Joshua Godfrey
Landrum,SC
Summary
Seasoned Pastor offering 14 years of experience in pastoral care and spiritual leadership to a church that needs help with church revitalization. Committed to creating thriving community and guiding individuals transformed by gospel. Successful background in organizational leadership, ministry program development and mission-oriented strategic planning.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Pastor
Everlasting Grace Fellowship
03.2022 - Current
- Oversaw administration and management of all areas of ministry.
- Provided spiritual care through visitation, counseling, and prayer.
- Served as mentor to children in church community, offering guidance and support.
- Distributed food and supplies to communities through mutual aid.
- Interacted with local community, building relationships with civic organizations and other churches.
- Authored sermons, speeches and other religious materials.
- Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service.
- Learned and adapted quickly to new technology and software applications.
- Led programs such as worship, study, fellowship, and service opportunities.
- Provided spiritual and administrative leadership to church and managed daily operations.
- Officiated special services such as weddings, funerals, baptisms, and nursing home services.
- Started program to reach homebound community.
- Started online prayer chain to reach out into community.
- Will continue ministry and expand it into the new ministry God calls me to serve in.
Assist. Pastor
Pineview Baptist Church
03.2020 - 06.2021
- Provided spiritual care through visitation, counseling, and prayer.
- Officiated special services such as weddings, funerals, baptisms, and nursing home services.
- Led programs such as worship, study, fellowship, and service opportunities.
- Served as mentor to children in church community, offering guidance and support.
- Authored sermons, speeches and other religious materials.
Pastor
Open Arms Ministries
09.2002 - 02.2012
- Supervised associate pastors and staff leading education, youth, pastoral care, and older adult ministry programs.
- Led programs such as worship, study, fellowship, and service opportunities.
- Provided spiritual and administrative leadership to church and managed daily operations.
- Planned and conducted worship services, wrote sermons, and worked with key church leaders to carry out church mission.
- Officiated special services such as weddings, funerals, baptisms, and nursing home services.
- Coordinated and spearheaded programs to increase church members' service throughout community.
- Oversaw administration and management of all areas of ministry.
- Provided spiritual care through visitation, counseling, and prayer.
- Helped to create welcoming environment for visitors and encouraged congregation to offer support.
- Volunteered at church-sponsored outreach events.
- Assisted with organization and implementation of Sunday school activities.
- Distributed food and supplies to communities through mutual aid.
- Interacted with local community, building relationships with civic organizations and other churches.
- Authored sermons, speeches and other religious materials.
- Raised congregational awareness of needs and contributions of youth to church life and operations.
- Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service.
Education
No Degree - Diesel Equipment Technology
Greenville Technical College
Greenville, SC05.2015
Skills
- Pastoral counseling
- Congregational care
- Preaching
- Mission-oriented
- Spiritual instruction
- Staff Leadership
- Spiritual leadership
- Officiating
- Shepherding
- Counseling
- Public Speaking
- Spiritual Guidance
- Teaching
- Discipleship training
- Sermon Preparation
- Community Service
- Youth ministry
- Grief counseling
- Leadership Development
- Organizational Leadership
- Disciple-making
- Biblical Knowledge
- Spiritual cultivation
- Church Revitalization
Timeline
Pastor
Everlasting Grace Fellowship
03.2022 - Current
Assist. Pastor
Pineview Baptist Church
03.2020 - 06.2021
Pastor
Open Arms Ministries
09.2002 - 02.2012
No Degree - Diesel Equipment Technology
Greenville Technical College
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