Youth Leadership, IT, Design, Vision, Empowerment

LANCE M. COBB

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770-***-**** - *****.********@*****.***

SUMMARY

Strong leader with proven results in project and team management. Creative in achieving results through

problem solving, dynamic communication, digital media solutions and presentations. Exceptional people skills

in group, individual and team settings. Passionate about doing the extraordinary, being ultra-creative and

inspiring people in who they are and what they can achieve. A visionary leader who understands technology

and sees the value of always looking forward.

QUALIFICATIONS

Grew 4 organizations into success through building dynami c relational teams, creating strategic plans and

leveraging resource relationships with outside organizations.

Consistently evaluated strategic plans and organizational goals in order to achieve success in those

organizations through meeting with top level management, local teams and new staff associates.

Built a successful technology/media company and business model from the ground up.

Developed avenues for leadership training, team building and goal setting seminars.

Successfully implemented a host of strategic plans for reaching our goals, growing our organizations and

communicating effectively to our team, local leaders and clients.

Effectively made presentations to our clients and staff as we pursued our goals, passions and dreams.

Regularly developed creative in-house and cutting edge projects through use of technology.

Created a computer lab for an inner city after school program through successfully writing a grant,

securing staff, students and the technology.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Parkway Church, Cumming, GA 2012-Present

Director of Student Ministries

Responsible for developing the ministry to teens, adult leaders and their families.

Teach youth on bi-weekly basis and entire congregation several times a year.

Develop and train adult and youth leadership teams.

Create weekly programs to engage students through presentations and social media.

Successfully empowering leaders in a 5 year strategic plan to reach students and families.

Meet weekly with staff to evaluate our effectiveness and measure our goals.

Responsible for transforming meeting space to best meet the needs of our organization.

Currently directing the technical and media aspects throughout the campus.

Continually bringing technology up to speed and implementing strategies for creative uses.

New Life Church, Philadelphia, PA 2000-2012

Director of Family Ministries

Responsible for families, youth (6th-12th Grade) and children. Supervision, oversight, administration, vision

casting, training, communication and creative use of technology were the keys to success.

Moved the church from overhead projectors to digital ceiling mounted projectors with two large screens.

Built, designed and installed screens, computers, software and cabling.

Created the network infrastructure for communication throughout campus.

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Developed the strategic plan for reaching families through outreaches, events and creative ways of

engaging the culture through music, media and fun.

Spoke regularly in front of the whole church and taught multiple times a week in smaller settings.

Helped our leadership integrate into the use of technology during worship, teaching and business

meetings.

Cobb Video Productions, Philadelphia, PA 2000-2010

President, owner and creative director of Philadelphia’s Finest Event and Wedding Videography.

Successfully filmed over 200 weddings and local events, including school plays and community programs.

Filmed a promo video for Con-Air Pro and QVC while following Mr. T. around for the day to all the local

Philadelphia Media outlets.

Created a first class website that attracted not only clients but also fellow associates desiring mentoring

and employment opportunities.

Won ‘Creative Wedding Shot’ award at the local association meeting of WEVA.

Hired and trained many students and local talent to help with local shoots and production.

Olney Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA 1995-2000

Neighborhood Outreach Director

Responsible to reach the ever changing dynamic of families and students in the Olney community.

Wrote grants to receive over $17000 to start a computer lab for the community. Purchased the

computers, created the network and curriculum to train students, staff and community members.

Grew an afterschool program from 5 students to over 75 students. We utilized basketball, video,

computers and leadership training to empower students to reach their goals.

Developed many creative and visionary projects using video, arts and music to reach the local students and

their families. Involved students in the creative process and helped them dream their futures.

Fellowship Evangelical Free Church, Knoxville, TN 1994-1995

Served as a Youth Intern at this mega church.

Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA 1990-1992

Information & Technology Student Database Manager Assistant

EDUCATION

ITU, Online 2013-Present

Enrolled in CCNA Certification Course

DEVOS LEADERSHIP TRAINING INSTITUTE, Philadelphia, PA 2010-2013

2 year intense leadership co-hort experience.

LAMP Seminary, Philadelphia, PA 2006-2009

Leadership and Ministry Practicum; hands-on leadership co-hort.

MUD Leadership Training, Philadelphia, PA 1996-2000

A leadership course on training people to follow Jesus. Making disciples.

Gordon College, Wenham, MA 1991-1994

Bachelor of Arts, Youth Ministry, Biblical Studies

Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA 1990-1991

REFERENCE:

Lance M. Cobb 770-***-****

Reference's Name: Sam Chez

Reference's Employer: Dell

Reference's Title or Position: Education Team Leader

Location of Reference (City and State): King of Prussia, PA

Reference's Phone: 610-***-****

Reference's Email: ******@*****.***

Reference's Name: Suler Acosta

Reference's Employer: New LIfe Church

Reference's Title or Position: Associate Pastor

Location of Reference (City and State): Phila, PA

Reference's Phone: 215-***-****

Reference's Email: *****@*************.***

Reference's Name: Matthew Bullard

Reference's Employer: Parkway Church

Reference's Title or Position: Childrens Pastor

Location of Reference (City and State): Cumming, GA

Reference's Phone: 770-***-****

Reference's Email: *******.*******@*******-******.***

Accomplishments :

Lance M. Cobb 770-***-****

I have seen hundreds of students graduate over the past years of student ministry. It has been a joy to

celebrate their middle school and high school careers, successes, leadership and impact on our world every

year for the past 20 years. I have been a part of broken families being healed, destroyed lives being re -built

and watching young lives transform into mature adults. It has been a wonderful career of mentorship and

challenge and I am so thankful for being allowed to be a part of their lives.

In Philadelphia, I applied for a grant for an urban computer lab for a small urban church. We received $17,000

and built an educational facility with computers for this community and church. It was truly rewarding to be a

part of the construction, development, administration and implantation of all aspects. They still use it today

and have learned how to continue to find resources to fund future uses.

We took a group of 25 urban, inner-city youth to Puerto Rico. We had purchased all tickets and raised the

funds for the trip and then only a few weeks before the trip, Tower Air, our airline to Puerto Rico, announced

its bankruptcy. We had lost our 25 tickets and had to fundraise much of that once again. We got on the

news and in the newspaper and raised more than enough to make our trip happen. Many of those students

went on to be in our leadership training program and are still a joy to be in contac t with as their lives are

making differences all over.

I started a program that prompted our congregation to take one Sunday off and go out and serve on teams in

the community and locals schools. Teams went out and cleaned up parks, painted classrooms, washed cars,

delivered food, met needs from our local community leaders. Teams came back together for a meal and

sharing how they were able to serve and what impact they made. Canceling a service was a huge

administrative and logistical hurdle but the v alue was clear as we continued to serve in this way for years to

come.

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