Steve Baney
419-565-1227
1461 State Route 603, Ashland OH 44805
Professional Objective: To fulfill the Lord’s call upon my life as his servant through full-time ministry.
EDUCATION AND HONORS
Master of Divinity from Ashland Theological Seminary (2007) with high honors 3.9 GPA, selected as one of five full-tuition Kern Scholars, Eta Beta Rho Hebrew culture and language National Honor’s Society member, multicultural learning experience in southern India
Ordination into Christian Ministry (April 2002)
Bachelor of Pastoral Ministry with additional studies in computer science from Mount Vernon Nazarene University (2002) 3.51 GPA, Dean’s List, Outstanding Freshman of the Year (1998-99)
Worthington Christian High School (1998) 3.5 GPA, Honor Roll, Who’s Who, National Honor’s Society
MINISTRY EXPERIENCE
Associate Pastor, Faith United Methodist Church (2006-Present)
Multiple staff environment, overseeing volunteer leadership
Organization and leadership of weekly worship services
Writing, editing, and copyrighting a comprehensive three year discipleship process including ten courses designed to guide believers toward their ministry call
Preaching and teaching
Online Faculty - College of Liberal Arts, Grand Canyon University (2009-Present)
Founder, Writer, and Webmaster of ShapingWorship.com (2008-Present)
Online community of songwriters
Hundreds of members from various churches around the world
Lead Worshipper (1996-Present)
Faith UMC - Mansfield, OH
Five Stones Community Church (Worship Band Member) - Ashland, OH
Young Adult Worship Retreat - Ashland, OH
Howard Christian Church blended and contemporary - Howard, OH
Traveling worship team representing university - Tri-state area (1998-1999)
Westerville Christian Church contemporary youth band - Westerville, OH
Round Lake Christian Assembly summer camp - Lakeville, OH
Vacation Bible School (1994-1999, 2002-2004)
Associate Pastor, Howard Christian Church (2002-2005)
Monthly and bi-weekly preaching
Young Adult Ministry and Weekly Teaching of Adult Classes
Pastoral Care and Outreach to local college, new visitors, and community
Worship Leadership for multiple weekly services
Prayer Ministry for congregation and community
Music Composition of over 30 songs used for worship
Instructor - Private Lessons for Guitar
Sound Board Technician (1994-1997)
Founder, Author, and Webmaster of DailyDevo.com Ministries (1998-2005)
Focused on biblical application to life towards Christ-like living
Wrote and sent devotions for over 8,000 world-wide subscribers daily
Maintained approximately 400 website visits weekly
Initiated and lead a staff team approach to ministry and administrative tasks
Practical Ministries Intern at Westerville Christian Church (Summer 2001)
Prepared and taught New Life Adult Bible Fellowship Class
Wrote and taught lessons for 5th and 6th grade boys at Vacation Bible School
Lead in the ministry areas of worship, prayer, visitation, outreach, pastoral care, administrative and clerical work, meetings, community involvement, research and writing, sermon preparation, youth work, and more.
Youth Ministry Evangelism Intern – Iowa Youth for Christ (Summer 2000).
Received training for relational ministry, youth leadership, and listening skills
Evangelized youth one-on-one and through small group relational ministry
Chaperoned a two-week youth outreach trip
Designed and maintained a new website
Preacher for Spring Revival at Mount Vernon Nazarene College (March 2002)
Selected to be one of six student preachers by the Koinonia Council
Preached a narrative sermon from memory to over 1,000 listeners
Received an overwhelming response during the invitation time
ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Network Administration and Tech. Support - Family Life Counseling, Mansfield, OH (2004-2006)
Mt. Vernon Nazarene University Test Center Administrator (2002 –2004)
Managed clerical office work
Proctored standardized examinations for students and community members
Organized filing system and procedure manual, handling confidential material
Resolved conflicts with students and parents
Supervised multiple student workers’ schedules
Reviewed budgeting information annually
Resident Assistant for Mount Vernon Nazarene College (2000-2002)
Received training for leadership, relational ministry, conflict intervention, and CPR
Coordinated and supervised residence hall lobby areas and apartment complexes
Kept record of student activity, problems, and requests
Attended weekly meetings with Resident Director, other staff, and students
Web Master (1998 – Present)
Authored seven websites as webmaster, developing dynamic content using multiple languages including html, MySQL database, JavaScripts, CGI in Perl, and ssi
Maintained daily, weekly, and monthly updates (over 800 weekly visits)
Initiated and led a weekly Live Interactive Internet Bible Study (1996-1998)
Designed graphics targeted for specific audiences
Set up two e-commerce storefronts using Media3’s Cold Fusion and Yahoo!
EXCELLENT REFERENCES
I have multiple references available on my printed resume. If you would like to see them, please contact me. I have chosen not to place them on the website.
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