Zachariah Paulsen
Vancouver,WA
Summary
Dedicated to positively impacting church youth with compassionate and hands-on mentoring, teaching and activities. Prepared to bring 7+ years' experience with specialization in youth ministry, biblical literacy. Hardworking and reliable youth pastor with strong ability in teaching and leading. Offering , social media fluency and interpersonal communication. Organized, proactive and punctual with team-oriented mentality.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Youth Pastor
Crosspointe Baptist Church / Calvary Vietnamese
Vancouver, WA
09.2022 - Current
- Planned and executed weekly youth nights, summer/winter camps, and events.
- Equipped students to know God, his word and will through preaching, devotionals, podcasts, small groups, and one-on-one interaction.
- Contextualized each weekly gathering to fit each youth group based on their culture/needs.
- Created an annual budget plan for the youth ministry department.
- Visited, counseled and prayed with church members to provide pastoral care.
- Worked with church leadership, parents, and volunteers to establish clear goals and guidelines for church youth.
- Planned and coordinated fundraising activities.
Meat Clerk
Butcher Boys
Vancouver, WA
06.2020 - 08.2022
- Cut, wrapped, weighed and labeled orders for customers.
- Managed high customer volume efficiently by accurately cutting, wrapping and weighing products.
- Rotated stock to ensure quality control.
- Provided friendly customer service by answering questions about available products.
Interim Youth Pastor
Summer Youth Employment Program
Vancouver, WA
06.2021 - 01.2022
- Plan and led weekly youth gatherings with teaching, small group discussions and games.
- Lead and developed students and leaders through group gatherings and one on one meetings.
- Organized and taught a weekly discipleship class for Juniors and Seniors.
High School /Campus Ministry Intern
Summit View Church
Vancouver, WA
09.2017 - 05.2021
- Helped plan, organize and teach weekly youth gatherings on Wednesday nights and Sunday mornings.
- Ran youth group Instagram page, providing interactive stories, sermon recaps, and keeping students up to date with what was coming up.
- Assisted in planning and executing camps and retreats.
- Started a church podcast to recap the previous Sunday, expanding on the ideas preached, and engaging topics going on in the news/culture.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Church Leadership
Multnomah University
Portland, OR04-2021
High School Diploma -
Hockinson High School
Brush Prairie, WA06-2017
Skills
- Gospel Driven
- Mission-Oriented
- Inspirational Leadership
- Discipleship Focused
- Shepherding
- Preaching/Teaching
- Pop Culture contextualization
- Vision Minded
Interests
- Spending time with my Wife
- Watching Movies
- Podcasting by myself or with my brother
- Playing basketball
- Writing
- Reading
- Hanging out with my friends and family, playing games, chatting and more.
References
Luke Loberg - (503) 580.7057
Jon Siebert – (360) 798.6286
Timeline
Youth Pastor
Crosspointe Baptist Church / Calvary Vietnamese
09.2022 - Current
Interim Youth Pastor
Summer Youth Employment Program
06.2021 - 01.2022
Meat Clerk
Butcher Boys
06.2020 - 08.2022
High School /Campus Ministry Intern
Summit View Church
09.2017 - 05.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Church Leadership
Multnomah University
High School Diploma -
Hockinson High School
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