Stephen Gallaher

Responsible for providing pastor care for all Messiah employees, including leading regular employee worship services, facilitating weekly employee prayer gatherings, providing employee pastoral counseling and employee funeral needs, address employee conflict for the purpose of understanding and reconciliation, and leading departmental devotional gatherings as requested.

• Enhanced student understanding by designing interactive and engaging lectures.
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal and communication skills, resulting in clear subject matter discussion with students.
• Created dynamic learning environment that valued instructor and student interaction.
• Encouraged class discussions by building discussions into lessons, actively soliciting input, asking open-ended questions and using techniques to track student participation.
• Taught multiple overloads over my tenure.

Providing multiple years of interim pastoral leadership, overseeing all pastoral duties assigned, overseeing student ministry and congregational care needs.

• Articulated the vision of the ministry.
• Hired and equipped staff to work collegially in carrying out the mission of the ministry.
• Developed strong partnerships with other churches and ministries to allow for collaboration and growth.
• Led the ongoing strategic planning process to define and evaluate ministry goals and objectives.
• Led fundraising initiatives to support the multiple ministry endeavors.
• Spoke to thousands of adolescents and adults annually.