Worship Pastor

Joel Fisher

CURRENT ADDRESS CONTACT INFORMATION

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Onalaska, WI 54650 Cell: 608-***-****

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: August 31, 1983

Place of Birth: La Crosse, WI

Marital Status: Married to my beautiful bride, Ashley, for the past 3 months :)

Family: Youngest of seven children: 3 brothers and 3 sisters;

Proud uncle: 16 nieces and nephews

MINISTRY OBJECTIVE:

- To lead and teach worship in the local church.

- To help those with clear gifts in music and the arts, find places of service in the local church and other effective ministry venues.

- To be involved in a church that is doing things with great excellence to reach people for Christ and further the Kingdom of God.

- To serve in a relevant ministry situation that maximizes my gifts and calling.

- To be a part of a team of the highest caliber.

- To help people become fully devoted followers of Christ and awesome worshipers of the Triune God.

EDUCATION

University of WI-La Crosse, La Crosse, WI

- December of 2006-graduated with Bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies-Interpersonal emphasis and minor in Psychology

Liberty University Online-Lynchburg, VA

- May of 2011--graduated with Master’s degree in Religion-Worship Studies emphasis

EXPERIENCE

Point of Grace Community Church

Interim Worship Coordinator March 2011-Present

Responsibilities include:

-Leading worship at Sunday morning services and special events

-Selecting music, transitions and other aspects of worship service (Welcome/special videos/sharing time)

-Scheduling musicians, set up and tear down, and audio/visual team members

-Coordinating worship service through Planning Center Online and maintaining contact with all volunteers in worship/media

-Leading weekly rehearsal for band members

-Creating weekly Keynote presentations with graphics for Sunday morning

-Leading vocally through welcome, announcements, offering, closing

Worship Leader/Office Support May 2010-Present (Present=PT Office Support)

Olivet Lutheran Church La Crosse, WI

Responsibilities include:

• Overseeing the Contemporary worship service on Sunday mornings (Sound, stage setup, music direction).

• Planning music for worship service that correspond with sermon theme of the week and other sacraments within the service.

• Leading a full band and nine vocalists musically and spiritually.

• Leading music for worship service and encouraging the congregation to worship the Lord.

• Preparing worship presentations for all three services through Powerpoint

• Creating weekly bulletins and announcement “beacons”

• Updating and maintaining the Facebook page

• Editing and uploading sermons to website

• Office clerical support

Assistant to the Worship Pastor and

Director of Media and Tech. Ministries. August 2009-Aug 2010

First Free Church Onalaska, WI

Responsibilities include:

Worship/Arts Ministry

Filing, data entry, typing, photocopying, ordering resources, other general clerical duties for both worship/arts ministry and other ministries with worship needs

Other various administrative needs for the Worship Pastor

General correspondence and mailings.

Preparation for Sunday Mornings and Special Events

o Rehearsals

Prepare all music folders for rehearsals and the Sunday service.

Prepare rehearsal Cd’s of a song set

Create chord charts for various arrangements

Transpose music for the band and special instruments as needed

Create the various orders of worship for planning meetings, rehearsals, and the ushers on Sunday mornings

Music

o Maintain music files in file drawers and in the back up binders. Keep the arrangements up to date.

o Maintain Song Log database, which tracks the frequency each song is used for worship.

o Monitor music copies for other ministries. Maintain integrity of song usage.

o Inform/teach staff and worship team about CCLI license requirements and restrictions.

Maintain the worship team member database. This is currently in Outlook.

Be responsible for the administrative work for creating and maintaining the quarterly worship team schedules.

Order supplies as needed (i.e. blank music CD’s, CD envelopes, )

Support planning and coordinating for social functions and meetings for the worship/Arts and tech teams.

Creative publishing support for Worship/Arts and Media/Tech ministry

Maintain, cleanup, and organization of back room and tech booth (Food, music, quick cleanup etc)

Programming Team meetings and administrative support

Other various duties as needed.

Media and Technical Support

Filing, data entry, typing, photocopying, ordering resources, other general clerical duties.

Maintain Media copyright requests, database, and updates (also coordinates with other ministries)

Help support and coordinate media/tech administrative needs with other assistants and ministries

General correspondence and mailings.

Work with staff/Teaching Pastor to get Power Point for sermon and Print Outs

Create Pre-Service Announcements

Preparation for Sunday Mornings and Special Events

o Create Songshow program

• Verify accuracy of words

• Load any extra PowerPoint, video’s, audio, and other specials

• Responsible for layout of Song Show

• Maintain music database and Song Slides database (Song Show).

o Create the verse/chorus song sequence and Cues in a doc for Tech/Producer cue sheets

o Print Out Final Cue Sheets For Techs (Sound, Lighting, Computer etc)

o Print out all other materials and create Tech/Production Folders

• Maintain Worship Tech database for communication purposes (Outlook and Planning Center) Master Database is with Media Tech Dir.

