R ev. Stephen May

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George, IA, 51237

712-***-****

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MY

PASSION:

• To see people saved and lives changed through a growing and maturing relationship with Jesus

Christ

• To lead the church in being a lighthouse to the lost, a classroom for students of the Word, and a

hospital for the hurting.

• To provide spiritual care for the church I serve and the community in which God has placed me.

MY

VALUES:

• Compassion seen in the shepherd’s care with the spiri tual gift of discernment,

shepherding, and encouragement.

• I ntegrity seen in the shepherd’s commitment to God’s Word regardless of popular opinion

or philosophy.

• Love seen in the shepherd’s call to love God with the heart, soul, mind, strength, and

loving each other with the love of Christ.

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M I N ISTRY EXPER I ENCE __

F i rst Baptist Church George, I A

Senior Pastor Feb 2005 – present

• Pastoral Duties: Preaching, Baptisms, the Lords Supper, weddings, funerals, counseling and pastoral

care with a strong emphasis on visitation for those who are ill, grieving, and those in need of

encouragement and those who are in need of someone to talk too.

• Expository a nd Topical P reaching M inist ry . I am committed to preaching and teaching the whole

counsel of God, and am open to communicating God’s Word in a way that fits the scriptural context and

content.

• I am active in P rema rital, M a r i tal and Family Counseling .

Other Duties: Aside from the general pastoral duties, I am active as a Sunday school teacher, Bible Study

leader and in a prisoner mentor ministry called M2. I coordinated and taught Dave Ramsey’s Financial

Peace University within the church and community and have been active in Union Gospel Mission. I have

led 13 people on a short term mission t rip to Haiti and have coordinated other local inner city ministries. I

have also enjoyed nursing home visitations and bible studies in the local nursing home. One of my favorite

h ighlights in this ministry was organizing and facilitating an old time tent evangelist crusade in our local

town creating open doors for future ministry.

O rganizational I nvolvement : I have served multiple terms as President of the George Lit tle Rock

M inisterial Association, multiple terms as Vice Chair of the Sioux Falls Seminary Trustee Board, as well as

serving in several capacities in the Great Plain Association.

Plevna Baptist Church Plevna, M t

Senior Pastor Jan 1998 – Feb 2005

• Pastoral Duties: Preaching, Baptisms, the Lord’s Supper, weddings, funerals, counseling and pastoral

care with a strong emphasis on visitation for those who are ill, grieving, and those in need of

encouragement and someone to talk too.

• Topical P reaching M inistry w ith a strong emphasis on Grace and striving for Holiness.

• A majority of my counseling ministry was p rema rital, family and personal counseling .

• We were active in hospital, nursing home and home v isitation

• Highlights of this ministry include implementing a M en’s M inist ry and organizing multiple t rips to

P romise Keeper conferences, and developing a n eighborhood community outreach t hrough a door

to door campaign with the Jesus video and numerous community meals.

Organization I nvolvement : I was active in the local school serving two terms on the Plevna Community

School Board and was the Boy’s Junior Varsity Coach for 1 year. While serving at Plevna Baptist I also

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served at Ismay Community Church, a non-denomination church located about 20 miles away in Ismay,

Montana.

Ismay Community Chu rch Ismay, M T

Senior Pastor J ul 2000 – Feb 2005

• Implemented a T opical P reaching M inistry t hat ministered to people of different faiths and walks of

l ife.

• Because this was a part t ime ministry much of my visitation was H ospital Visitation .

• I facilitated church l eadership t raining for their church board and established a M en’s Discipleship

G roup .

Corona Heights Baptist Church Corona, California

Lead Pastor Mar 1992 – Jan 1998

• Pastoral Duties: Preaching, Baptisms, the Lords Supper, weddings, funerals, counseling and pastoral

care with a strong emphasis on visitation for those who are ill, grieving, and those in need of

encouragement and some who is in need of someone to talk too.

• Expository and Topical P reaching M inist ry w ith an emphasis on Hope.

• Developed an active d iscipleship ministry

• Active in H ospital and Home Visitation .

• Headed up a door to door E vangelistic campaign i n our growing community.

One of the greatest highlights of this ministry was to see God take a church and restore healing and hope in

people that had been deeply wounded.

