Tony Christie
Lawton, Oklahoma 73505
Church Phone 580-***-****, Cell Phone 706-***-****, Home Phone 706-***-****
Email: ****@*********.***
BIRTH:
November 8, 1958
Tacoma, Washington
FAMILY:
WIFE: Lesha C. Christie
CHILDREN: Joseph Ryan Christie (Born January 13, 1986)
Jared Chandler Christie (Born June 11, 1988)
Joy Mikaela Christie (Born March 7, 1998)
LICENSE AND ORDINATION:
LICENSED: By West Rome Baptist Church, Rome, Georgia on October 14, 1979
ORDAINED: By West Rome Baptist Church, Rome, Georgia on March 24, 1982
EDUCATION AND RELATED EXPERIENCES:
HIGH SCHOOL: Coosa High School, Rome, Georgia - May, 1976
Member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Leader in before school Bible study
Member of “National Who’s Who Among American High
School Students” in 1975 and 1976.
COLLEGE: Shorter College, Rome, Georgia - B.S. Degree in Behavioral
Science with an emphasis in Psychology, May 1981
Member of the Baptist Student Union
Co-founder of Circle K at Shorter College
Lieutenant Governor of Circle K of Northwest Georgia
President of Wright-Meredith Pre-professional Christian
Organization
SEMINARY: New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans
Louisiana
Luther Rice Seminary, Lithonia, Georgia - Master of Divinity Degree
MINISTERIAL EXPERIENCE:
Chaplain (part time) - Centric Home Health and Hospice, Lawton, Oklahoma (February 2020 - Present)
Associate Pastor - First Baptist Church, Lawton, Oklahoma (October 2015 – Present)
Senior Pastor - Sherwood Forest Baptist Church, Rome, Georgia (October 2009 - September 2015)
Senior Pastor - Woodlawn Baptist Church, Augusta, Georgia (February 1994 - October 2009)
Pastor - First Baptist Church, Lyerly, Georgia (October 1984 - February 1994)
Associate Pastor and Minister of Music - Springhill Baptist Church, Poplarville,
Mississippi (July 1983 - August 1984)
Pastor - Live Oak Baptist Church, Aragon, Georgia (September 1981 - March 1983)
Youth Minister - Pleasant Hope Baptist Church, Rome, Georgia (June 1980 -
September 1981)
Music and Youth Minister - Plainville Unity Baptist Church, Plainville, Georgia
(September 1979 - June 1980)
Summer Youth Minister - Pine Bower Baptist Church, Cedartown, Georgia
(June 1978 - August 1978)
DENOMINATIONAL WORK
ASSOCIATION: Senior Adult Team Chairman, Comanche-Cotton Baptist Association (2017 – Present)
Chairman of the Floyd County Baptist Association Personnel Committee (2011)
Vice-Chairman of the Floyd County Baptist Association Administration Committee (2011)
Moderator, Augusta Association of Baptist Churches (2008 - 2009)
Vice Moderator, Augusta Association of Baptist Churches (2007 - 2008)
President of the Augusta Association of Baptist Churches Minister’s
Conference (1997 - 1998)
Chairman of the Augusta Association of Baptist Churches’ Baptist
Student Union Committee (1998)
Chairman of the Augusta Association of Baptist Churches’ Finance
Committee (1996 - 1997)
Chairman of the Augusta Association Personnel Committee [2003 - 2005]
Evangelism Chairman, Chattooga Baptist Association
President of the Chattooga Baptist Pastor’s Conference
Moderator of the Chattooga Baptist Association
STATE CONVENTION: Elected as a member of the Executive Committee of The Georgia Baptist Convention (November 2013)
Elected as Vice President of The Georgia Baptist Convention (November 2012)
Elected as a member of the Cooperative Program Budget
Planning Committee of The Georgia Baptist Convention (1993)
Elected as a member of the Executive Committee of The
Georgia Baptist Convention (November 1991)
Elected as a member of the Credentials Committee of
The Georgia Baptist Convention (November 1989)
OTHER INFORMATION: Certified Trainer in Evangelism Explosion
Certified Pastor/Leader in Continuing Witness Training
Certified Pastor/Leader in Masterlife I and Masterlife II
Certified Pastor/Leader in FAITH Evangelism Strategy
TESTIMONY: At the age of 9, during a revival meeting at West Rome Baptist
Church, Rome, Georgia, I was convicted by the Holy Spirit of my sin
and need for Jesus Christ as my Savior. I repented of my sin and
trusted in Jesus Christ as my Savior and Lord.
STATEMENT OF FAITH: I adhere to the beliefs that are outlined in the 2000 Baptist Faith
and Message which can be found at http://www.sbc.net/bfm2000/bfm2000.asp
MINISTRY OBJECTIVE: To seek and to lead to the Savior that which is lost and to disciple those who are saved.
PHILOSPHY OF MINISTRY: To have a growing relationship with God through the Lord Jesus Christ, His Word, prayer, and obedience to Him.
To develop a growing relationship with my wife and children through time invested in ministering to their needs.
To encourage and equip a growing church to work together in unity for the fruitfulness of God’s Kingdom work in the immediate area, in the state, and around the world.
LIFE GOALS: To acknowledge that I owe my total loyalty to Jesus Christ because of His ownership of my talents, time, possessions, position, and reputation.
To think and act with conviction that I am accountable to God and will one day stand before His judgment seat.
To draw all the direction in life from God and His Word as my true authority.
REFERENCES
Reverend Pat Cooper
Chaplain Coordinator
Centric Home Health & Hospice
3900 Joe Ramsey Blvd E Bldg. 4, Ste C
Greenville, TX 75401
214-***-**** (Cell)
***********@*****.***
Reverend Paul Gore
Chaplain, Care Manager
Comanche County Memorial Hospital
5401 West Gore Blvd.
Lawton, OK 73505
****.****@**********.***
Dr. Jerry Vines
Retired Pastor
202 Pheasant Hill Court
Canton, Georgia 30114
Reverend Billy Atkins
Senior Pastor, Lakeview Baptist Church
4602 Concord Highway
Monroe, NC 28110
************@*****.***
Dr. Charles Drummond
Former Resource Consultant, Georgia Baptist Convention
4073 Eagle Nest Drive
Evans, Georgia 30809
Reverend Jim Reynolds
Retired Director of Missions, Floyd County Baptist Association
17 Burnett Ferry Road
Rome, Georgia 30165
Dr. Len Turner
Evangelist
3283 Eagle Watch Drive
Woodstock, Georgia 30189
Dr. Philip May
Pastor, Pleasant Valley South Baptist Church
P.O. Box 519
Silver Creek, Georgia 30173
Troy Taylor
Director of Missions, Comanche-Cotton Baptist Association
2612 E Avenue
Lawton, Oklahoma 73505
405-***-**** (Cell)
**************@*******.***