Be responsible for the administrative work for creating the quarterly worship Media/Tech team schedules.(Teams stay on Normal Rotation, should be out 2 months before the quarter starts)

• Order supplies as needed (i.e. batteries, ear pieces for head sets, DVD’s, CD-R’s)

• Coordinate and administratively support all Media/Technical requests for growth class rooms and other similar needs, setup from Connection Power and maintain/test equipment and handle minor fixes (See Media Tech Dir for more support for problems)

• Maintain Tech/Media database. (Church wide equipment, CD’s, VHS, DVD’s etc)

o Maintain i-tunes Database (Music Server)

o Media (CD, DVD, VHS, etc.) create labels for new items, update and check in/checkout when needed

o Technical Equipment (media carts, Projectors, sound equipment, lights, etc) done also in Connection Power

Trained in lighting setup and sound board equipment

Worship Leader 2004-2010

Point of Grace Community Church Holmen, WI

Responsibilities include:

• Leading the congregation vocally and instrumentally during Sunday services through music, prayer and spoken word on a volunteer basis

• Participate in weekly rehearsals and new music seasonal rehearsals

• Assisting the Worship Director with the selection of new music

• Helping setup and tear down sound and stage equipment, instruments, sound board, and other worship center supplies

• Assisting others with help on vocal and instrumental issues (harmonies, chords, tempo, etc.)

Worship Team Member 2001-2004

Bethany Evangelical Free Church La Crosse, WI

Responsibilities include:

• Help leading the congregation vocally during Sunday services through music and prayer on a volunteer basis

• Assist the Worship Director select new music for weekly meetings

• Assist with setup and tear down of sound equipment, instruments, and other worship center supplies

Worship Team Member 2002-2006

Campus Crusade for Christ UW-La Crosse, La Crosse, WI

Responsibilities include:

• Help leading college students together in worship vocally and instrumentally through music, prayer and spoken word on a volunteer basis

• Assist in choosing music for weekly meetings

• Assist in setup and tear down of sound equipment, instruments and other supplies

• Spiritual mentor to college students and lead a weekly worship time for college students who could not make the weekly meetings

• Helping recruit other team members for band and training vocal leaders

Other volunteer experience:

Concert Choir, UW-La Crosse 2002-2005

Voices in Praise Gospel Choir, UW-La Crosse, 2005-2007

Leading role in Child of the Promise musical, La Crosse, WI, 2008

Performed live acoustic music in various locations around La Crosse, 2004-2006

Assist in leading worship every other month at Crossfire Youth Center, 2008-2009

Volunteer leader in bible studies for college students, 2002-2006

GIFTINGS

Leadership, Management, Organization, Equipping, Music, Listening, Teaching, Communication

RELATED EXPERIENCE AND STRENGTHS Worship Leading, Acoustic Guitar, Computers, Writing and Arranging Music, Sound Equipment, Music Software, Video, Lighting, Administration, Training

REFERENCES:

Cindy Purdue, Worship Director at Point of Grace Community Church and previously at Bethany Evangelical Free Church, known for 7 years, Ph: 507-***-****, Email: ********@***.***

Adam Zastrow, Friend, mentor, and worship leader, known for 7 years, Ph: 608-***-****, Email: ***********@*******.***

Adam Wallschlaeger, Friend and mentor, known for 6 years, Ph: 612-***-****, *****************@*************.***

John Splinter, Former senior pastor of Point of Grace Community Church, known for 4 years, ****@*****************.***

HOBBIES – Music, biking, running, weights, watching movies, and reading

STATEMENT OF FAITH

I really came to know Jesus as my Lord and Savior when I was a freshman in college. Being a part of Campus Crusade of Christ after a friend asked me to go I was changed the first night I went. I accepted Christ into my heart at that time and started on a journey that would lead me to this day into the calling the Lord has brought me into.

Before I had gone, my life before had become somewhat of a mess. I was raised in a Christian, Bible-believing home and I went to church every single Sunday because my parents had made us to. However, I did not like to go whatsoever because I wanted to do things my own way. I became rebellious at a young age and started becoming against my parents in what they were trying to teach me about Jesus and what He had done for me. I started becoming a lot more vocal, talking back to my parents a lot, stealing, and etc., which caused a lot of discipline and thoughts that I was not loved by my parents because of that. Therefore, I started acting like a very good kid: going to church and youth group every week so that I would be looked on by my parents as someone they could love. On the outside I looked like a good Christian boy, however on the inside I was looking for love in all the wrong places. I still was being rebellious outside the home in my high school days, which caused me to come to a point where I did not know who I was, and wanted out. I had spoken with my sister the night that I went to Campus Crusade my freshman year, and she shared her testimony, which I did not have a clue about, but it was almost exactly the same as mine. However, she had accepted Christ and I had not. That is when it clicked for me, and I realized so much how the Lord had been there for me the whole time trying to show me the love He had for me. I didn’t accept Him into my life until that night. When I did, it was like a breath of fresh air and I felt alive for the very first time.

From that point on, I started on a road with the Lord, which has not been easy. I have had many struggles along the way and will continue to, but the Lord has been changing my heart from day one. He has given me a heart for the world, the unchurched, and the body of Christ, to see them become more like Christ and to worship Him in spirit and truth. He has changed my life from the inside out, but I am not finished yet. I press on into Christ and into the knowledge of Him, forsaking all else.

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