Shane Latta
Foley,AL
Summary
Senior ministry executive and licensed associate counselor with extensive experience in pastoral leadership. Developed and managed a counseling team, integrating outreach initiatives to enhance holistic care. Oversaw 100+ small groups, fostering community support and leadership development.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Pastor of Discipleship, Community Care & Counseling
City Hope Church
Daphne, USA
01.2014 - Current
- Built and supervised counseling ministry team of 10 trained lay counselors, enhancing support for community members in need
- Integrated food-distribution outreach initiatives with counseling support and discipleship follow-up, fostering holistic care for families in crisis
- Developed and scaled DivorceCare, GriefShare, Marriage Enrichment, Men’s & Women’s Ministries, Financial Peace, Health & Wellness, and Freedom-based programs, expanding community engagement and support resources
- Provide executive oversight for more than 100 active small groups, ensuring leader alignment and pastoral integration
- Recruit, train, and multiply volunteer leaders through structured development systems
- Designed and implemented structured intake, triage, and referral pathways for crisis response
- Collaborated with senior leadership on ministry strategy, expansion initiatives, and operational planning
- Provided preaching, teaching, and executive-level leadership development
Pastor of Families & Children | Pastoral Counselor
First Baptist Church
Foley, USA
01.2009 - 01.2013
- Delivered structured pastoral counseling and crisis intervention to support individuals and families
- Coordinated premarital and marital counseling programs, fostering stronger relationships
- Developed and implemented family ministry strategy, enhancing volunteer leadership skills
Education
Doctoral Candidate – EdD - Community Care & Counseling (Marriage & Family Counseling)
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA05-2026
MA - Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CACREP Accredited)
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA06-2024
MDiv - Professional Ministries & Pastoral Counseling
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA09-2013
BS - Multidisciplinary Studies
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA01-2009
Skills
- Discipleship strategy
- Disciple-making
- Discipleship training
- Curriculum design
- Spiritual teaching
- Biblical studies
- Group oversight
- Ministry growth planning
- Volunteer development
- Crisis management
- Crisis Response Strategies
- Crisis support
- Crisis intervention
- Pastoral care
- Pastoral counseling
- Congregational care
- Grief counseling
- Substance Abuse Support
- Relationship Counseling
- Small group facilitation
- Spiritual guidance
- Shepherding
- Community outreach
- Cross-department collaboration
- Staff leadership
- Conflict resolution
- Strategic development
- Church administration
- Relationship building
- Strategic development
Counseling And Clinical Governance
Licensed Associate Counselor, Alabama, ALC05145, Directed faith-integrated counseling services within ethical scope of practice, Established safety planning, stabilization, and referral coordination protocols, Applied DSM-5-TR informed frameworks in ministry-based counseling oversight, Maintained professional liability insurance and licensure compliance
Teaching And Leadership Development
- Instructor, City Hope College Extension of Southeastern University Ministerial Programs, Marriage & Family Systems, Pastoral Counseling, Discipleship Leadership
License
Associate Licensed Counselor, Alabama, ALC05145
Personal Information
Title: Doctoral Candidate – EdD Community Care & Counseling
Executive Ministry Experience
- City Hope Church, Daphne, AL, Executive Pastor of Discipleship, Community Care & Counseling, 01/01/14, Present, Provide executive oversight for more than 100 active small groups, ensuring leader alignment and pastoral integration, Recruit, train, and multiply volunteer leaders through structured development systems, Built and supervised a counseling ministry team including 10 trained lay counselors, Designed and implemented structured intake, triage, and referral pathways for crisis response, Integrated food-distribution outreach initiatives with counseling support and discipleship follow-up, Developed and scaled DivorceCare, GriefShare, Marriage Enrichment, Men’s & Women’s Ministries, Financial Peace, Health & Wellness, and Freedom-based programs, Collaborated with senior leadership on ministry strategy, expansion initiatives, and operational planning, Provided preaching, teaching, and executive-level leadership development
- First Baptist Church, Foley, AL, Pastor of Families & Children | Pastoral Counselor, 01/01/09, 01/01/13, Led family ministry strategy and volunteer leadership development, Provided structured pastoral counseling and crisis intervention, Facilitated premarital and marital counseling programs
- First Baptist Church, Roanoke, AL, Pastor of Students & Education | Pastoral Counselor, 07/01/05, 12/31/08, Developed student and family ministry strategy for community outreach and discipleship
Core Leadership Competencies
- Multi-Campus Discipleship Systems Strategy & Execution
- Oversight of 100+ Active Groups & Leadership Multiplication
- Crisis Response Infrastructure & Community Care Architecture
- Counseling Ministry Governance & Clinical Compliance
- Volunteer Recruitment, Training & Development Pipelines
- Curriculum Design for Felt-Needs Ministries
- Organizational Growth & Ministry Expansion Planning
- Executive Collaboration & Cross-Department Leadership
Timeline
Pastor of Discipleship, Community Care & Counseling
City Hope Church
01.2014 - Current
Pastor of Families & Children | Pastoral Counselor
First Baptist Church
01.2009 - 01.2013
Doctoral Candidate – EdD - Community Care & Counseling (Marriage & Family Counseling)
Liberty University
MA - Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CACREP Accredited)
Liberty University
MDiv - Professional Ministries & Pastoral Counseling
Liberty University
BS - Multidisciplinary Studies
Liberty University