Associate Pastor Resume

An associate pastor can work part-time or full-time depending on the need of the church. His duties will depend on how big or small the church is and where it is located. If the church is big and involved in several community services, he will be catering to a particular need, for example, youth outreach. He may also fill in the position of a senior pastor in his absence. His regular responsibilities will be to assist the senior pastor in the holding meetings, preparing sermons, setting fund-raising events, designing and planning service programs, coordinating and inviting eminent speakers from different backgrounds, and marketing and promoting the ministry.

To work as an associate pastor, a bachelor's degree in Biblical studies is necessary. In addition, you must have worked for five to seven years in different capacity at a ministry. If you have the qualification and experience to take on the responsibilities of an associate pastor, this sample resume may be of your help.

Associate Pastor Resume Sample

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Virgil M. Knapp
1687 Newton Street
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Phone: 320-375-9620
Email: vmknapp@example.com

Career Objective:

A full-time position of an associate pastor at a district ministry where my strong work ethics and eagerness to educate community youth can bring peace and solidarity.

Summary of Skills:

• Ability to furnish appropriate assistance to the pastors of religious organizations keeping in mind the religious beliefs and cultures
• Skilled in counseling and providing guidance to the members of the organization by using appropriate biblical backgrounds
• Sound expertise to train lower level professionals and other associates involved in the organizational operations
• Ability to set up short and long term objectives for the betterment of the organization by exercising suitable religious information
• Good knowledge about preaching and teaching the gospel and other biblical conceptions to the public
• Working knowledge of MS Office tools
• Ability to research and organize related events for youth

Work Experience:

Associate Pastor
Grace Association Church, Minneapolis, MN
October 2014 - Present

• Assisting senior pastor in planning and preparing sermons, events, meetings and service programs
• Providing assistance in conducting baptisms, wedding and funeral services
• Drafting Sunday morning speech for the pastor
• Welcome people, offering and closing comments on Sunday mornings
• Identifying suitable syllabus or program structures for biblical education
• Hiring and determining talented voluntary employees
• Improving ways to stimulate active participation in religious programs and setting up aims and objectives for these programs by working in cooperation with other associates of the ministry
• Advertising the religious programs through the Internet, periodicals, newspapers, bulletins, magazines, mailings, pamphlets, newsletters, etc.

Associate Pastor
St. Xavier's Church, Minneapolis, MN
February 2013 - September 2014

• Executed the responsibility of arranging specialized programs such as night camps, meetings, general camps, seminars, religious assemblies, retreats, etc.
• Communicated and invited outside speakers for motivational speech at the church
• Delivered sermons as a back up to the senior pastor
• Enhanced the biblical learning programs and related instructional courses within the religious assembly
• Provided proper counseling sessions for the community youth in order to find out appropriate solutions for their religious, social, fiscal, and heath-related issues

Church Associate Pastor
Belief Foundation Church, Minneapolis, MN
July 2012 - January 2013

• Provided help in the execution of denominational operations that are designed for the purpose of rendering assistance and advancing religious perception for new-sprung or minor assemblies
• Specified monetary priorities by accurately assessing the program and income value information
• Scheduled religious speaking sessions, and drafted religious articles for both regional and federal publications
• Performed the rendition of biblical beliefs and opinions as well as designing and organizing the religious meetings or gatherings
• Made arrangements for visiting the church associates' houses to comfort or counsel them during difficult situations

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Religious Studies
  ABC University, Minneapolis, MN
  2010

• Diploma in Theology and Divinity
  Baptist Biblical Institution, Minneapolis, MN
  2012

Reference:

On request.