Jonathan Morris

Solo/lead pastor of a church of over 50 members, responsible for all elements of church life, including preaching, teaching, vision, worship, shepherding, missions and evangelism. In addition to the normal pastoral duties, I walked Pointe of Grace Church through the disaffiliation process from the United Methodist Church and helped establish them as an independent church. Alongside my pastoral duties, I have also recruited and led the praise team and implemented bimonthly Prayer & Praise services. One of the ways we serve our community is through a monthly food pantry, during which time I have the privilege of leading praise songs and praying with the families that we serve in addition to providing them with a hot meal.

Solo/lead pastor of a church of over 100 members, responsible for all elements of church life, including preaching, teaching, vision, worship, shepherding, missions and evangelism. During my time at South Charleston United Methodist Church, I helped update their worship services by training and equipping members to utilize media shout 7, providing live contemporary music, and bringing the service online. As well as collaborating with the local Presbyterian Church for joint services, community VBS and community outreach. I served this church alongside Pointe of Grace Church, as I was appointed at both churches by the United Methodist Church, up until a decision about disaffiliation from the UMC was made.

Solo/lead pastor over both churches with a combined membership of around 80, responsible for all elements of church life, including preaching, teaching, vision, worship, shepherding, missions and evangelism. While serving these two country churches, following the prompting of the Holy Spirit, I brought them together for worship through a combined Prayer & Praise service bimonthly. As well as through missions; by hosting and serving the local community dinner at a pay it forward restaurant in town. I also brought them together through bible and book studies which I hosted and led. Led Union to create a community garden which was donating over a ton of fresh produce to the local food pantry each summer. I also took the leaders to a seminar and led the churches with the leaders through a break-through prayer initiative for revitalization. During my time here, I drove bus for the local school district, so that I might better understand the needs of the community in which the churches were located. I served these churches together as a dual appointment from the United Methodist Church.

Solo/lead pastor over both churches with a combined membership of around 100, responsible for all elements of church life, including preaching, teaching, vision, worship, shepherding, missions and evangelism. While this was a two-point charge, these churches rarely came together. Maysville was resigned to slowly die, while Harrod had the makings to be a vital church in the community. While serving at Harrod, I cast vision for flipping the pyramid to an upside down pyramid model of ministry so that growth, both missionally and numerically, had exponential possibility. During the two years I was there, I successfully flipped the pyramid and started missional outreach. While I was reappointed after two years, this church has continued to grow under this ministry model.

Solo/lead pastor of a church of over 120 members, responsible for all elements of church life, including preaching, teaching, vision, worship, shepherding, missions and evangelism. When I was appointed to Montezuma, I was the ninth pastor in ten years. The church had gone through a massive division and there was maybe 35 people between two services. During my time serving this church, I implemented a family service once a month, bringing together the whole church for breakfast, fellowship and worship. This service was kid and disability friendly while still having a biblically sound message. This effort helped heal the hurts the church had experienced and attendance grew to over 75 each week. After uncovering a member embezzling from the church, I was reappointed so the UMC district superintendent could handle it during transition.

• Monitored weather conditions, aircraft position reports, aeronautical information and navigational charts to evaluate flight progress.
• Alerted airport response personnel to crisis situations and handled incoming medical and other emergency landings.
• Issued clear, accurate directions to pilots and ground crew members to avoid accident or injury.
• Authorized or denied aircraft landing or take-off based on current conditions.
• Researched continually to stay up to date on new FAA rules and policies.
• Inspected vehicles for cleanliness and checked gas and oil levels prior to departure.
• Monitored traffic conditions and applied defensive strategies to avoid accidents.
• Secured merchandise, avoiding damage during transportation.
• Documented daily mileage, gas and other data.
• Inspected vehicle before and after every trip to assess performance and maintenance requirements.