The Atmosphere
"While He Is Near" L. Spenser Smith / Unstoppable
Vocal Arrangements and Production
Denise Josiah "Songs From The Heart" (Entire Project)
Onitsha "I Believe" (Single)
Choir & Ensemble
Singer with Darin Atwater and Soulful Symphony (2004-Present)
Choir Director and Vocal Arrangements for BET Tribute to President Barak Obama live at The White House (2016)
Choir Director and Vocal Arrangements for Bad Boy Family Reunion Tour with Puff Daddy (2016)
Choir Director and Vocal Arrangements for BET Honors Tribute to Maurice White (2016)
March for Our Lives Rally with Jennifer Hudson
Families Belong together Rally as a featured choir
Lebron James "Graduate Together 2020" with The Platt Brothers
Industry Work
Adam Blackstone, Patti LaBelle, Jazmine Sullivan, Jussie Smollett, Raheem DeVaughn, Donnie McClurkin, Faith, Ruben Studdard, Rob Stevenson, Michelle Williams, Kierra Sheard, Yolanda Adams, Maurette Brown-Clarke, Jason Nelson, Kim Burrell, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs
Certification
B.A.S.T (Be A Singing Teacher) certification as professional vocal coach with Lisa Haupert of Shameless Singing (2016)
Certificate of Ordination as Executive Pastor at Destiny Church
January 2020
Additional Information
Choir Director
Loyola University Gospel Choir (2007-2008)
University of Maryland College Park (2005-2007)
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
Weekend Experience Director
CELEBRATION CHURCH at Columbia
11.2021 - 01.2025
Chief of Staff
Empowerment Temple
03.2021 - 08.2021
Founding Partner
Dream Launchers LLC
01.2021 - Current
Executive Pastor | Experience Director
Destiny Church
10.2018 - 03.2021
CEO
Destiny Road LLC
07.2015 - 07.2019
Praise and Worship Leader/Minister of Music
Restoring Life Intl. Church (Dream Life Church)
07.2005 - 05.2008
High School Diploma -
Randallstown High School
Bachelor of Arts - Vocal Music Performance
Morgan State University
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