Sunkist Baptist Church Anaheim, California

Pastor of Education and Family L ife / I nterim Pastor

May 1990 – Mar 1992

• Expository and Topical P reaching M inist ry (during my t ime as Interim Ministry) with an

emphasis on doctrinal preaching.

• Active in P rema rital, M a r i tal and Family Counseling

• Assisted in various ministries such as E vangelism, D iscipleship M inist ry .

• I was responsible for the direction of the C h ristian Education Dept. and assisted in the Youth

M i nistry,

Young Couples M inist ry and Seniors M inist ry .

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P ark Meadow Baptist Church Lethbridge, Alberta Canada

Pastor of Youth and Christian Education Jun 1986 – May 1990

• Facilitated an active d iscipleship ministry for the youth group.

• Oversaw a church wide Sunday School Program

• Assisted in the leadership of various ministries including preaching, baptisms, Lord’ Supper, visitation,

wedding, funerals and counseling.

Other Duties: Developed a community wide church sports league, and singles ministry.

F i rst Baptist Church El k Grove, California

Pastor of Youth M inistry Jun 1981 – Jun 1986

• Assisted in various ministries that included preaching, baptisms, Lord’s Supper, visitation, weddings,

f unerals, and counseling.

• Developed a H igh School and Jr. H igh M i nistry of about 100 young people. An important part of

t hat ministry was implementing a Youth Leadership Core Group.

• Youth Visitation

• Developed an o ut reach lunch program m inistering to approximately 30 -50 high school students.

• Active in P r ison M i nistry as bible study leader.

ED UCAT ION

D AL LAS H I G H SCHOOL Dallas, Oregon

• Diploma in General Studies.

• Active in Basketball and Baseball. (1 yr., All Conference in Baseball /1 yr. Honorable Mention in

Baseball)

• Traveled throughout Alaska with a singing group named the Dragonaires

WESTERN OREGON STATE U N I V ERS I TY Monmouth, Oregon

• Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a minor in Speech

NORT H AMER ICAN BAPT IST SEM I NARY Sioux Falls, SD

• Masters of Divinity Degree

A DD I T IO NAL SK I L LS

• Vocal Ministry: I have sung in several t raveling singing groups. I t raveled with a high school group,

named the Dragonaires, throughout Alaska in 1971. In 1973 and 1974, I sang tenor with God’s

Volunteers, a group sponsored by the North American Baptist Conference, t raveling throughout the

U nited States and Canada.

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Conversion:

From an early age I was taught about God and the need to confess my sin and accept Christ as

my Savior. I took that step at age 12 while attending Camp Tapawingo in Oregon. Following

camp, I was baptized at Salt Creek Baptist Church in Salt Creek Oregon. At age 17 I realized

something was missing in my relationship with the Lord and I asked Christ to be the Lord of my

l ife. Several years after making that decision I was led into fulltime ministry

Call

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I can still recall the night that I was sitting in an evening service at Salt Creek Baptist Church

w hen I found myself at a crossroads in my life. In previous months I had lost my job, broke up

w ith a girl I thought I would spend the rest of my life with, and found myself in places where I

shouldn’t have been and doing things I shouldn’t have doing. That night I heard God’s call on my

l ife to go into ministry. The following day I enrolled in college and seven years later, after

completing my Seminary education, I began fulltime minist ry .

References:

Ben Payne: Senior Pastor / Former Youth Group Member

25836 W. Enemy Creek Loop

M i tchell, SD 57301

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Ken Stoller: Lifelong Friend

975 SW Hayter St

Dallas, OR. 97338

503-***-**** / email: acc38z@r.postjobfree.com

Don DenHar tog / Fellow Pastor

105 Heathrow Lane

Winchester, VA 22601

540-***-**** / email: acc38z@r.postjobfree.com

Mark Tisdell / Deacon of Plevna Baptist Church

139 S. 4th S treet

Plevna, MT 59344

406-***-****

Dennis Schrick / Deacon of First Baptist Church of George Iowa

4215 200th Street

George, IA 51237

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Personal:

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Mar r ied: Debbie May on July 18th, 1986

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Children: Brooke (daughter, age 26) Zachary (son, age 24)

Hobbies: Golf, basketball, and reading.

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