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John Paul Buchanan
772 Wiggins Bay Drive Naples, FL 34110 (850) 449.3552 johnpaul@johnpaulphotography.net
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Dedicated and resourceful Pastor with strong foundation and successful background in leadership, project coordination, and people relations. Loves people and is passionate about the Gospel and how Christ can transform a life, a family, and a town. Able to develop and implement effective visionary strategies and programs for sustainable growth.
MINISTRY STRENGTHS
Preaching: My early experiences as a Teen Challenge counselor helped me develop creativity and sensitivity to connect with my audience. I have further developed my skills through life training and years of management experiences.
•Use Power Point, Drama, and Props to help the audience follow key observations in the text.
•My delivery tends to be personable and very animated, as I seek to hold the audience’s attention.
•My goal in preaching God’s Word is to please the Lord and stir believers into action to always lead one to ask, “What, Lord, will you have me to do now with what I just heard.”
Evangelism: My diverse experiences in life have helped me develop boldness and a wide range of skills.
•I believe that the advancing of the kingdom does not come without a life of prayer, fasting, and spiritual warfare.
•Possess an ability to communicate to a wide range of audiences, with the passion to plant a seed in those with whom I come into contact.
Teaching: My experience in teaching believers in churches, employees on a job site, and unbelievers in the streets has given me proficiency in teaching different audiences God’s Word.
•Taught Teen Challenge curriculum daily
•Taught Sunday school for adults, children’s church and young adults
•Strong passion for leading groups in developing personal Bible study skills
Music: I love to sign to the Lord both in personal worship and leading people.
•Led worship at several churches
•Have sung in many of showers, hallways and house tops
•Sang for Teen Challenge choir
Administrative Skills: Practical, innovative individual with strong planning and problem solving skills. Extensive experience in leading and communicating with people of diverse backgrounds.
•Committed to completing assignments on time, within budget, and to the satisfaction of the client and project directives
•Experience in multi-cultural environments
MINISTRY EXPERIENCE
Pastoral Counselor and Teacher 2008
TEEN CHALLENEGE, Pensacola, Florida
•Facility of 140 men and 40 women.
•Taught cl daily.
•Preached weekly for Sunday church service and student chapels.
•Counseled daily both student and families.
•Crisis intervention.
•Represented students in court appearance.
•Represented center in community partnerships.
Youth and Associate Pastor 1992- 1994
ASSEMBLIES OF GOD, Blue Springs, Missouri
•Youth group of 70, church of 350.
•Led church in variety of pastoral responsibilities, such as preaching, teaching Sunday School, development of youth group, leading worship, and counseling.
Education Director 1990 - 1992
TEEN CHALLENGE, Chicago, Illinois
•Responsible for overseeing the education of the students.
•Preached eight times each month.
•Counseled students.
•Represented facility at men’s groups, banquets and Sunday church services throughout Chicagoland.
•Spoke weekly at youth services.
•Street evangelism.
Pioneer Youth Pastor 1988-1990
FAIR GROVE CHURCH, Fair Grove, Missouri
•Student lead pioneer ministry. Responsibility included the weekly canvassing of town, Participating in the DARE program, weekly lead youth activities and Sunday school.
Intern Youth Pastor 1988
FIRST ASSEMBLIES OF GOD, Peoria, Illinois
•Led Junior High students in weekly Sunday school, assisted Youth Pastor, led worship, preached two times each month in youth, children’s, and adult services.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Freelance Photographer August 2005 - Current
JOHN PAUL PHOTOGRAPHY LLC, Naples, Florida
•Provide photography services to include marketing and product portrayal, portraiture, fashion, still life, lifestyle, commercial, structural, families and children.
Operations Manager / Leasing Agent June 2005 – January 2008
SEVERINO REAL ESTATE, Naples, Florida
•Relocated to assist in establishing a start-up property management and leasing company.
•Support property investment decisions with thorough research of market sale or lease potential, renovation costs, and title endorsement.
•Currently oversee and manage eight commercial and residential properties; approve tenants, negotiate lease contracts, and work with realtors to market properties for resale.
•Handle maintenance calls, accounts receivable, and account payables.
•Conduct all photography for print and media advertising.
Operations Manager / Leasing Agent 1994 - 2005
SEVERINO REAL ESTATE, Normal, Illinois
•Managed business and lease operations for two town home complexes with 150 units.
•Monitored business expenses, accounts receivables, maintenance schedules, and contractors.
•Increased customer service levels through attentive and timely management of concerns.
•Marketed and represented properties for lease with ad design, layout, and property showings.
•Handled purchasing decisions, contractor agreements and payment, and purchase orders.
•Completed electrical and construction work for the company with renovation projects; remodeled and sold seven residential homes and served as electrical foreman on seven home projects and two commercial properties.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Central Bible College, Springfield, Missouri
Theology and Missions
1988 – 2000
Art Institute of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Photography, Web Design, and Multi-Media Coursework
2005 – 2007
REFERENCES
Chris Reese
pastorcrees@yahoo.com
239-992-3040
Jamiel Burrows
jamiellamont@aol.com
850-261-7614
John L. Pollard
Golfish121602@gmail.com
850-982-7333
Ed Ivie
edivie@livingwaterscc.com
239-233-3826
"if your yesterday seems big, something in your today is missing"
Pastor John Paul Buchanan
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