Ricky L. Harris Jr
Henderson
Summary
Professional with significant experience and readiness for pastoral leadership. Skilled in delivering meaningful sermons, providing spiritual guidance, and fostering a supportive community. Strong focus on teamwork and adaptability, ensuring effective collaboration and responsiveness to changing needs. Trusted for reliability, empathetic communication, and conflict resolution.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Congregational Care Pastor
Hope Church
08.2021 - Current
- Led staff and volunteers and members in providing care for Hope Church members
- Provided oversight and training for the Hope care ministry staff
- Oversaw all church funerals, hospital visits, home visits, counseling and support groups
- Provided care and support for non member requests and community needs
- Provided pastoral counsel to all staff, volunteers, members and non member requests
- Created consistent programs to provide both short term and long term care for staff, members and community needs
Pastor of Prayer Ministries
Hope Church
08.2021 - Current
- Led staff and volunteers in continuing in the biblical practice and necessity of prayer
- Led staff and volunteers in the Hope prayer ministry
- Created and oversaw all recruiting, training for Hope staff and volunteers
- Planned and executed all prayer meetings, prayer events and prayer gatherings for Hope church and surrounding community
- Created and implemented prayer content and resources for staff, volunteers and members
Teaching Pastor
Hope Church
08.2021 - Current
- A member of the Hope Church teaching team
- Provide biblical and relevant teaching and preaching for all Hope church congregations
- Provide counsel and insight to the Hope church teaching team
- Provide preaching and teaching support for other Hope church ministries
- Provide preaching and teaching support for Hope church events, conferences and retreats
Campus Pastor
Summit Church
08.2019 - 06.2021
- Led pastors, staff and elder's as shepherd and servant for the Summit Church North Durham campus in executing its mission to love God and others
- Oversaw the entirety of the North Durham campus responsibilities including leading staff, members, campus vision, ministry lanes, city engagement and every other need required for and of the North Durham campus
- Led staff, elders and campus in church direction's to engage with the surrounding community
- Led staff, elders and campus in providing resources and meeting the needs of the campus members and the North Durham community
- Created, led and executed all discipleship programs for staff, elders and campus
- Created, led and executed all equipping training for staff, elders and campus
Associate Campus Pastor
Summit Church
10.2015 - 08.2019
- Assisted as an elder, shepherd, servant, and leader at the Summit Church Chapel Hill Campus in it's mission to love God and each other
- Oversaw campus membership, baptisms, small groups, local outreach, missions and diversity
- Provided insight into the vision of the campus
- Trained small group leaders and assessed small group ministry
- Recruited and trained volunteers for Sunday logistics
- Preached 18 times between 2016-2017
- Personal ministry included being a Summit Church small group leader and mentoring the University of North Carolina athletic teams
Student Pastor
Fellowship Memphis
05.2013 - 08.2015
- Providing support to equip parents as they disciple their students to be replicating followers of Jesus Christ
- Help launch a discipleship approach through the basis of a multiethnic, multisite church context
- Leading discipleship groups
- Teaching, planning and executing evangelistic/relationship building events
- Supporting our multisite outpost as a pastoral presence on Sundays
- Shepherding students, small groups leaders and parents
- Preached 8 times that past year
- Personal ministry included being a mentor for Downline Ministries and a Fellowship Group Leader
Site Director
Memphis Athletic Ministries
09.2009 - 05.2013
- Objectives for a Site Director included daily prayer and devotion with staff, which resulted in staff members using daily devotionals as a template for conflict resolution within peer groups
- Responsible for site coordinating and strategically scheduling athletic games by contacting appropriate team leaders, coaches, and vendors
- Organize community, school, and church involvement within the facility
- Direct youth programs which are instrumental in how I love, care, and mentor our organizations youth
Education
Masters of Arts - Christian Studies
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Wake Forest, NC08.2018
Bachelors of Science - Child Development
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC05.2009
Skills
- Teaching
- Preaching
- Pastoral counseling
- Pastoral care
Ongoingeducation
- Downline Ministries, 01/01/09, 12/31/10
- DeVos Urban Leadership Initiative, 01/01/12, 12/31/14
- Bryan Lorrits Preaching Cohort, 01/01/13, 12/31/15
- Fuller Youth Institute Cohort, 01/01/13, 12/31/15
- Summit Church Preaching Cohort, 01/01/15, 12/31/16
- The 6:4 Fellowship, 01/01/22, 12/31/23
Timeline
Congregational Care Pastor
Hope Church
08.2021 - Current
Pastor of Prayer Ministries
Hope Church
08.2021 - Current
Teaching Pastor
Hope Church
08.2021 - Current
Campus Pastor
Summit Church
08.2019 - 06.2021
Associate Campus Pastor
Summit Church
10.2015 - 08.2019
Student Pastor
Fellowship Memphis
05.2013 - 08.2015
Site Director
Memphis Athletic Ministries
09.2009 - 05.2013
Bachelors of Science - Child Development
Appalachian State University
Masters of Arts - Christian Studies
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
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