Andrew Marshall

MDIV, MRE, MAR

ORDAINED MINISTER

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Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, Lynchburg, VA

M.DIV., Church Ministry

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Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, Lynchburg, VA

M.R.E., Religious Education

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Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, Lynchburg, VA

M.A.R., Church Ministry

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Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA

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Music Lessons- Guitar, Ukulele, Saxophone- 2014-present

Adult Praise Team- Great Bridge Presbyterian Church

Youth Praise Team- Great Bridge Presbyterian Church

Worship Assistant- Immanuels Church- 2011-2012

Worship Team- Camp Sonshine 2005-2009

Marching Band, Jazz Band, Pep Band- Liberty University 2003-2007

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Great Bridge Presbyterian Church, Chesapeake, VA

2013-Present

Director of Youth Ministry

• Church size: 700-1000 Average Weekly

•  Youth Size: 100-200 Average weekly

•  Led a team of volunteers of 30-40 and 3 staff

•  Managed the youth program from Grades 5-College

•  manage a budget of $21,000+

•  Restore a diminishing high school program

•  Recruit and train new volunteers

•  Help implement the Orange Strategy in the Children and Youth Ministry

•  Work in a denominational setting having no prior experience

•  Leading and creating a program from the ground up.

•  Learning to quite programs that are ineffective and start new ideas​

• Communicate the vision and mission  to all volunteers, staff, student leaders,

•  Align youth ministry with vision and mission of the church

• Develop and lead programs according to the vision and mission of the GBPC youth ministry

•  Serve as the leader of the youth ministry team and committed

• Create outreach programs, service activities, and events

• Plan spiritual growth programs, activities and events that include opportunities for youth

•  Coordinate confirmation classes

• Recruit and train volunteer leaders to help you with your purpose

•  Meet regularly with youth volunteers and staff

•  Develop and coordinate training events for the youth ministry team

•  Develop relationships with unchurched youth with no specific agenda

• Seek out opportunities to engage with youth on campus, at sports events, or in the church family

• Build and maintain quality relationships with parents

• Create avenues of consistent contact with parents (regular e-newsletters, town hall, texting)

•  Network with other youth workers in the community

•  Provide a weekly report to the senior pastor 

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Leader and Home Host for Great Bridge Younglife club and campaigners weekly

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Regional Mentor and Coach for Lead222 minister mentoring program

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Short term missions Trip to Nicaragua for Visa Joven 

2014, 2019

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Short Term missions trip to Columbia with One Ministry Foundation

2017

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Short Term Missions Trip to Honduras with Finding Hope Ministry

2018, 2019

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Camp Sonshine/ Immanuel's Church Silver Spring, MD

Teen Adventure Program Manager Summer 2008, 2009, Full-Time 2010-2012

• Programed a summer camp for 120 campers 7 th -10 th grade, per week for 8 weeks of camp

•  Trained a staff of 15-18 college age students

•  Met on teams during the year to work on tasks such as; Spiritual Impact, Site,  and Transportation Programming

•  Created and Managed a budget of $100,000.00+

•  Met and talked with parents throughout the year about the Teen Program

•  Supervised the Teen Program daily in the summer and handle any conflicts or parent

•  Met with staff for one-on-one mentoring and ongoing training during the summer

•  Supervised field trips with campers and staff of the Teen program 

• programed on overnight trips with Charter buses and hotels 2-3 hours away with over 130 campers and 25 staff.

•  Contacted summer staff during the off season to encourage them and prepare them for

•  Planed and executed several year around events such as a ski trip and spring break camp

•  Created a 40 day devotional for staff to encourage them for the summer

• CDL license

•  Proficient in Thriva Database program

• Managed a master calendar of tasks and projects to make sure the Teen Adventure

• Involveded in the hiring of 15-18 summer staff

•  Planned new activities and developed a color wars program to make teen program exciting and new

•  Led training sessions for 200 summer staff of the entire summer camp

•  Preached God’s word to over 200 summer and full time staff

• Managed the summer worship team for the summer camp

•  Learned how to take an existing program and add new ideas, trips, and activities

•  Learned how to be administrative in leadership

•  Learned delegation and confrontation

•  Balanced administrative tasks with relationship building

•  Maintained professional attitude with parents while being relevant to students

•  Maintained spiritual growth while working in ministry

•  Formed lasting relationships with staff

•  Promoted community amongst full time and summer staff

•  Organized hotel and food accommodations for 140 people and seeing that everyonewas safe and accounted for.

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Immanuel’s Church, Silver Spring, MD

Assistant to Worship Arts Pastor 2011-2012

•  Church size: 1000

•  Worship Team size: 15-20

•  Created music charts for Sunday Worship

•  Organized worship team for Staff lunch worship services once a week

•  Helped organize worship events for the church that would include a 60 person orchestra and a 10-15 person worship team for a two day event

•  Learned how to lead a worship team

•  Basic sound skills using sound board and electronic instruments

•  Mentored by the Worship Arts Pastor

•  Set up a stage for worship

•  Prepared orchestrations for worship production

•  Confidence in musical talent on stage

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Hilltop Community Church, Virginia Beach, VA

Worship and Youth Pastor 2012-2013

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•  Church size: 25 people

•  Youth Size: 10-20

•  Organized the worship team on a weekly basis

•  Picked music for worship and practice to prepare for Sunday morning

•  Managed Sunday school for the 4-9 youth by assigning leaders to prepare and implement lessons

•  Lead Sunday school on rotation with other leaders

•  Programmed several youth events for students in surrounding community

•  Met with youth leaders and assign them to various tasks to prepare for youth events

•  Managed a team of 4 youth leaders

• Invited students in the community by handing out flyers and saw the group grow from 0 students to 12 after one event

• Balanced family life with full time job and volunteer ministry

•  Worked in a smaller church environment coming from a mega church

•  Lead worship for the first time rather than being on a team

•  Started from ground zero in the youth group and inviting kids from the neighborhood

•  Worked with a church restart

• Learned how to implement camp programming experience in a church setting

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Liberty Theological Seminary, Lynchburg, VA

Student Government Association President 2009

• Welcome new students to Seminary

• Plan monthly gatherings for Seminary Students

•  Manage Seminary students lounge

•  Report to the Seminary President and execute tasks

•  Organize elections for the next year

•  Create new and exciting events for students to help build community

•  Leading peers in a high position of authority

•  First time working with a budget

•  Working in a student government

•  Working with international students

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