Coached high school soccer and AAU basketball, football and baseball
Announced Minden High School football games 2004-2020
Enjoy hunting and fishing
Attend LSU athletic events
Matthew Cate
Baton Rouge,LA
Summary
Mission-driven pastor with more than 35 years of experience in church organizational leadership and success in creating inspirational environment. Successful in overseeing community services, men's and women's ministries, student ministry, children's ministry and worship ministry. Highly welcoming and accomplished in developing and shepherding new and existing church members.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Discipleship Pastor
Istrouma Baptist Church
02.2022 - Current
- Supervises staff, leading kids, students, young adults, Sr. adults, men's, woman's and sports ministers.
- Lead small group leaders for all adult age groups.
- Provided spiritual care through visitation, counseling, and prayer.
- Provided spiritual and administrative leadership to church operations.
- Led programs such as worship, study, fellowship, and service opportunities.
- Officiated special services such as weddings, funerals, baptisms, and nursing home services.
- Planned and conducted worship services, wrote sermons, and worked with key church leaders to carry out church mission.
- Headed up new members classes monthly.
Discipleship Pastor
First Baptist Bossier
02.2018 - 02.2022
- Supervised associate pastors and staff leading education, youth, pastoral care, and older adult ministry programs.
- Provided spiritual care through visitation, counseling, and prayer.
- Oversaw administration and management of all areas of ministry.
- Oversaw new members classes.
- Filled the pulpit in the pastor's absence.
Lead Pastor
Emmanuel Baptist Church
05.2004 - 02.2018
- Preached and coordinated Sunday morning and evening services, as well as midweek services.
- Assisted with organization and implementation of Sunday school activities.
- Led renovation and expansion project, successfully renovating or remodeling existing sanctuary, multipurpose facility and restroom facilities and classrooms.
- Coordinated and spearheaded programs to increase church members' service throughout community.
- Worked with stewardship to promote responsible biblical stewardship.
- Raised congregational awareness of needs and contributions of youth to church life and operations.
- Provided spiritual and administrative leadership to church and managed daily operations.
- Created outreach ministries for the community, including a food pantry that operated weekly.
- Led programs such as worship, study, fellowship, and service opportunities.
- Officiated special services such as weddings, funerals, baptisms, and nursing home services.
Education
PhD in Systematic Theology (suspended Studies)
UNISA (University of South Africa)
Pretoria, South AfricaMasters of Religious Education
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Ft. Worth, TX12-2016
Masters of Divinity
Luther Rice Seminary
Stonecrest, GA05-2008
Bachelors in Kinesiology / Minor in Chemistry
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA05-1994
Skills
- Preparing weekly sermons and Bible studies
- Inspirational leadership
- Congregational care
- Spiritual instruction
- Spiritual leadership
- Preaching
- Pastoral counseling
- Discipleship
- Staff leadership
Accomplishments
Licensed to ministry 1991 from First Baptist Bossier
Ordained to ministry 1998 from Bellaire Baptist Church
Chaplain with Louisiana State Police, Troop A
Chairman of Historic Committee of the Louisiana Baptist Convention 2014
President of Webster/ Claiborne Baptist Asso. 2017
Member of Louisiana Baptist Executive Committee 2017-2018
President of the Louisiana Baptist Pastor's Conference 2013
Interests
Timeline
Discipleship Pastor
Istrouma Baptist Church
02.2022 - Current
Discipleship Pastor
First Baptist Bossier
02.2018 - 02.2022
Lead Pastor
Emmanuel Baptist Church
05.2004 - 02.2018
PhD in Systematic Theology (suspended Studies)
UNISA (University of South Africa)
Masters of Religious Education
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Masters of Divinity
Luther Rice Seminary
Bachelors in Kinesiology / Minor in Chemistry
Louisiana State University
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