Lawana Chaplin
Senior Pastor
Winston-Salem,NC
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Accomplished Pastor, bringing more than thirty years of expertise in cultivating and shepherding community. Successful providing discipleship, welcoming new members, facilitating pastoral care and preaching to community. Accomplished in contributing to spiritual formation and disciple-making efforts. Excited to bring talent and spiritual leadership to growing church.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Pastor
Kingdom Mercies Apostolic
Winston-Salem, NC
07.2019 - Current
- Coordinated and spearheaded programs to increase church members' service throughout community.
- Oversaw administration and management of all areas of ministry.
- Officiated special services such as weddings, funerals, baptisms and nursing home services.
- Led programs such as worship, study, fellowship and service opportunities.
- Provided spiritual care through visitation, counseling and prayer.
- Planned and conducted worship services, wrote sermons and worked with key church leaders to carry out church mission.
- Provided crisis response and counseling to church members.
- Collaborated with church leadership to plan master calendar of events.
Associate Pastor
Cathedral Of Grace
Mocksville, NC
10.2017 - 06.2019
- Led programs such as worship, study, fellowship and service opportunities.
- Provided spiritual care through visitation, counseling and prayer.
- Planned and conducted worship services, wrote sermons and worked with key church leaders to carry out church mission.
- Worked with stewardship to promote responsible biblical stewardship.
Assistant Pastor
Crusaders For Christ Holiness Church
Winston-Salem, NC
02.1992 - 09.2017
- Led programs such as worship, study, fellowship and service opportunities.
- Officiated special services such as weddings, funerals, baptisms and nursing home services.
- Worked with stewardship to promote responsible biblical stewardship.
- Coordinated and spearheaded programs to increase church members' service throughout community.
- Organized and spearheaded community outreach programs focused on helping middle school students plan for college or vocational education opportunities and participate in local civic processes.
- Led renovation and expansion project, successfully renovating or remodeling existing sanctuary, multipurpose facility and restroom facilities and classrooms.
- Supervised associate pastors and staff leading education, youth, pastoral care and older adult ministry programs.
- Provided spiritual and administrative leadership to church and managed daily operations.
- Oversaw administration and management of all areas of ministry.
- Provided spiritual care through visitation, counseling and prayer.
- Planned and conducted worship services, wrote sermons and worked with key church leaders to carry out church mission.
- Raised congregational awareness of needs and contributions of youth to church life and operations.
Education
Masters of Divinity - Pastoral Studies
Charlotte Christian College And Theological Seminary
Charlotte, NC 08.2018 - 05.2022
Bachelor of Theology - Theological Studies
Apex School of Theology
Durham, NC 03.2016 - 05.2018
Some College (No Degree) - Criminal Justice
Colorado Technical University
Colorado Springs, CO 08.2000 - 03.2004
Cosmetology License - Cosmetology
Greensboro School of Beauty Culture
Greensboro, NC 08.1981 - 06.1983
Skills
Spiritual instruction
Congregational care
Spiritual leadership
Children's ministry
Pastoral counseling
Officiating
New member assimilation
Disciple-making
Church calendar coordination
Public speaking
Sermon writing
Youth ministry
Spiritual cultivation
Grief counseling
Operations management
Volunteer Management
Timeline
Senior Pastor
Kingdom Mercies Apostolic
07.2019 - Current
Masters of Divinity - Pastoral Studies
Charlotte Christian College And Theological Seminary
08.2018 - 05.2022
Associate Pastor
Cathedral Of Grace
10.2017 - 06.2019
Bachelor of Theology - Theological Studies
Apex School of Theology
03.2016 - 05.2018
Some College (No Degree) - Criminal Justice
Colorado Technical University
08.2000 - 03.2004
Assistant Pastor
Crusaders For Christ Holiness Church
02.1992 - 09.2017
Cosmetology License - Cosmetology
Greensboro School of Beauty Culture
08.1981 - 06.1983