Summary
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Work History
Education
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Nathan O'Neal

Pastor
Rapid City,SD
Nathan O'Neal

Summary

Family & Worship Pastor with proven abilities in spiritual leadership, pastoral care, and relationship building. Expertise in developing engaging yet doctrinally robust curriculum, expositional preaching, counseling, and leading impactful ministry events, fostering collaboration and growth within the congregation.

Overview

13
years of professional experience

Work History

South Canyon Baptist Church
Rapid City, SD

Family & Worship Pastor
06.2024 - Current

Job overview

  • Provided leadership for the development and implementation of all family ministry curriculum—preschool through high school graduation.
  • Wrote and taught all curriculum for the middle and high school student ministry including, but not limited to, Bible studies, expositional sermons, and Sunday School curriculum.
  • Oversaw family ministry Sunday School teachers and coordinated curriculum and yearly planning to ensure effective delivery of educational programs.
  • Recruited and trained new leaders for student and children's ministries.
  • Set the overall vision, direction, and future of all family ministries.
  • Planned and executed family ministry events, including VBS, Fall Festival, Wednesday Night Kids Club, and Christmas Kids Choir, fostering community engagement and spiritual growth.
  • Regularly counseled church members through premarital counseling (alongside my wife), marriage counseling, marital crisis counseling, family crisis counseling, and child/student counseling.
  • Interviewed, hired, and managed two children's ministry coordinators to enhance children's ministry operations and support program success.
  • Served as an elder of South Canyon Baptist Church alongside fellow elder board.
  • Developed and preached expositional sermon series to the main congregation.

Fuel Church
Lakeland, FL

Creative Pastor
01.2013 - 11.2021

Job overview

  • Led weekly worship services, engaging congregation through theologically rich music and prayer.
  • Collaborated with senior leadership to create engaging worship themes and service plans that fostered community participation.
  • Coordinated volunteer schedules for worship teams and musicians, ensuring seamless execution of services and maximizing volunteer engagement.
  • Provided pastoral care through counseling of church members, supporting their spiritual growth and fostering a supportive church environment.
  • Ordained in 2016 as an elder of Fuel Church and served in that role until departure.

Education

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Kansas City, MO

M.Div.
05-2028

Skills

  • Pastoral care
  • Spiritual and team leadership
  • Volunteer management
  • Event planning
  • Curriculum development
  • Strategic visioning
  • Conflict resolution
  • Effective communication
  • Community building

Timeline

Family & Worship Pastor

South Canyon Baptist Church
06.2024 - Current

Creative Pastor

Fuel Church
01.2013 - 11.2021

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

M.Div.
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